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As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Army soldier gears up before an airborne insertion during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 14, 2010. The event occurs six times a year to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.

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As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Army soldier gears up before an airborne insertion during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 14, 2010. The event occurs six times a year to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.

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