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An Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division and his equipment are prepared for a night parachute jump onto Fort Bragg, N.C., during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on April 7, 2005. The exercise is a U.S. Army and Air Force airdrop exercise designed to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement.

An Army paratrooper and his equipment are prepared for a night parachute jump.

An Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division and his equipment are prepared for a night parachute jump onto Fort Bragg, N.C., during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on April 7, 2005. The exercise is a U.S. Army and Air Force airdrop exercise designed to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement.

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