Not developed or endorsed by NARA or DVIDS. Part of the World's largest public domain source PICRYL.com.

airborne operation

public
3,484 media by topicpage 1 of 35
Two Military Policemen from the 65th Military Police

Two Military Policemen from the 65th Military Police

Two Military Policemen from the 65th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade, descend upon Normandy Drop Zone during an Airborne Operation.

U.S. Army Soldiers receive a brief on aircraft safety

U.S. Army Soldiers receive a brief on aircraft safety

U.S. Army Soldiers receive a brief on aircraft safety and aircraft orientation at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 30, 2015. U.S. and partner nations train for airborne operations in preparation for Operation Toy Drop. (... More

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith participates in

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith participates in

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith participates in jumpmaster aircraft familiarization aboard a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. ... More

Operation Toy Drop 2015, Italy, Air National Guard

Operation Toy Drop 2015, Italy, Air National Guard

Latvian paratroopers participate in jumpmaster aircraft familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army paratroope... More

U.S. Army Jumpmaster directs paratroopers during the

U.S. Army Jumpmaster directs paratroopers during the

U.S. Army Jumpmaster directs paratroopers during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 30, 2017. This year, eight countries are participating and they include; Colombi... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, march down a road in front of French citizens after a Airborne jump near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over ... More

Spc. Christopher Locklear, a rigger with the 824th

Spc. Christopher Locklear, a rigger with the 824th

Spc. Christopher Locklear, a rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg, N.C., packs a parachute in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Reserv... More

1st Sgt. Steven Hull, first sergeant of A Company,

1st Sgt. Steven Hull, first sergeant of A Company,

1st Sgt. Steven Hull, first sergeant of A Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects a Paratrooper's reserve parachute before conducting an airborne oper... More

U.S. Army paratroopers jump out the door of a C-130

U.S. Army paratroopers jump out the door of a C-130

U.S. Army paratroopers jump out the door of a C-130 Hercules during airborne operations earning their German jump wings in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combi... More

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Q. Fimbres, a healthcare specialist

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Q. Fimbres, a healthcare specialist

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Q. Fimbres, a healthcare specialist with the 7385th Blood Detachment at Ft. Bragg, N.C., checks equipment in the field litter ambulance during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation... More

U.S. Airforce jumpmaster Staff Sgt. James Scullion

U.S. Airforce jumpmaster Staff Sgt. James Scullion

U.S. Airforce jumpmaster Staff Sgt. James Scullion of the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct Jumpmaster Personnel Inspections (JMPI) on U.S. Army paratrooper prior to loading a C-27J Spartan Aircraft... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, perform jumpmaster inspections during a training jump out of a CH-47F Chinook, from 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation... More

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company of men in the world into France. We'll give the bastards hell. Strangely, I'm not particularly scared. But in my heart is a terrific longing to hold you in my ... More

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion,

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion,

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment and the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion prepare an M119 105mm Howitzer for parachute rigging March 19, 2015 at Avi... More

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion,

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion,

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment and the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion prepare an M119 105mm Howitzer for parachute rigging March 19, 2015 at Avi... More

U.S. Army and Canadian airborne personnel ride in a

U.S. Army and Canadian airborne personnel ride in a

U.S. Army and Canadian airborne personnel ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk toward the Luzon Drop Zone during Operation Toy Drop at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec. 10, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined... More

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performed an airborne operation on Sicily Drop Zone as part of Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., July 10. Car... More

Dutch Jumpmaster Marine Cpl. Ab Kasmi participates

Dutch Jumpmaster Marine Cpl. Ab Kasmi participates

Dutch Jumpmaster Marine Cpl. Ab Kasmi participates in a patch exchange with a member of the flight crew after an airborne operation as part of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy D... More

A U.S. jumpmaster reads the manifest during aircraft

A U.S. jumpmaster reads the manifest during aircraft

A U.S. jumpmaster reads the manifest during aircraft familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army paratroopers,... More

A jumper from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) makes

A jumper from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) makes

A jumper from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) makes their descent to the ground after exiting a C23 Sherpa, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 24, 2013. The 7SFG (A) soldiers participated in a airborne operat... More

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion exit a U.S. Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing MN ANG C-130 Hercules aircraft April 13, 2015, during an airborne operation o... More

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers sit on a UH-60

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers sit on a UH-60

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers sit on a UH-60 Black Hawk during airborne operations in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personne... More

