At least four people were injured when parachuting troops were blown into trees during a training exercise at a Mississippi base Wednesday night, officials said.
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None of the injuries are life-threatening, U.S. Army Alaska media relations chief John Pennell said in an email. Officials said they were tracking more than 20 injuries, including 10 soldiers who had been transported to local hospitals. Millie Swan, vice president of Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, said the medical center received four patients to the emergency room, but had no information on their conditions.
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