In this Jan. 26, 2020, photo, two American paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division apply camouflage face paint before jumping into Melgar, Colombia. This will likely be the only time most of these paratroopers will jump into a foreign country. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
March 22, 2020
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March 22, 2020 2:36 a.m.
Paratrooper exercise is all about preparation - and the jump
TOLEMAIDA AIR BASE, Colombia (AP) — Under a covered pavilion near a steaming runway at Colombia's Tolemaida Air Base, dozens of American paratroopers lie sweating on a concrete slab. Green and brown camouflage face paint drips from their brows.