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U.S. Army Special Forces soar out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at an altitude of 6,000 feet during a "HALO" training exercise, Feb. 22, 2008, during the annual Balikatan 08 exercise in the Philippines. During "HALO" training, troops jump from high-altitudes, free fall, and then open their parachutes close to the ground.

HALO JUMP

U.S. Army Special Forces soar out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at an altitude of 6,000 feet during a "HALO" training exercise, Feb. 22, 2008, during the annual Balikatan 08 exercise in the Philippines. During "HALO" training, troops jump from high-altitudes, free fall, and then open their parachutes close to the ground.

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