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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a static line airborne operation over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 25, 2015. This operation allowed paratroopers to maintain airborne proficiency and mission readiness for any contingency response in the unit's area of responsibility, which spans from the Caribbean to Central and South America.

Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a static line airborne operation over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 25, 2015. This operation allowed paratroopers to maintain airborne proficiency and mission readiness for any contingency response in the unit's area of responsibility, which spans from the Caribbean to Central and South America.

Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a static line airborne operation over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 25, 2015. This operation allowed paratroopers to maintain airborne proficiency and mission readiness for any contingency response in the unit's area of responsibility, which spans from the Caribbean to Central and South America.

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