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Soldiers wait to take off for a training jump in Austin, Texas, Nov. 14, 2014. The battalion departed Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport on two Altus Air Force Based C-17s, flew to Fort Hood, and then jumped into the Rapido Drop Zone wearing full combat gear. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne).

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Soldiers wait to take off for a training jump in Austin, Texas, Nov. 14, 2014. The battalion departed Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport on two Altus Air Force Based C-17s, flew to Fort Hood, and then jumped into the Rapido Drop Zone wearing full combat gear. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne).

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