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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Jan. 25, 2006. The soldiers will airdrop into Fort Bragg as part of a joint forcible entry exercise.

Airborne Jump

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Jan. 25, 2006. The soldiers will airdrop into Fort Bragg as part of a joint forcible entry exercise.

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