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A U.S. Army paratrooper conducts a radio check after completing a training jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 29, 2014.

A U.S. Army paratrooper conducts a radio check after completing a training jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 29, 2014.

A U.S. Army paratrooper conducts a radio check after completing a training jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 29, 2014.

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