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Dec 4, 2009

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Corporal Stephen Ellsworth, an infantryman with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, has his parachuting gear adjusted by a fellow Marine at Drop Zone Plover here Jan. 30 to prepare for his jump training evolution. Several of the battalion's Marines and sailors practiced jumping out of a helicopter while wearing the SF10-A parachute, a model that replaced the older MT11 and features superior maneuverability along with a slower rate of descent.

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