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Soldiers perform a pre-flight checklist before launching an RQ-11 Raven.

Pre-flight Checklist

As seen through a night-vision device, soldiers perform a pre-flight checklist before launching an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle during Exercise Panther Storm at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The exercise tests the division's ability to rapidly deploy its global response force anywhere in the world within a short notice. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee

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