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Posted 4 May 2012
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Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Thomas Kinn, assigned to the US Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, salutes as he steps off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules on 4 May 2012 during the Sound of Speed Air Show rehearsal at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Leap Frogs are based in San Diego and perform aerial parachute demonstrations in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting. The C-130H is assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, the Missouri Air National Guard unit at the base.

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