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As seen through a night-vision device, a paratrooper relays information while conducting night jump operations at Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 21, 2016. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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As seen through a night-vision device, a paratrooper relays information while conducting night jump operations at Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 21, 2016. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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