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Paratroopers and Special Tactics Squadron (STS) jumpers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Airborne Soldiers march toward the Iron Mike Monument outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). These Soldiers participated in a mass airdrop then took part in a ceremony at the Iron Mike Monument commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), relax prior to boarding an aircraft for a jump onto the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

Paratroopers drop from two US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster IIIs during an airdrop demonstration at the La Fiere area outside of St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). A total of twelve USAF C-130 Hercules and four USAF Globemasters participated in the drop with more than 650 servicemen parachuting into the drop zone (DZ)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne Instructor, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), on board a USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, checks for the drop zone (DZ) "Iron Mike" during the re-enactment of the D-Day parachute drop. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), perform a final equipment check aboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

The Iron Mike Monument, dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberated the area, overlooks La Fiere, an area outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). A wreath laying ceremony will take place here after an airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

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Base: Saint Mere Eglise

State: Normandy

Country: France (FRA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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