First Lt. Joseph Hathcock, of Merritt Island, Fla., a jumpmaster with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade hooks in a Soldier with the Estonian Defense League to the simulated door of a UH 60m Black Hawk helicopter Aug. 16, during a combined airborne operations exercise at a landing zone near Nurmsi, Estonia. Although the airborne operation was the main mission for the day, Estonian and Soldiers also used the day as a chance to bond on an individual level. ( Army Photo by Sgt. Juana M. Nesbitt, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)

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