British Cannoneers from the 7th Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Parachute Regiment prepare to jump alongside their American counterparts with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Div More
U.S. Army combat medics from the 82nd Airborne Division watch U.S. Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint O More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, dismantles an L118 Light Gun for examination after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily D More
British soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, reassemble an L118 Light Gun before a live-fire exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 201 More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, conduct mock door rehearsals before the joint forcible entry operation during Combined Joint O More
A paratrooper from the British 16 Air Assault Brigade gets his jumpmaster pre-inspection before a combined jump with 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. Over 2,000 paratroop More
Paratrooper packs and jump gear are lined up at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops heavy equipment loads onto Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 8 More
Staff Sgt. Carl Fitzwater, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, provides a block of instruction for rigging parachutes a More
U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stand by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Phillip Thompson, jump master assigned to Charlie company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares British service members for jump practice in preparation for Combined Jo More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, collect parachutes used during the previous night’s airborne operation. Over 2,000 paratroopers exited 20 aircraft, which initiated Combine More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Natalie Powell, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat broadcaster, documents paratroopers during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. More
Role players are processed through an evacuation control center immediately following a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, April 14, 2015. P More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load ammo for transport at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
A British Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules departs Holland Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01, at Fort Bragg, April 14, 2015. The Royal Air Force participated in the initial airborn More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, get ready for their day before an exercise at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the Combined Join More
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Lad, Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, fires a rifle during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82 More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, North Caroli More
Soldiers with the 274th Forward Surgical Team, 28th Combat Support Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade and the United Kingdom’s 19th Medical Squadron, simulate expeditionary surgery to stabilize a patient for higher More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Thomas, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secures his radio during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 8 More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, address their injured teammates during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015, as part of the Combined Joint Ope More
U.K. Army Cpl. James Christi, assigned to the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, finds his next location on a map during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 1 More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, listen to instructions on the proper procedures for entering and exiting from an Army CH-47 Chino More
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., take cover while acting as opposing forces for the U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from U.S Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster IIIs at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint Operation More
British soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, prepare an L118 Light Gun before a live-fire exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 2015, More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, inspects an L118 Light Gun after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort B More
British service members wait in line to pack their parachutes in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-le More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, rig parachutes for the joint forcible entry operation during Combined Joint Operational Access More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, draw parachutes for the initial joint forcible entry operation during Combined Joint Operation More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to distribute parachutes to U.S. and U.K. static-line jumpers at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparati More
A U.S. Air Force combat controller from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stands by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops heavy equipment loads onto Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82 More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the 16 Air Assault Brigade, set up concertina wire to secure their area of operations on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015. British and A More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, move to their next location at Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
U.S. Army and British paratroopers perform a static-line jump onto Holland Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne More
U.K. Army soldiers, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, set up security outside a compound during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015. CJOAX More
U.K. Royal Army soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade scan their sectors of fire during a security halt after completing a exercise mission in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the Combined Join More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provide support by fire during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bra More
Enemy combatants runs for cover during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort Bragg, More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide cover fire while a teammate attach a towing line to a disabled HMMWV during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., Apri More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, rehearse loading an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Exerci More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, New York, delivered British howitzers during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01, at Fort Bragg, April 17, 2015. They More
U.K. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, prep their U.K. L-118 Light Gun for transport during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April More
A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., throws a smoke bomb while acting as opposing forces member for the U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd A More
A C-130 exits both U.S. and British Artillery paratroopers over a Fort Bragg drop zone in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16th Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, replaces a screw on an L118 Light Gun after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily Drop More
U.S. Army soldiers pack and prepare their parachutes before jump practice in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the 16 Air Assault Brigade await guidance from the jumpmaster and U.S. Air Force personnel before boarding the aircraft for a combined j More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, rest near their rigged rucksacks and weapons before they are called to board the aircraft for the More
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Stone, 573rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division infantryman, guards the truck he was driving that was carrying parachutes for the static-line jumpers at Green Ramp in More
U.S. Army soldiers drop heavy palettes from a C-17 Globemaster III onto Holland Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airb More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rest while waiting for further instruction at Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg More
A paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security while mounted on a lightweight tactical all terrain vehicle during a tra More
U.K. Royal Army Pvt. James Duncan, 16th Air Assault Brigade antitank infantryman, mans the gunner's position of a Jackal MWMIK vehicle during a security halt in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the More
U.K. Army Cpl. Joshua James, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, opens a first aid kit during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015. CJOAX 15- More
An enemy combatant runs for cover during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort Bragg More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide cover fire as their teammates move closer to an objective during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015, More
Opposition Forces prepare to attack the Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, North C More
UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters wait to lift a U.K. L-118 Light Gun from Lantham Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airbor More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade rehearse exiting from an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., take cover while acting as opposing forces for the U.S Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, More
A British paratrooper with 7th Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Parachute Regiment assists the Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery while they deriged More
U.S. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and British Soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade make their way to the Sicily Drop Zone to retrieve newly dropped pallets at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 2015, More
British Soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, and U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, monitors More
U.S. paratroopers and Marines, alongside their British partners, prepare their parachutes and equipment prior to loading aircraft during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, April 13, More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and U.K. Soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade, interact before static-line jump training at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparation More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, break for a meal together before conducting the initial forcible entry operation during Combin More
U.S. and U.K. Army Soldiers practice different landing techniques at jump rehearsals in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82 More
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft drops U.S. and U.K. paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 16 Air Assault Brigade onto Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of Combined More
U.S. Army Capt. John Heath, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division battalion logistician, report their unit equipment traffic to headquarters at More
A paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provides security while mounted on a camouflaged Lightweight Tactical All Terrain Vehicle d More
U.K. Royal Army soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade rest during a security halt after an exercise mission in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15 More
U.K. Army Cpl. Danny Leighn, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, wraps a bandage around his fellow soldiers foot during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., More
A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides cover fire from a HMMWV as teammates move closer to the objective during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., April More
Soldiers with the 274th Forward Surgical Team, 28th Combat Support Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade and the British 19th Medical Squadron medically evacuate a simulated casualty to higher care during Combined Joi More
Health care specialists from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade evaluate a Paratrooper with simulated inj More
U.S. Army Spc. Derrick Forsee, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 8 More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade rehearse proper procedures for entering and exiting from an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Co More
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and the United Kingdom's 16 Air Assault Brigade, exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01, at Fort Bragg, April 17, More
A UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to lift a U.K. L-118 Light Gun from Lantham Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Div More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., take cover while acting as opposing forces for the U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, More
A platoon leader with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery preps the guns to get laid and ready to fire while the Soldiers derig the M119A3 aft More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Womack, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division combat medic, packs his parachute after completing a static-line jump at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 20 More
British Soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, removes an artillery shell from an L118 Light Gun during a live-fire exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg More
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the United Kingdom’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, prepare and inspect parachutes and equipment before conducting the joint forcible entry operat More
Nearly one thousand paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade descend on Holland Drop zone during the largest combined exercise of its kind held on More