Master Sgt. Craig Stott, left, 824th Base Defense Squadron squad leader, and Staff Sgt. Rodney Bosserman, 824th BDS fireteam leader, prepare for a static-line jump, July 31, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 820th Base Defense Group includes airborne-qualified Airmen to bolster its worldwide-deployable force protection capability and requires them to jump periodically to maintain their qualification.

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