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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over drop zone Sicily during Joint Operations Access Exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 10, 2011. The one-week exercise prepares the Air Force and the Army to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over drop zone Sicily during Joint Operations Access Exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 10, 2011. The one-week exercise prepares the Air Force and the Army to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

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