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Caption:
U.S. Marine Corps parachutists free fall from an MV-22 Osprey at 10,000
feet above the drop zone at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. on Jan. 17, 2000.
The Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., became the first to deploy
from the Osprey. Twenty-four successful jumps were recorded under
the supervision of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and the
Marine Corps Systems Command to qualify the V-22 for parachute
service. DoD photo by Vernon Pugh, U.S. Navy. (RELEASED)
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