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A soldier is dropped from the 250-foot tower with a T-10 parachute during training at U.S. Army Airborne School on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 7, 2013. The course includes three phases: ground week, tower week and jump week.

TOWER WEEK

A soldier is dropped from the 250-foot tower with a T-10 parachute during training at U.S. Army Airborne School on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 7, 2013. The course includes three phases: ground week, tower week and jump week.

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