U.S. Army Soldiers exit a C-130J Super Hercules assigned

U.S. Army Soldiers exit a C-130J Super Hercules assigned

U.S. Army Soldiers exit a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during an airborne operation over the Normandy region of France, June 5, 2016. American, French... More

Canadian and German paratroopers participate in jumpmaster

Canadian and German paratroopers participate in jumpmaster

Canadian and German paratroopers participate in jumpmaster aircraft familiarization aboard a UH-160 Black Hawk in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015.... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper 1st Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

A U.S. Army paratrooper 1st Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

A U.S. Army paratrooper 1st Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (1-82nd BCT), checks his universal static-line aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft during a mass tactical jump at Ft. Bragg, N.C., July 24, 201... More

A Canadian paratrooper participates in jumpmaster aircraft

A Canadian paratrooper participates in jumpmaster aircraft

A Canadian paratrooper participates in jumpmaster aircraft familiarization aboard a UH-160 Black Hawk in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. Operation... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to land after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at... More

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation Sept. 30, 2015, at Juliet Drop Zone ... More

U.S. paratroopers and paratroopers from allied nations

U.S. paratroopers and paratroopers from allied nations

U.S. paratroopers and paratroopers from allied nations practice airborne procedures on the ground in preparation to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. This aircraft will be u... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper retrieves his parachute during

A U.S. Army paratrooper retrieves his parachute during

A U.S. Army paratrooper retrieves his parachute during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Hosted by U.S. Army C... More

Paratroopers landing at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th

Paratroopers landing at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th

Paratroopers landing at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 5, 2015, at Fort Bragg,... More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the DeGlopper Air Assault School, 18th Airborne Corps, folds an American Flag during a ceremony with French and American civilians honoring Medal of Honor winner... More

U.S. Army paratroopers receive their Colombian jump

U.S. Army paratroopers receive their Colombian jump

U.S. Army paratroopers receive their Colombian jump wings from the Colombian foreign Jumpmaster, after their descent onto Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Dec. 2, 2017. ‘Jump day’ is the second... More

A Colombian jumpmaster, right, performs jumpmaster

A Colombian jumpmaster, right, performs jumpmaster

A Colombian jumpmaster, right, performs jumpmaster duties aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk during aircraft familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Airfield, Cumberland County, N.C., in support... More

U.S. Army paratrooper Staff Sgt. Zach Baron, assigned

U.S. Army paratrooper Staff Sgt. Zach Baron, assigned

U.S. Army paratrooper Staff Sgt. Zach Baron, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, lands on Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, July 26, 2016, after exiting a U.S. Air Fo... More

A U.S. Army jumpmaster inspects a paratrooper’s parachute

A U.S. Army jumpmaster inspects a paratrooper’s parachute

A U.S. Army jumpmaster inspects a paratrooper’s parachute before airborne operations in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Ar... More

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. They were to be dropped near Amfreville, France, but ended up 18 miles southeast, in a town called Gr... More

U.S. Army paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team

U.S. Army paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team

U.S. Army paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team conduct sustained airborne training, during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Nov 30, 2017 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This year, eig... More

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, and

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, and

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, and paratroopers from the Luftlandebrigade 1 conduct pre jump training in Fresville, France, June 2, 2016. The Round Canopy Parachuting Team performs World War Two ... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the Brigade Support

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the Brigade Support

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move toward an objective after an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juli... More

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike Drop Zone near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units ar... More

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 01, 2017 at Sicily Drop Zone,... More

U.S. Army paratroopers walk towards parachute turn-in

U.S. Army paratroopers walk towards parachute turn-in

U.S. Army paratroopers walk towards parachute turn-in point after successfully completing a airborne jump onto Sicily Drop Zone during Operation Toy Drop at Ft. Bragg, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is ... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

U.S Army paratroopers don their parachutes before Jumpmaster

U.S Army paratroopers don their parachutes before Jumpmaster

U.S Army paratroopers don their parachutes before Jumpmaster Personal Inspection (JMPI) during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operation... More

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 11. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations forces ... More

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, exit a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at Juliet Drop Zone in P... More

Maj. Jay B. Davis, assigned to the Special Operations

Maj. Jay B. Davis, assigned to the Special Operations

Maj. Jay B. Davis, assigned to the Special Operations Command Africa, conducts static line airborne operations from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules over Hopfenohe Drop Zone at the 7th Army Joint Multinational T... More

