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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., June 21, 2010.

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., June 21, 2010.

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., June 21, 2010.

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