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An Army parachute rigger inspects a T-10D parachute canopy during a parachute packing competition at the 647th Quartermaster Company rigger shed on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 1, 2011.

An Army parachute rigger inspects a T-10D parachute canopy during a parachute packing competition at the 647th Quartermaster Company rigger shed on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 1, 2011.

An Army parachute rigger inspects a T-10D parachute canopy during a parachute packing competition at the 647th Quartermaster Company rigger shed on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 1, 2011.

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