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As seen through night vision gear, U.S. soldiers parachute at night from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 305th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

NIGHT FALL

As seen through night vision gear, U.S. soldiers parachute at night from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 305th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

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