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Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cole prepares to jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an aerial insertion and recovery exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2016. Cole is a pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman

Preparing to Jump

Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cole prepares to jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an aerial insertion and recovery exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2016. Cole is a pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman

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