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Buses wait on Luzon Drop Zone for U.S. Soldiers to

Buses wait on Luzon Drop Zone for U.S. Soldiers to

Buses wait on Luzon Drop Zone for U.S. Soldiers to be loaded during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations... More

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers signals

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers signals

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers signals six minutes until the jump begins during an airborne operation as part of Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 9, 2015.Operation Toy Drop i... More

U.S Army paratroopers wait for Jumpmaster's commands

U.S Army paratroopers wait for Jumpmaster's commands

U.S Army paratroopers wait for Jumpmaster's commands during airborne operations rehersals at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Sold... More

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts sustained airborne training during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborn... More

Canadian Armed Forces Sgt. Joe Hillier, a jumpmaster,

Canadian Armed Forces Sgt. Joe Hillier, a jumpmaster,

Canadian Armed Forces Sgt. Joe Hillier, a jumpmaster, conducts an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec 10, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne op... More

A woman runs with a stroller for the annual Operation

A woman runs with a stroller for the annual Operation

A woman runs with a stroller for the annual Operation Toy Trot 5K race Dec. 1, 2015, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Toys donated to Operation Toy Trot were given to support the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation To... More

A German paratrooper participates in jumpmaster aircraft

A German paratrooper participates in jumpmaster aircraft

A German 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 T... More

Latvian paratroopers participate in jumpmaster aircraft

Latvian paratroopers participate in jumpmaster aircraft

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

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton,

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton,

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton, Ontario, prepares to land on the Nijmegen Landing Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psycho... More

Sgt. Adrian Haughton, with the 478th Civil Affairs

Sgt. Adrian Haughton, with the 478th Civil Affairs

Sgt. Adrian Haughton, with the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), smiles after he successfully completed a jump at Drop Zone Nijmegen on Dec. 3, 2015. Haughton earned his Dutch jump wings during this operation.

U.S. Army Sgt. John Jones and Pfc. Kwamel Hargett,

U.S. Army Sgt. John Jones and Pfc. Kwamel Hargett,

U.S. Army Sgt. John Jones and Pfc. Kwamel Hargett, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, interview U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Foster, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Civil Affairs a... More

U.S. paratroopers shake parachutes while others wait

U.S. paratroopers shake parachutes while others wait

U.S. paratroopers shake parachutes while others wait eagerly for their opportunity jump during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. The airborne operation is hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs... More

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts sustained

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts sustained

Dutch Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers conducts sustained airborne training during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operatio... More

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team "Black Daggers", U.S. Army Parachute team "The Golden Knights" and Dutch jumpmasters exit a C-27 aircraft at 12,500 feet to execute freefall jump onto Luzon D... More

U.S. Army soldiers return from Sicily Drop Zone after

U.S. Army soldiers return from Sicily Drop Zone after

U.S. Army soldiers return from Sicily Drop Zone after completing a jump in support of the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Comma... More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait on a C-17 to participate

U.S. Army paratroopers wait on a C-17 to participate

U.S. Army paratroopers wait on a C-17 to participate in an airborne operation and earn their Dutch jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest... More

Maj. Andre A. Battiste talks with a Soldier at 'the

Maj. Andre A. Battiste talks with a Soldier at 'the

Maj. Andre A. Battiste talks with a Soldier 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 A... More

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims holds a static line

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims holds a static line

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims holds a static line aboard a C-130 Hercules during jumpmaster aircraft familiarization training in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C.... More

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers prepare for airborne

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers prepare for airborne

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers prepare 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 paratroopers,... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Gabriel Prado, 982nd Combat Camera Company

U.S. Army Pfc. Gabriel Prado, 982nd Combat Camera Company

U.S. Army Pfc. Gabriel Prado, 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), East Point, Ga., takes a photo before jumpmaster aircraft familiarization training begins aboard a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation To... More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait patiently to donate their

U.S. Army paratroopers wait patiently to donate their

U.S. Army paratroopers wait patiently to donate their toys at the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 4, 201... More

Army Master Sgt. Todd Board, United States Army Civil

Army Master Sgt. Todd Board, United States Army Civil

Army Master Sgt. Todd Board, United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command G2 noncommissioned officer in charge, practices airborne operations with jump masters from seven partner nations ... More

Army Pfc. Mitchell Simpson, a paratrooper with the

Army Pfc. Mitchell Simpson, a paratrooper with the

Army Pfc. Mitchell Simpson, a paratrooper with the 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, stands in line as he practices airborne operations Dec. 3, 2015, in preparation 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

