History is made as soldiers from the former Soviet republics of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, along with U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division fill the sky's as they jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft at the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg. This practice jump is in preparation for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise