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Soldiers parachuting from a C-130 Hercules.

Yokota Jump

U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Operations Group (Airborne), jump from a C-130 Hercules during the 2015 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2015. Some 40 U.S. soldiers jumped during the two-day festival, demonstrating Yokota's airdrop capability to the festival attendees.

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  • Photo By: Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Ramirez VIRIN: 150919-F-WE773-017.JPG
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