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U.S. Army paratroopers clear debris from used parachutes before hanging them at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The parachutes will be used for a joint Army and Air Force forcible entry exercise.

CHUTE SHAKEDOWN

U.S. Army paratroopers clear debris from used parachutes before hanging them at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The parachutes will be used for a joint Army and Air Force forcible entry exercise.

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