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Army paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an airborne training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011. The yellow cord, called a static line, deploys the paratroopers parachute automatically once they leave the plane.

Army paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an airborne training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011. The yellow cord, called a static line, deploys the paratroopers parachute automatically once they leave the plane.

Army paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an airborne training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 10, 2011. The yellow cord, called a static line, deploys the paratroopers parachute automatically once they leave the plane.

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