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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derrick Brooks back flips from an Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter at 7,200 feet during a jump demonstration in Pendleton, Ore., April 23, 2009. Brooks is a pararescue jumper assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derrick Brooks back flips from an Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter at 7,200 feet during a jump demonstration in Pendleton, Ore., April 23, 2009. Brooks is a pararescue jumper assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve.

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