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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 Ô97 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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