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from the Colombian Special Operations Command, pins his country's jump wings on a paratrooper participating in the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy... More

An Indonesian paratrooper simulates exiting the door

An Indonesian paratrooper simulates exiting the door

An Indonesian paratrooper simulates exiting the door of a C-130 Hercules during Jumpmaster Aircraft Familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec. 1, 2... More

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, right, listens to

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, right, listens to

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, right, listens to instruction given during Jumpmaster Aircraft Familiarization aboard a C-130 Hercules at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., in support of Operation... More

German jump masters laugh with the U.S. flight crew

German jump masters laugh with the U.S. flight crew

German jump masters laugh with the U.S. flight crew aboard a C-130 Hercules before airborne operations begin in in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S.... More

Members of the Dutch Jumpmaster team wait for airborne

Members of the Dutch Jumpmaster team wait for airborne

Members of the Dutch Jumpmaster team wait for airborne operations to begin during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne opera... More

Dutch jumpmasters exit a C-27 aircraft at an altitude

Dutch jumpmasters exit a C-27 aircraft at an altitude

Dutch jumpmasters exit a C-27 aircraft at an altitude of 12,500 feet to execute a freefall and tandem jump onto Luzon Drop Zone, during Operation Toy Drop at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation... More

U.S. Army and Indonesian paratroopers  prepare for

U.S. Army and Indonesian paratroopers prepare for

U.S. Army and Indonesian paratroopers prepare 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 paratrooper... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports paratroopers

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports paratroopers

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports paratroopers to an airborne operation for Operation Toy Drop at Nijmegan Dropzone, Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Quentin Wilkinson, assigned to 14th

U.S. Army Sgt. Quentin Wilkinson, assigned to 14th

U.S. Army Sgt. Quentin Wilkinson, assigned to 14th Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment, walks to the check-in point on Luzon Drop Zone during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operati... More

Netherland jumpmaster, Sfc. Bjorn Oehlers, participates

Netherland jumpmaster, Sfc. Bjorn Oehlers, participates

Netherland jumpmaster, Sfc. Bjorn Oehlers, participates in aircraft jumpmaster airborne familiarization training on the C-130, during the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army ... More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Shelby Seymour, Staff Sgt. Stephanie

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Shelby Seymour, Staff Sgt. Stephanie

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Shelby Seymour, Staff Sgt. Stephanie Burg, and Sgt. Eric Hansen, all from C Company, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, bundle up as they wait in line during the early morning of Dec. 4, 2015 to ... More

Soldiers landing in the Nijmegan drop zone completing

Soldiers landing in the Nijmegan drop zone completing

Soldiers landing in the Nijmegan drop zone completing their 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop jump, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 3, 2015... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Conrad Holguin practices actions

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Conrad Holguin practices actions

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Conrad Holguin practices actions in the aircraft with a fellow member of the Italian Jumpmaster team during Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding general of U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), interacts with partner-nation jumpmasters during the 18th Annual Randy Ol... More

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers participate in

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers participate in

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers participate in Jumpmaster Aircraft Familiarization training aboard a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec.... More

U.S. Army Maj. Cristopher Murphy, commander of the

U.S. Army Maj. Cristopher Murphy, commander of the

U.S. Army Maj. Cristopher Murphy, commander of the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), shakes hands with Colombian Capt. Daniel Amarillo of Colombian Special Operations Command, after receiving his Colombia... More

U.S. Army paratroopers manifest early in the morning

U.S. Army paratroopers manifest early in the morning

U.S. Army paratroopers manifest early in the morning at Sicily Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborn... More

U.S. Army Cpt. Michael Carter, assigned to 360th Civil

U.S. Army Cpt. Michael Carter, assigned to 360th Civil

U.S. Army Cpt. Michael Carter, assigned to 360th Civil Affairs Brigade, receives Canadian jump wings from Canadian Sgt. Joe Hillier on Luzon Drop Zone following an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy O... More

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi,

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi,

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi, goes over paratrooper safety procedures during jumpmaster rehearsals in a C-130 mock-up, Dec. 3, 2014. The 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop w... More

U.S and partner nation Jumpmasters attend a briefing

U.S and partner nation Jumpmasters attend a briefing

U.S and partner nation Jumpmasters attend a briefing for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Nov. 30, 2015, at Pope Airfield, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airbor... More

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith gives an interview

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith gives an interview

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith gives an interview during jumpmaster aircraft familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve p... More

