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U.S. paratroopers participate in pre-jump training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for airborne operations onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 2, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

Pre-jump Training

U.S. paratroopers participate in pre-jump training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for airborne operations onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 2, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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