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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, lower right, inspects the parachute of an Indian paratrooper before an airborne operation during the Yudh Abhyas bilateral training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 15, 2013. Sounia is commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, lower right, inspects the parachute of an Indian paratrooper before an airborne operation during the Yudh Abhyas bilateral training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 15, 2013. Sounia is commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, lower right, inspects the parachute of an Indian paratrooper before an airborne operation during the Yudh Abhyas bilateral training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 15, 2013. Sounia is commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.

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