Pfc. Dragan Sonnier, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, demonstrates the rigging of a T11 parachute aboard a C17 Globemaster III, prior to a jump into White Sands Missile Range, , as part of the Army's Network Integration Evaluation , Sept. 27, 2015. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. provided the joint forcible entry operation of NIE , the final proof of concept exercise for the Army Warfighting Assessments that focus on exploring new ideas for technology, tactics and concepts. NIE began in late September and runs through early October and

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Pfc. Dragan Sonnier, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, demonstrates the rigging of a T11 parachute aboard a C17 Globemaster III, prior to a jump into White Sands Missile Range, , as part of the Army's Network Integration Evaluation , Sept. 27, 2015. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. provided the joint forcible entry operation of NIE , the final proof of concept exercise for the Army Warfighting Assessments that focus on exploring new ideas for technology, tactics and concepts. NIE began in late September and runs through early October and includes more than 10,000 Army and Air Force personnel as well as allied partners from the United Kingdom, Italy and other NATO countries. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)

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