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U.S. Army Maj. Mike Kloepper gives a mission briefing to U.S. Army paratroopers on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 9, 2011. Kloepper is assigned to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade, 73rd Cavalry. They are participating in Large Package Week in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise. This exercise airdrops troops and cargo onto a predetermined location using Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft. The Joint Operational Access Exercise is a joint U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training exercise held to practice large-scale personnel and equipment airdrop missions.

U.S. Army Maj. Mike Kloepper gives a mission briefing to U.S. Army paratroopers on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 9, 2011. Kloepper is assigned to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade, 73rd Cavalry. They are participating in Large Package Week in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise. This exercise airdrops troops and cargo onto a predetermined location using Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft. The Joint Operational Access Exercise is a joint U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training exercise held to practice large-scale personnel and equipment airdrop missions.

U.S. Army Maj. Mike Kloepper gives a mission briefing to U.S. Army paratroopers on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 9, 2011. Kloepper is assigned to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade, 73rd Cavalry. They are participating in Large Package Week in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise. This exercise airdrops troops and cargo onto a predetermined location using Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft. The Joint Operational Access Exercise is a joint U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training exercise held to practice large-scale personnel and equipment airdrop missions.

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