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Marines apply camouflage paint before a high-altitude, low-opening, or HALO, jump for training exercise Valiant Shield on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2016. A HALO jump involves jumping from a high altitude and opening a parachute at a low altitude. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Fisher

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Marines apply camouflage paint before a high-altitude, low-opening, or HALO, jump for training exercise Valiant Shield on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2016. A HALO jump involves jumping from a high altitude and opening a parachute at a low altitude. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Fisher

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