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U.S. soldiers PFC Lukas Holm from Portland, Ore., from 173d Airborne Brigade packs his parachute after landing in Kosovo as part of an exercise named Rapid Guardian III near the village of Slatina on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001. In the post-Sept. 11 era, such rapid-deployment exercises also carry an important message to U.S. friends and foes worldwide: If need be, American troops are ready to go anywhere in the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu )