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Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert A. Burd rakes static lines during mock-door training for paratroopers before an airborne operation on Pope Army Airfield, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012. Burd, a jumpmaster, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert A. Burd rakes static lines during mock-door training for paratroopers before an airborne operation on Pope Army Airfield, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012. Burd, a jumpmaster, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert A. Burd rakes static lines during mock-door training for paratroopers before an airborne operation on Pope Army Airfield, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012. Burd, a jumpmaster, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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