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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a forcible entry exercise over Fort Bragg, N.C., April 29, 2010. The exercise provides the soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, with training for real-world contingency operations.

AIRBORNE EXERCISE

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a forcible entry exercise over Fort Bragg, N.C., April 29, 2010. The exercise provides the soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, with training for real-world contingency operations.

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