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A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet departs a Twin-Otter jump plane at 4,500 feet during Airmanship 490, Basic Parachuting, a program in which cadets earn their basic jump wings after successfully completing five free-fall jumps at the academy in Colorado, June 27, 2008.

BASIC PARACHUTING

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet departs a Twin-Otter jump plane at 4,500 feet during Airmanship 490, Basic Parachuting, a program in which cadets earn their basic jump wings after successfully completing five free-fall jumps at the academy in Colorado, June 27, 2008.

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