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U.S. and German paratroopers relax before conducting an airborne operation in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dec. 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's 5th Quartermaster Detachment.

U.S. and German paratroopers relax before conducting an airborne operation in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dec. 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's 5th Quartermaster Detachment.

U.S. and German paratroopers relax before conducting an airborne operation in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dec. 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's 5th Quartermaster Detachment.

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