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Caption:
Heavy equipment from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division is dropped
from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III over the Sicily dropzone at
Fort Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 11, 1997. The soldiers and airmen are
rehearsing to take part in the longest distance airborne operation in
history during Exercise Central Asian Battalion Ô97.
Exercise Central Asian Battalion '97 involves more than 900 military
personnel from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine
and Uzbekistan who are training with over 500 U.S. military troops to
hone their skills in peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance.
The exercise will enhance regional cooperation and increase
interoperability training among NATO and Partnership for Peace nations.
The exercise is being held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and Chirchik,
Uzbekistan. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. David L. Wilcoxson, U.S. Air
Force.
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