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U.S. Army Col. Mark R. Stammer, left, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection on one of his paratroopers prior to a training jump at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010. Stammer, commander 82nd Airborne Division’s1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. The jump is the first major step toward the goal of combined U.S. – Iraqi airborne training exercises following the Iraqi national elections in early March.

U.S. Army Col. Mark R. Stammer, left, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection on one of his paratroopers prior to a training jump at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010. Stammer, commander 82nd Airborne Division’s1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. The jump is the first major step toward the goal of combined U.S. – Iraqi airborne training exercises following the Iraqi national elections in early March.

U.S. Army Col. Mark R. Stammer, left, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection on one of his paratroopers prior to a training jump at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010. Stammer, commander 82nd Airborne Division’s1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. The jump is the first major step toward the goal of combined U.S. – Iraqi airborne training exercises following the Iraqi national elections in early March.

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