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An Air Force airman pulls in the static lines after all the jumpers have exited the aircraft.

Static Line Pull

Air Force aircrewmen, assigned to the 15th Support Squadron pull in the static lines after all jumpers have exited the aircraft during static line airborne training operations during the Rim of the Pacific exercise in North Shore, Hawaii, July 17, 2018. Navy photo by Chief Cynthia Z. De Leon

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