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U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., line up to board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flight line at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Aug. 24, 2005. The paratroopers and the aircraft are training as part of Exercise Joint Forcible Entry.

U.S. Army Paratroopers line up to board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., line up to board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flight line at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Aug. 24, 2005. The paratroopers and the aircraft are training as part of Exercise Joint Forcible Entry.

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