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A soldier pulls in an open parachute by the strings while another observes from the other side in a field.

Parachute Packer

A soldier packs a parachute after jumping from a KC-130J Hercules at Fort Bragg, N.C., during the 2022 Randy Oler Memorial Toy Drop 2.0, a combined airborne training event, Dec. 8, 2022. The base has since been renamed Fort Liberty.

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