U.S. Army paratroopers of U.S. Army Parachute Team

U.S. Army paratroopers of U.S. Army Parachute Team

U.S. Army paratroopers of U.S. Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights) fill the sky at Luzon Drop Zone for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, speaks during a memorial ceremony at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4, 2015, Normandy, France. More... More

A Special Operations Command South paratrooper deploys

A Special Operations Command South paratrooper deploys

A Special Operations Command South paratrooper deploys his LPU-10 life preserver unit as he descends onto a water dropzone in Biscayne Bay near Homestead, Fla., Feb. 21. The LPU-10 provides flotation for all wa... More

A lone paratrooper descends from a jump in support

A lone paratrooper descends from a jump in support

A lone paratrooper descends from a jump in support of the 18th Annual Operation Toy Drop at Drop Zone Nijmegen on Dec.3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation.

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps out the door of a C-130

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps out the door of a C-130

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps out the door of a C-130 Hercules during airborne operations earning his German jump wings in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combi... More

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his lottery ticket for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec... More

A paratrooper jumps from a CASA 212, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a CASA 212, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a CASA 212, Dec. 11, 2013, during Operation Toy Drop. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations forces donate througho... More

U.S. Army and Indonesian jumpmasters talk before conducting

U.S. Army and Indonesian jumpmasters talk before conducting

U.S. Army and Indonesian jumpmasters talk before conducting an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combi... More

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his

U.S. Army paratrooper gives his toy to receive his lottery ticket for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec... More

Paratroopers of the 5th Ranger Training (5th RTB) ,

Paratroopers of the 5th Ranger Training (5th RTB) ,

Paratroopers of the 5th Ranger Training (5th RTB) , Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, Georgia, descend to the water during airborne operations at Lake Lanier, GA, May 9, 2018. 5th RTB conducted a deliberate airborne ope... More

Staff Sgt. Irving Rodriguez, a jumpmaster assigned

Staff Sgt. Irving Rodriguez, a jumpmaster assigned

Staff Sgt. Irving Rodriguez, a jumpmaster assigned to A Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects a Paratrooper's static line before conducting an airbo... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Tarantula Team in Operations

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Tarantula Team in Operations

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Tarantula Team in Operations Group at the National Training Center perform an airborne operation from a V-22 Osprey aircraft in Fort Irwin, California on June 3, 2014. This operation... More

Dutch paratroopers participate in aircraft familiarization

Dutch paratroopers participate in aircraft familiarization

Dutch paratroopers participate in aircraft familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army paratroopers, dozens of... More

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith waits to participate

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith waits to participate

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith waits to participate in an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne... More

The foreign jump wings from eight partner nations were

The foreign jump wings from eight partner nations were

The foreign jump wings from eight partner nations were organized by jump order by Soldiers from the 350th Human Resources Company from Grand Prairie, Texas, during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation ... More

A U.S. UH-160 Black Hawk flight crew member prepares

A U.S. UH-160 Black Hawk flight crew member prepares

A U.S. UH-160 Black Hawk flight crew member prepares for airborne operations in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army parat... More

U.S. Army "Golden Knights" Parachute Team member, prepares

U.S. Army "Golden Knights" Parachute Team member, prepares

U.S. Army "Golden Knights" Parachute Team member, prepares to execute a freefall jump onto Luzon Drop Zone, during Operation Toy Drop at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the worl... More

An AH-64 Apache refuels on the runway following an

An AH-64 Apache refuels on the runway following an

An AH-64 Apache refuels on the runway following an airborne operation at Camp Mackall, N.C., March 8, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rachel Diehm/Released)

U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., wait

U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., wait

U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., wait to board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to an airborne jump in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop hosted by U.S. ... More

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle belonging

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle belonging

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle belonging to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, descends onto Frida IV Drop Zone, after being dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules ... More

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 5, 2015,... More

Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the

Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the

Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 5, 2015, at Fort B... More

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left, and U.S.

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left, and U.S.

