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Army Staff Sgt. Jose Perez, foreground, coordinates an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014. Perez is a drop zone safety officer assigned to Company G, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

Army Staff Sgt. Jose Perez, foreground, coordinates an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014. Perez is a drop zone safety officer assigned to Company G, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

Army Staff Sgt. Jose Perez, foreground, coordinates an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014. Perez is a drop zone safety officer assigned to Company G, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

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