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Soldiers bodies and parachutes frame an aircraft as they jump from it.

Globemaster Jump

Soldiers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III while conducting airborne training over the Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2017. The soldiers, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, were preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña

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