Army paratroopers prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before a personnel airdrop mission in support of the joint operational access exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 26, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. Joint operational access exercise is a joint airdrop exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement.