Army 1st Lt. Matthew Sneddon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment air officer and native of Fayetteville, , inspects Eagle River High School Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Riley Sheldon before the high school student jumps from a 34-foot jump tower April 19, 2017, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airborne Sustainment Training Area. Many of the same safety checks used for an actual parachute jump are used for jump tower training. Sheldon is the daughter of Sgt. Maj. Ronald Sheldon, the 673d Air Base Wing sergeant major. ( Air Force photo by David Bedard)

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