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A Navy SEAL tries to steer clear of surrounding parachutes as he parachutes into the Gulf of Mexico after jumping out of a U.S. Air Force MC-130E Combat Talon I on Dec. 2, 2005. Aircraft and crew of the U.S. Air Force 16th Operations Support Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Fla., and a Navy SEAL team, are conducting maritime training in the Gulf of Mexico.

A Navy SEAL tries to steer clear of surrounding parachutes as he parachutes into the Gulf of Mexico.

A Navy SEAL tries to steer clear of surrounding parachutes as he parachutes into the Gulf of Mexico after jumping out of a U.S. Air Force MC-130E Combat Talon I on Dec. 2, 2005. Aircraft and crew of the U.S. Air Force 16th Operations Support Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Fla., and a Navy SEAL team, are conducting maritime training in the Gulf of Mexico.

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