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U.S. Army Rangers inspect their parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009.

U.S. Army Rangers inspect their parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009.

U.S. Army Rangers inspect their parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009.

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