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Paratroopers proceed to the rally point after conducting a practice jump during Pacific Airlift Rally 2015 on Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company H, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Alaska. The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing co-hosted the exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

RALLY POINT

Paratroopers proceed to the rally point after conducting a practice jump during Pacific Airlift Rally 2015 on Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company H, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Alaska. The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing co-hosted the exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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