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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen conduct a fast rope exercise from a CH-53 Stallion helicopter in Djibouti on June 9, 2008. The pararescuemen are from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen conduct a fast rope exercise.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen conduct a fast rope exercise from a CH-53 Stallion helicopter in Djibouti on June 9, 2008. The pararescuemen are from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

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