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U.S. and partner nation paratroopers jump from a CH-47 F Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2016, an international parachute training event, in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 6, 2016. The Rhode Island Army National Guard's 56th Troop Command hosted the exercise to promote technical training and esprit de corps within the international airborne community. The helicopter is assigned to the New York Army National Guard. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Quentin Davis

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U.S. and partner nation paratroopers jump from a CH-47 F Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2016, an international parachute training event, in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 6, 2016. The Rhode Island Army National Guard's 56th Troop Command hosted the exercise to promote technical training and esprit de corps within the international airborne community. The helicopter is assigned to the New York Army National Guard. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Quentin Davis

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