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U.S. and Indian soldiers load up into the back of a C-17 aircraft to prepare for a combined parachute jump over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2010.

ALASKA LOAD

U.S. and Indian soldiers load up into the back of a C-17 aircraft to prepare for a combined parachute jump over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2010.

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