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A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares to parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2008. Operation Toy Drop is an annual airborne jump hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and supported by Fort Braggís XVIII Airborne Corps and Pope Air Force Base's 43rd Airlift Wing. In support of the exercise, soldiers donate a toy for a lottery ticket giving them the chance to jump under a foreign jumpmaster to earn their foreign jump wings.

A U.S. Army soldier prepares to parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares to parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2008. Operation Toy Drop is an annual airborne jump hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and supported by Fort Braggís XVIII Airborne Corps and Pope Air Force Base's 43rd Airlift Wing. In support of the exercise, soldiers donate a toy for a lottery ticket giving them the chance to jump under a foreign jumpmaster to earn their foreign jump wings.

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