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Army Lt. Col. Anthony Rush prepares to jump from a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircraft at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., June 3, 2014. Rush is the senior officer of the light infantry observer controllers with the center's Tarantula Team, Operations Group.

Army Lt. Col. Anthony Rush prepares to jump from a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircraft at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., June 3, 2014. Rush is the senior officer of the light infantry observer controllers with the center's Tarantula Team, Operations Group.

Army Lt. Col. Anthony Rush prepares to jump from a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircraft at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., June 3, 2014. Rush is the senior officer of the light infantry observer controllers with the center's Tarantula Team, Operations Group.

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