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Army Staff Sgt. Scott Shepro instructs paratroopers during a static jump for a joint operational exercise on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Shepro, a jump master, is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The one-week exercise prepares the Air Force and Army to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

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Army Staff Sgt. Scott Shepro instructs paratroopers during a static jump for a joint operational exercise on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Shepro, a jump master, is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The one-week exercise prepares the Air Force and Army to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

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