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U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division enter a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Aug. 26, 2009. The soldiers will parachute from the aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise over Ft. Bragg, N.C.

U.S. Army soldiers enter a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division enter a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Aug. 26, 2009. The soldiers will parachute from the aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise over Ft. Bragg, N.C.

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