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Marines dive from the back of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bouge, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. The Marines conducted high-altitude free fall jumps as part of their yearly training for combat parachute operations. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

Lockheed Leap

Marines dive from the back of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bouge, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. The Marines conducted high-altitude free fall jumps as part of their yearly training for combat parachute operations. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

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