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Air Force Special Operations Command

Parachute training

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Forces jump from an aircraft during training here Oct. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Liliana Moreno)

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Earthbound

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Army Special Forces Soldiers head for the ground following their jump Oct. 15 from an MC-130 Combat Spear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Liliana Moreno)

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Freefalling

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers jump from an MC-130 Combat Spear during training here Oct. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Liliana Moreno)

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Parachute training

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier lands following a jump from an MC-130W Combat Spear during a training exercise here Oct. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez)

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Packing it up

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Army Special Forces recover their parachutes following a jump here during a training exercise Oct. 15. Cannon offers training conditions similar to that in Central Command and other theaters of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez)

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Airborne training

Published Oct. 17, 2008