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Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division ready their gear prior to a mass parachute jump from Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft during a Joint Operation Access exercise at Pope Field, N.C., on June 24, 2013. The exercise designed to prepare airmen and soldiers to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division ready their gear prior to a mass parachute jump

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division ready their gear prior to a mass parachute jump from Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft during a Joint Operation Access exercise at Pope Field, N.C., on June 24, 2013. The exercise designed to prepare airmen and soldiers to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

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