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A person wearing a backpack leans over a helicopter's open hatch. Another person is in a free fall to the ground below.

Airborne Exit

Soldiers assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 2, 2026. Northern Strike is an Army-sponsored, multicomponent, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability.

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