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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel, Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, searches for the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) in preparation for a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, offloads jumpers from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, to the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) during a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

A U.S. Air Force C-130B Hercules aircraft passes low over a drop zone in South Vietnam to deliver a pallet of supplies to ground forces in a forward area. The low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) is successfully being used to resupply forward area sites where it is impossible for an aircraft to land

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saigon Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A paratrooper descends toward a drop zone during JUMPFEST '74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMPFEST '74 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wil More

Paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during JUMPFEST '74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMPFEST '74 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wil More

A paratrooper lands in a drop zone during JUMPFEST '74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMPFEST '74 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wil More

A paratrooper lands in a drop zone during JUMPFEST '74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMPFEST '74 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wil More

Paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during JUMPFEST '74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMPFEST '74 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wil More

A combat control team, in the drop zone, keeps in radio contact with C-141 Starlifter aircraft as troopers parachute from the aircraft during exercise Jack Frost '76

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '76 Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. More

Paratroopers land in the drop zone during the Arctic training exercise Jack Frost '77

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Rod Prouty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division struggles with his parachute after landing in a drop zone during combined Army and Air Force training exercise Neptune II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Frank Garzelnick Release Stat More

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division gathers his equipment after a drop at the Sicily drop zone during Exercise NEPTUNE II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEPTUNE II Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Y More

A military policeman from the 82nd Airborne Division prepares to move out in a jeep, after a para-drop at the Sicily drop zone during Exercse NEPTUNE II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEPTUNE II Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Y More

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division lands at the Sicily drop zone during Exercise NEPTUNE II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEPTUNE II Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Y More

Two members of a combat control team set marker panels around a drop zone while competing in Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79. The member on the right is armed with a 5.56 mm Colt Commando assault rifle/submarine gun

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

Paratroopers march back from a drop zone during Air Force Reserve Operation REDOUBT, PHASE III

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REDOUBT, PHASE III Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Wil More

Pallets of concertina wire are loaded aboard a flatbed truck at a drop zone during BRAVE SHIELD XX

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XX Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unkno More

SSGT King yells to the men of his platoon to follow him as they join up near the drop zone and begin the break to their objectives during exercise REFORGER '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Diepoltz German Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert Wickley Release S More

C-141 Starlifter aircraft drop members of the 82nd Airborne Division over the drop zone during exercise Dragon Team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Un More

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft drops members of the 82nd Airborne Division over the drop zone during exercise Dragon Team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Un More

C-141 Starlifter aircraft fly over the drop zone during exercise Dragon Team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Un More

Two C-141 Starlifter aircraft fly over the smoke set by the combat control team at the drop zone during exercise Dragon Team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Un More

A combat control team member packs his parachute on a drop zone after jumping from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The airman is assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member, involved in exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public More

A rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as combat control team members parajump onto a drop zone. The troops are assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public More

A combat control team member, TSGT Richard Heins, uses a signal mirror to signal an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft that is transporting paratroopers into a drop zone. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member participating in exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public More

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. In the background, troops parachuting from the preceding Starlifter are near the ground. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member involved in exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public More

Korean troopers parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

C-130 Hercules aircraft approach a drop zone for airdropping of Korean troopers as combat controllers (in the foreground) signal the aircraft with a flare smoke and marking panels. They are participating in exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ More

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

Combat controllers hide behind a drop zone as one of them coordinates with airdropping C-130 Hercules aircraft on the radio during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ More

Philippine army paratroopers drift down to the drop zone after jumping from a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A low angle view of a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft dropping Philippine army paratroopers at the drop zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A Philippine army paratrooper descends to the drop zone during a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing airdrop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A Philippine army paratrooper lands at the drop zone during a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing airdrop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Findley, weather specialist, under the security of Green Beret troops, prepares to release a helium balloon for a wind reading in a drop zone during exercise Brim Frost '81. The airman is from the 5th Weather Service and the Green Beret troops are from Co. C, 2nd Bn., 7th Special Forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to More

An Air Force Reserve flight surgeon leaves a drop zone at the Ladson Army Airfield during pararescue training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney Prouty Release Status: Released to P More

Three C-141 Starlifter aircraft make a pass over the drop zone to drop participants in Exercise Ocean Venture '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Parachutes fill the air over the drop zone as participants in exercise Ocean Venture '81 jump from several C-141 Starlifter aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Top view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft dropping Airborne Rangers from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, over the drop zone as exercise Ocean Venture '81 gets underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Members of the press are transported to the drop zone by truck as preparations are made for the start of Exercise Ocean Venture '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Members of the press prepare to board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter transportation to the drop zone as preparation are made for the start of Exercise Ocean Venture '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Members of the press prepare to board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for transportation to the drop zone, as preparations are made for the start of Exercise Ocean Venture '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Aerial view of the drop zone being used during Exercise Ocean Venture '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Top view of two C-141 Starlifter aircraft dropping Airborne Rangers from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, over the drop zone as exercise Ocean Venture '81 gets underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Rick Diaz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

A training bundle is dropped from a C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron as it flies over the drop zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Ted Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

