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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, with military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, and jumpmaster Kirby Rodriguez, behind them, along with other service jumpers pose for a picture before their historical first tandem airborne jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion; Rodriguez is assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, with military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, and jumpmaster Kirby Rodriguez, behind them, along with other service jumpers pose for a picture before their historical first tandem airborne jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion; Rodriguez is assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, with military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, and jumpmaster Kirby Rodriguez, behind them, along with other service jumpers pose for a picture before their historical first tandem airborne jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion; Rodriguez is assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron.

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