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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Malcolm Mercado, 317th Airlift Group loadmaster, rigs a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) during training Feb. 22, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone – similar joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

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