U.S. Army Sgt. William Bravo (left), 307th Forward Support Battalion, checks Sgt. 1st Class Bruce Smith's parachute prior to the soldiers loading into a U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Jan. 20, 1999. The soldiers are participating in air drop as part of Large Package Week, a joint exercise involving Air Force aircraft operating from Pope and soldiers of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne, at Fort Bragg, N.C.