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Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers carry their equipment to a C-17 Globemaster before participating in a training jump over Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2016. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy

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Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers carry their equipment to a C-17 Globemaster before participating in a training jump over Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2016. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy

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