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U.S. Army Capt. Lindsey Ryan sits in full harness while reading a training manual before an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 20, 2014. Ryan is a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne).

U.S. Army Capt. Lindsey Ryan sits in full harness while reading a training manual before an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 20, 2014. Ryan is a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne).

U.S. Army Capt. Lindsey Ryan sits in full harness while reading a training manual before an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 20, 2014. Ryan is a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne).

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