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U.S. Army Rangers of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,

Soldiers are parachuting to the ground after jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Members of Thai forces are involved in a joint parachute training exercise with a United States Air Force combat control team

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd

U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade

U.S. paratroopers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th

The skies of northern Italy are filled with paratroopers

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special

The skies of northern Italy are filled with paratroopers

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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop Zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division stand up in preparation for parachuting from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop Zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division wait for takeoff in a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg N.C. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs take off for air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg NC. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division exit the door of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop Zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division starts to gather up his parachute after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

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Base: Fort Bragg

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul Caron

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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