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Paratroopers board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during joint airborne and air transportability training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 19, 2016. The aircraft crew is assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

Boarding a C-17

Paratroopers board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during joint airborne and air transportability training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 19, 2016. The aircraft crew is assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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