An MC-130J, from the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, , conducts a military static line jump training mission over Melrose Air Force Range, , March 8, 2017. A static line is a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object. It is used to open parachutes ... causing the upward-rushing wind to force open and inflate the canopy.

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