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Soldiers with parachutes jump out of a plane during training.

Globemaster Jump

Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during airborne operations at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 21, 2022. Paratroopers from Germany and Czech Republic also participated. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

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