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Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Alarcon gives jump instructions during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. Alarcon is a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Alarcon gives jump instructions during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. Alarcon is a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Alarcon gives jump instructions during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. Alarcon is a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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