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Army Pfc. Oliver Larson pulls on a harness strap after landing during a joint forcible entry exercise onto Malemute drop zone during Exercise Spartan Agoge at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2016. Larson is a paratrooper assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company H, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Alaska. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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Army Pfc. Oliver Larson pulls on a harness strap after landing during a joint forcible entry exercise onto Malemute drop zone during Exercise Spartan Agoge at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2016. Larson is a paratrooper assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company H, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Alaska. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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