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Soldiers free fall from 13,000 feet during a jump over Little Orleans, Md., July 18, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment.

Soldiers free fall from 13,000 feet during a jump over Little Orleans, Md., July 18, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment.

Soldiers free fall from 13,000 feet during a jump over Little Orleans, Md., July 18, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment.

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