A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, waits for commands from the jumpmaster during mock-door training Oct. 8, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., prior to an airborne operation. About 1,300 paratroopers from the brigade combat team jumped into Folk Polk, La., for a month-long Joint Readiness Training Exercise rotation.

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After 36 hours at Pope Army Airfield, double-checking their gear and rehearsing their mission, nearly 1,300 paratroopers took off into the night Oct. 9, 2012, on board 21 C-130 and C-17 aircraft....READ MORE

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