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A paratrooper descends through a sunlit sky.

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A paratrooper descends over the Malemute Drop Zone during military freefall training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 30, 2023. Air Force special warfare airmen, Alaska Air National Guard aviators, and Army paratroopers conducted the joint airborne sustainment training to ensure mission readiness in an arctic environment.

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