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U.S. Army paratroopers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Aug. 21, 2006. The paratroopers will conduct an airdrop as part of Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, which is an Army and Air Force training exercise designed to validate combat readiness. The paratroopers are attached to the Armyís 35th Signal Battalion.

U.S. Army paratroopers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

U.S. Army paratroopers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Aug. 21, 2006. The paratroopers will conduct an airdrop as part of Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, which is an Army and Air Force training exercise designed to validate combat readiness. The paratroopers are attached to the Armyís 35th Signal Battalion.

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