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Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during airborne operations over Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 6, 2017. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore

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Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during airborne operations over Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 6, 2017. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore

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