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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Amanda Garcia, with the 82nd Airborne Division, practices jumping techniques during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on June 21, 2010. The weeklong exercise is held six times a year and is designed to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large scale heavy equipment and troop movements.

Staff Sgt. Amanda Garcia practices jumping techniques.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Amanda Garcia, with the 82nd Airborne Division, practices jumping techniques during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on June 21, 2010. The weeklong exercise is held six times a year and is designed to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large scale heavy equipment and troop movements.

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