From a paratrooper's perspective

1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team walk to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, N.C., in preparation for a cultural exchange jump with jumpmasters from the Brazilian army. (U.S. Army... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team shakes hands with a jumpmaster from the Brazilian army while heading out to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from thro... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team helps a fellow jumper up the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cul... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team prepare to jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, over Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team gives the one-minute warning in preparation for jumping from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, over Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A jumpmaster with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team signals a paratrooper to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, over Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultur... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team steps off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, over Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exch... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team clutches her reserve parachute and keeps her feet and knees together while her T-11 parachute inflates over Luzon Drop Zone, Sept. 27, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throu... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team observes Luzon Drop Zone after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchange... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team pulls a slip right before landing on Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 27. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchange jumps out of... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team observes her canopy as she lands on Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 27. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchange jumps out of ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team uses the hand-assist method to disengage a canopy release assembly on Luzon Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 27. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team retrieves her parachute on Luzon Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 27. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchange jumps out of CH-47 Chi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team retrieves her parachute on Luzon Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 27. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Abn. Div. participated in cultural exchange jumps out of CH-47 Chi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

From a paratrooper's perspective

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