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Airmen perform a high-altitude, low-opening jump during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. The airmen are combat controllers assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron.

Airmen perform a high-altitude, low-opening jump during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. The airmen are combat controllers assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron.

Airmen perform a high-altitude, low-opening jump during a joint operational access exercise on Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. The airmen are combat controllers assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron.

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