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Drop Zone

An Army paratrooper provides security after an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 21, 2017. Army photo Paolo Bovo

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Tags: U.S. Army, italy, U.S.A., Aviano Air Base, Paolo Bovo, nato, Photolab Vicenza, TSC Italy, Pordenone, Airborne Operation, U.S. Paratroopers, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, tsc, c-130 hercules, vicenza, Frida Drop Zone, 86th Air Wing, Photo Studio, Army
Credit: Paolo Bovo VIRIN: 170921-A-JM436-650.JPG

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