SENIOR AIRMAN Jonathan Goerung watches a smoke signal being released to mark the drop zone for a C-141 Starlifter passing overhead during exercise Bold Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft drops troops over the drop zone during exercise Bold Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft drops troops over the drop zone during exercise Bold Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Thai soldiers, in a drop zone, watch their comrades parachuting after jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. A United States Air Force combat control team is participating in a joint parachute training exercise with Thai forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Huahin Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Combat control team (CCT) members, in a drop zone, prepare equipment for airdrop control procedure, as a Thai soldier watches. The CCT is from the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, involved in a joint parachute training exercise with Thai forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Huahin Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Combat control team (CCT) members and their Thai counterparts perform airdrop control procedure in a drop zone. The CCT is from the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, involved in a joint parachute training exercise with Thai forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Huahin Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Combat control team (CCT) members and a Thai soldier use equipment to check weather as part of airdrop control procedure in a drop zone. The CCT is from the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, involved in a joint parachute training exercise with Thai forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Huahin Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

A U.S. Army Humvee is loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The vehicle was later air-dropped over nearby Fort Bragg's 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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Mike Reinhardt Release Status More

Troops jump out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft to parachute toward a drop zone (background) during training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the combat control team (CCT) set up a satellite communications antenna near a drop zone during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE). From left to right, they are: SENIOR AIRMAN Libby, 1ST Lieutenant Robert Stephan and Master Sergeant Dalton

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Puerto Lempira Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Richardson Release Statu More

A combat control team observes as paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion Airborne of the Honduran Army descend on the drop zone. They are participating in the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TAR" (BIG PINE)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TAR (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Members of a combat control team move across an open field on their way to a drop zone near Puerto Lempira. They are participating in the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TAR" (BIG PINE)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TAR (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) John Tobey of the 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing pulls his parachute toward the center of a drop zone during the Bell Ringer competition, part of SAREX '83 at Canadian Force Base Comox

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '83 State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose L. Hernandez, USAF Release Sta More

AIRMAN First Class B. P. Norton releases a canister of yellow smoke to mark the location of a drop zone during Exercise VOLANT RODEO

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera More

A remote control parachute is used to guide a pallet of cargo to the drop zone during a "power point" drop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Phil Schmitten Release Status More

Equipment floats down to the drop zone after a high-altitude para-drop from a C-130 Hercules aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Phil Schmitten Release Status More

A technician guides a pallet of cargo to the drop zone using a remote control parachute

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Phil Schmitten Release Status More

An Army Ranger moves out of the drop zone in full field gear after parachuting from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise QUICK FORCE 84-3. He is carrying his parachute in a B-4 bag and is armed with an M16A1 rifle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK FORCE 84-3 Base: Gila Bend Range State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TS More

An Army Ranger parachutes into the drop zone after an air drop from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise QUICK FORCE 84-3. The Ranger's field pack is tethered beneath him

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK FORCE 84-3 Base: Gila Bend Range State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TS More

Smoke billows into the air as combat controllers mark the drop zone for members of the 82nd Airborne Division being air dropped during Operation OCEAN VENTURE '84

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Re More

Members of a joint US/Peruvian special warfare team spot the drop zone from their aircraft prior to making a jump during Operation UNITAS XXV

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers board a bus for transport from the drop zone after a jump during the 40th anniversary celebration of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Belford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 4 Jon E. Long Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division moves out into the field after a drop at the Sicily drop zone during Exercise NEPTUNE II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEPTUNE II Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Y More

Brazilian paratroopers are transported to a drop zone aboard a 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft during the joint US/Brazilian Exercise SACI '84

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stan L. Tarver Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A paratrooper guards the perimeter of a drop zone near Yoju for members of the 1ST Special Forces and 40 US Air Force combat controllers during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

A member of the 1ST Special Forces guards the perimeter of the drop zone at Yoju Airfield after an airdrop during exercise Team Spirit '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Hyong Choe Taek Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A paratrooper guards the perimeter of a drop zone near Yoju for members of the 1ST Special Forces and 40 US Air Force combat controllers during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public More

Parachutes carrying pallets of supplies drift towards a drop zone during an aerial resupply mission in support of the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

Parachutes carrying pallets of supplies drift towards a drop zone during an aerial resupply mission in support of the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

Parachutes carrying pallets of supplies drift towards a drop zone during an aerial resupply mission in support of the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Porfirio Esparra, a loadmaster with the 910th Tactical Airlift Group, left, and Captain (CPT) Ronald Ware, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Group (Airborne), scan the drop zone prior to dropping in pararescuemen during a rescue mission near the Galapagos Islands

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Cornwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 1721st Combat Control Team operates a three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle while clearing a drop zone for an airborne assault operation during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of a combat control team talks on a field radio at a drop zone during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nancy Smelser Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Members of the 1721st Combat Control Team receive a briefing before preparing a drop zone for an airborne assault operation during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of a combat control team takes a compass reading at a drop zone during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nancy Smelser Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Members of the 1721st Combat Control Team prepare a drop zone for an airborne assault operation during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

American and Honduran paratroopers land in the drop zone during the joint Honduran/US Exercise CABANAS '85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '85 Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: Guido Locati Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A member of a combat control team relays information to 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft as they pass over the drop zone during an airdrop exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A member of a combat control team relays weather information to 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft approaching the drop zone during an airdrop exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A US Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopter departs from a drop zone during Exercise REFORGER '86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Grafenwoehr Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Fernando Serna Release Status: Releas More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ron Kaufman, left, and Sergeant (SGT) James Cusson, Detachment 1, 1722nd Combat Control Squadron, use a mirror and signal light to direct aircraft approaching the drop zone at Yoju airstrip during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

Members of the 1722nd Combat Control Squadron prepare a drop zone at Yoju airstrip during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Comb More