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Troops assigned to Special Operations Command, Pacific, wait to hook up to a static line on a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 11, 2008, during a training mission over Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, is helping the command conduct jump currency training.

READY TO JUMP

Troops assigned to Special Operations Command, Pacific, wait to hook up to a static line on a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 11, 2008, during a training mission over Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, is helping the command conduct jump currency training.

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