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A U.S. airman prepares to perform a static line parachute jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 5, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 820th Security Forces Group and personnel from a Royal Air Force regiment also perform a static-line parachute jump.

A U.S. airman prepares to perform a static line parachute jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 5, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 820th Security Forces Group and personnel from a Royal Air Force regiment also perform a static-line parachute jump.

A U.S. airman prepares to perform a static line parachute jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 5, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 820th Security Forces Group and personnel from a Royal Air Force regiment also perform a static-line parachute jump.

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