A Army jump master with the 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana, clears the troop door after conducting a static-line parachute jump, May 22, 2018. Approximately 15 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, provide airdrop support for the Army's 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana, as part of an integrated large formation readiness exercise, air dropping paratroops and critical equipment to simulate a joint forcible entry of the global response force.

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