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After removing all his parachute gear, U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, releases his military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, during a K-9 demonstration after landing safely onto Gammon Parade Field, and making history with the military’s first Tandem Airborne Jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet during Military Police Warfighter Week, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion.

After removing all his parachute gear, U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, releases his military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, during a K-9 demonstration after landing safely onto Gammon Parade Field, and making history with the military’s first Tandem Airborne Jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet during Military Police Warfighter Week, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion.

After removing all his parachute gear, U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, releases his military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fasco, during a K-9 demonstration after landing safely onto Gammon Parade Field, and making history with the military’s first Tandem Airborne Jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet during Military Police Warfighter Week, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion.

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