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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matt Geib checks his gear prior to boarding an aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Oct. 21, 2008. The forcible entry exercise provides U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division with training on real-world contingency operations.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matt Geib checks his gear.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matt Geib checks his gear prior to boarding an aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Oct. 21, 2008. The forcible entry exercise provides U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division with training on real-world contingency operations.

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