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82nd Airborne Division Soldiers Conduct Jump Training

U.S. Army soldiers conduct pre-jump mock door training during a joint forcible entry exercise, on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. The exercise provides soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division with training on real-world contingency operations.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct pre-jump mock door training and landings before boarding C-17 Globemaster III's and C-130 Hercules for a night airdrop on a Fort Bragg drop zone during part of joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army Pvt. John Schmidt rests after conducting pre-jump mock door training in support of a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. Schmidt is a fire support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

U.S. Army soldiers receive pre-jump training during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division wait to have their rigging and gear inspected by jump masters during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jeffrey Tyler checks Spc. Edwin Tyren's gear and rigging during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. Tyler is a jump master assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne prepare to participate in a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division get ready to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

Heavy equipment floats to the ground from a C-130 Hercules prior to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump for a night airdrop on a Fort Bragg drop zone during a joint forcible entry exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct pre-jump mock door training during a joint forcible entry exercise, on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. The exercise provides soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division with training on real-world contingency operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer