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Army Spc. Willie Parker recovers his parachute after an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 20, 2016. Parker is a paratrooper assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara

Parachute Recovery

Army Spc. Willie Parker recovers his parachute after an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 20, 2016. Parker is a paratrooper assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara

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