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left, and U.S. Army Capt. Jason Parker wait for airborne operations to begin during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the... More

U.S. Army paratrooper of the U.S. Army Parachute Team

U.S. Army paratrooper of the U.S. Army Parachute Team

U.S. Army paratrooper of the U.S. Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights) land during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Camp MacKall, N.C., Dec. 4, 2017. This year, eight countries are part... More

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and the

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and the

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade attend the Commemoration of the Waal River Crossing during the 71st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden near Nijmegen, the Netherland... More

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop

U.S. Army paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 5, 2015,... More

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left,

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left,

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Ruud Van Dillen, left, waits next to the first jumper aboard a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined... More

U.S Army paratroopers receives their foreign jump wings

U.S Army paratroopers receives their foreign jump wings

U.S Army paratroopers receives their foreign jump wings from a Columbian Jumpmaster after their participation in the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psych... More

Paratroopers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

Paratroopers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

Paratroopers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division breach the door of a simulated enemy stronghold during the Airborne Review at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 26. The Airborne Review ... More

Paratroopers walk off Luzon Drop Zone after completing

Paratroopers walk off Luzon Drop Zone after completing

Paratroopers walk off Luzon Drop Zone after completing a successful airborne operation, Dec. 11, 2013. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operation... More

Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie Deputy Commanding General,

Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie Deputy Commanding General,

Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command calls out ticket number as U.S. Army paratroopers wait to hear their number called, at the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation ... More

Italian paratroopers talk while waiting for the manifest

Italian paratroopers talk while waiting for the manifest

Italian paratroopers talk while waiting for the manifest to be called for airborne operations in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve pers... More

U.S Army Paratroopers recover their parachute after

U.S Army Paratroopers recover their parachute after

U.S Army Paratroopers recover their parachute after a successful jump at Sicily Drop Zone for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations... More

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to land during the 20th

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to land during the 20th

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to land during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Luzon Drop Zone, Camp MacKall, N.C., Dec. 4, 2017. This year, eight countries are participating and they i... More

Paratroopers shake their parachutes free of debris

Paratroopers shake their parachutes free of debris

Paratroopers shake their parachutes free of debris after completing a successful airborne operation, Dec. 11, 2013, on Luzon Drop Zone. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop conti... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

Sir Purr instructs USO singers at the lottery where

Sir Purr instructs USO singers at the lottery where

Sir Purr instructs USO singers at the lottery where paratroopers can donate toys in hopes of receiving a winning lottery ticket for the opportunity to earn partner nation jump wings at the 18th Annual Randy Ole... More

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion, exit a U.S. Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing MN ANG C-130 Hercules aircraft, April 13, 2015, over Juliet Drop in Pordenon... More

A paratrooper from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

A paratrooper from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

A paratrooper from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, lands after a jump Sept. 30, 2015, from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Ital... More

Few women are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery

Few women are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery

Few women are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial; here is the headstone for one of the few, Pfc. Mary H. Bankston, who served with the Women's Army Corps. Service members of Joint Task Force ... More

U.S. Army paratroopers line the street waiting to donate

U.S. Army paratroopers line the street waiting to donate

U.S. Army paratroopers line the street waiting to donate their toys in hopes of receiving a winning lottery ticket for the opportunity to earn partner nation jump wings at the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Op... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a training jump out of a CH-47F Chinook, assigned to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat ... More

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 01, 2017 at Sicily Drop Zone,... More

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 01, 2017 at Sicily Drop Zone,... More

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual

U.S Army paratroopers fill the sky for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 01, 2017 at Sicily Drop Zone,... More

Maj. Dave Spess of the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion

Maj. Dave Spess of the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion

Maj. Dave Spess of the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) checks his map after a nighttime tactical jump onto Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C. during a Joint Operations Access Exercise conducted by th... More

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 11. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations forces ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Rea, from Alpha Company, 1-504

U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Rea, from Alpha Company, 1-504

U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Rea, from Alpha Company, 1-504 Parachute Infantry Regiment, recovers his parachute after a mass tactical jump on Salerno Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 24, 2015. The 1-82nd Brigade Comb... More

A jumpmaster from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

A jumpmaster from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion,

A jumpmaster from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, inspects a paratrooper’s equipment before an airborne operation Sept. 30, 2015, from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helic... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Manne, assigned to 982nd

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Manne, assigned to 982nd

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Manne, assigned to 982nd Combat Camera Company, documents U.S. Army paratroopers landing on Sicily Drop Zone during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operat... More

U.S. Army paratroopers sleep outside in line to obtain

U.S. Army paratroopers sleep outside in line to obtain

U.S. Army paratroopers sleep outside in line to obtain a lottery ticket for a chance to jump and receive wings from partner nations during Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Toy Drop ... More

A Canadian paratrooper exits a UH-60 Black Hawk during

A Canadian paratrooper exits a UH-60 Black Hawk during

A Canadian paratrooper exits a UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Toy Drop over the Luzon Drop Zone, N.C., Dec. 10, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation with seven partner-... More

Previous

of 35

Next

The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

Developed by GetArchive, 2015-2024