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Chute Folding

Army Spc. Courtney Peterson recovers her parachute after conducting a helicopter jump on Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2015. Peterson is assigned to 1st Squadron, Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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