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Paratroopers descend through the sky after exiting an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a forced-entry parachute assault exercise on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

Malemute Drop Zone

Paratroopers descend through the sky after exiting an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a forced-entry parachute assault exercise on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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