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Caption:
Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division stream out from two
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters III over the Sicily dropzone at Fort
Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 11, 1997. The soldiers 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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