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U.S. Army soldiers perform static line jumps out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 24, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps.

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U.S. Army soldiers perform static line jumps out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 24, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps.

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