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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Wallace, right, an instructor known as a "black hat," secures a static line to the harness of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Hubez-Chartraw at the Army Airborne School on Fort Benning, Ga., July 8, 2009. Wallace is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Wallace, right, an instructor known as a "black hat," secures a static line to the harness of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Hubez-Chartraw at the Army Airborne School on Fort Benning, Ga., July 8, 2009. Wallace is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Wallace, right, an instructor known as a "black hat," secures a static line to the harness of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Hubez-Chartraw at the Army Airborne School on Fort Benning, Ga., July 8, 2009. Wallace is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

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