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Two French airborne soldiers clear the drop zone after a static line jump from a C-160 Transall in celebration of St. Michel’s Day Sept. 29, 2016, at Djibouti. U.S., French and Djiboutian airborne forces celebrated with a static line and high altitude low opening jump toward a designated drop zone. St. Michel is the patron saint of paratroopers, and the day included a celebratory mass and American jumpers being awarded French jump wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Two French airborne soldiers clear the drop zone after a static line jump from a C-160 Transall in celebration of St. Michel’s Day Sept. 29, 2016, at Djibouti. U.S., French and Djiboutian airborne forces celebrated with a static line and high altitude low opening jump toward a designated drop zone. St. Michel is the patron saint of paratroopers, and the day included a celebratory mass and American jumpers being awarded French jump wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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