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These images were taken on September 27, 28, and 29, 2006 at Fort Benning. These are some of the qualification jumps for the soldiers going through Airborn training. They jumped from an altitude of 1250 feet from a C130. While most of Fort Benning is in Georgia, the drop zone is in Alabama. The graduation was in the Georgia part Fort Benning.
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  • Some of the paratroopers got a little too close as they descended.  Fortunately these two were not injured.
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  • It was a long way to the staging area after they landed.  It was an exhausting trip with a rucksack and weapon.
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  • A reserve chute was deployed but failed to catch air.
  • This soldier's reserve chute opened but I'm not sure why he opened it.  His rucksack and weapons case can be seen dangling below him.
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