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Service members board a helicopter from the rear.

Parachuting Exercise

U.S. Marines board a CH-47 Chinook to perform a high-altitude parachuting exercise as part of Operation Emerald Warrior, May 6, 2014, at Stennis International Airport, Kiln, Miss. Operation Emerald Warrior is a multinational, joint force training exercise sponsored by Special Operations Command.

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