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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for a night airdrop on a Fort Bragg drop zone during part of a joint forcible entry exercise on Oct. 21, 2008. The forcible entry operation is a joint Army and Air Force exercise designed to validate combat readiness through integrated training operations.

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for a night airdrop on a Fort Bragg drop zone during part of a joint forcible entry exercise on Oct. 21, 2008. The forcible entry operation is a joint Army and Air Force exercise designed to validate combat readiness through integrated training operations.

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