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U.S. paratroopers execute parachute landing falls on Pope Air Force Base’s green ramp before a training jump on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 16, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. paratroopers execute parachute landing falls on Pope Air Force Base’s green ramp before a training jump on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 16, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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