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Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeff Chairimonte attaches a reserve parachute to Capt. Matt Baugh at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for a parachute jump with soldiers from the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade over Maniago, Italy, on May 19, 2005. Chairimonte and Baugh are attached to Tactical Air Control Party, Detachment 1, 4th Air Support Operations Group, Heidelberg, Germany.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeff Chairimonte attaches a reserve parachute.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeff Chairimonte attaches a reserve parachute to Capt. Matt Baugh at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for a parachute jump with soldiers from the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade over Maniago, Italy, on May 19, 2005. Chairimonte and Baugh are attached to Tactical Air Control Party, Detachment 1, 4th Air Support Operations Group, Heidelberg, Germany.

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