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Army paratroopers load into C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a mass-tactical airborne training operation on Pope Field near Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011.

Army paratroopers load into C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a mass-tactical airborne training operation on Pope Field near Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011.

Army paratroopers load into C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a mass-tactical airborne training operation on Pope Field near Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011.

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