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U.S. airmen assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster II during Airfest on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 21, 2010. The members gave a demonstration of static line parachute jumps during the three-day event.

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U.S. airmen assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster II during Airfest on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 21, 2010. The members gave a demonstration of static line parachute jumps during the three-day event.

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