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A paratrooper gives the one-minute signal before jumping over Sicily drop zone during Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., July 12, 2016. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch

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A paratrooper gives the one-minute signal before jumping over Sicily drop zone during Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., July 12, 2016. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch

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