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U.S. Army Airborne School students wait for their final inspection before loading onto C-130 aircrafts for their third parachute jump on Fort Benning, Ga., July 21, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment's Company B, 1st Battalion, Airborne. The students are in their final phase of parachute training.

FINAL PHASE

U.S. Army Airborne School students wait for their final inspection before loading onto C-130 aircrafts for their third parachute jump on Fort Benning, Ga., July 21, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment's Company B, 1st Battalion, Airborne. The students are in their final phase of parachute training.

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