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct an airborne operation

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct an airborne operation

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec 9, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Soldiers the o... More

An Indonesian paratrooper participates in jumpmaster

An Indonesian paratrooper participates in jumpmaster

An Indonesian 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. Operat... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper gives a thumbs up while sitting

A U.S. Army paratrooper gives a thumbs up while sitting

A U.S. Army paratrooper gives a thumbs up while sitting and waiting for airborne operations to begin in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reser... More

Pvt. Manuel A. Sanchez, smiling, after hearing his

Pvt. Manuel A. Sanchez, smiling, after hearing his

Pvt. Manuel A. Sanchez, smiling, after hearing his ticket number called out; winning a slot to obtain partner nation jump wings for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Ci... More

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

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

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

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

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

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 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. 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

Canadian Armed Forces Warrant Officer Mike Dwyer conducts

Canadian Armed Forces Warrant Officer Mike Dwyer conducts

Canadian Armed Forces Warrant Officer Mike Dwyer conducts jumpmaster rehearsals in preparation of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 1, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’... 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

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

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

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Ammerman, the commanding general of U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), interacts with partner-nation jumpmasters during the 18th Annual Randy Ol... More

Indonesian Army paratroopers participate with several

Indonesian Army paratroopers participate with several

Indonesian Army paratroopers participate with several other nations including the U.S. Army in an airborne rehearsal during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affai... More

A soldier holds on to a mock static line as she participates

A soldier holds on to a mock static line as she participates

A soldier holds on to a mock static line as she participates in an airborne operations practice run Dec. 3, 2015, in preparation for the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C. Op... More

U.S. Army paratroopers walk to a C-130 Hercules before

U.S. Army paratroopers walk to a C-130 Hercules before

U.S. Army paratroopers walk to a C-130 Hercules before airborne operations begin in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army p... More

A paratrooper falls from the sky at Nijmegen Drop Zone

A paratrooper falls from the sky at Nijmegen Drop Zone

A paratrooper falls from the sky at Nijmegen Drop Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 3, 2015, ... More

Paratroopers march in formation to receive their partner

Paratroopers march in formation to receive their partner

Paratroopers march in formation to receive their partner nation jump wings from the Colombian jumpmaster after their descent onto Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. ‘Jump day’ is the second of ... More

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims takes a photo during

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims takes a photo during

German Staff Sgt. Daniel Heims takes a photo during Jumpmaster Aircraft Familiarization training in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. Operation Toy ... More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait aboard a C-130 to participate

U.S. Army paratroopers wait aboard a C-130 to participate

U.S. Army paratroopers wait aboard a C-130 to participate in an airborne operation and earn their Dutch jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s la... More

A German army jumpmaster signals U.S. Army paratroopers

A German army jumpmaster signals U.S. Army paratroopers

A German army jumpmaster signals U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. hook up on a German army C-160 airplane in preparation of earning their German jump wings in support of ... More

Capt. Patrick M. Smith checks a jumpmaster's harness

Capt. Patrick M. Smith checks a jumpmaster's harness

Capt. Patrick M. Smith checks a jumpmaster's harness in preparation to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Nijmegan Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. This aircraft will be used in support of the 18t... More

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers practice preliminary

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers practice preliminary

U.S. and partner nation paratroopers practice preliminary landing falls for airborne operations in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve pe... More

U.S. Army and Canadian Armed Forces jumpmasters and

U.S. Army and Canadian Armed Forces jumpmasters and

U.S. Army and Canadian Armed Forces jumpmasters and paratroopers conduct an airborne operation for Operation Toy Drop at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airb... More

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton,

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton,

Canadian paratrooper, Cpl. Jason Bent, from Trenton, Ontario, packs away his parachute after successfully completing a jump on the Nijmegen Landing Zone for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Dro... More

A German army jumpmaster gives the signal to jump to

A German army jumpmaster gives the signal to jump to

A German army jumpmaster gives the signal to jump to a U.S. Army paratrooper on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during airborne operations in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop hoste... More

Sgt. Angelo Palone, an Italian army jumpmaster, discusses

Sgt. Angelo Palone, an Italian army jumpmaster, discusses

Sgt. Angelo Palone, an Italian army jumpmaster, discusses airborne procedures with U.S. Army paratrooper Sgt. Austin Berner, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, prior to an airborne jump earning U.S. Army par... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares to land on Luzon Drop

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares to land on Luzon Drop

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares to land on Luzon Drop Zone during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations ... More

Santa and his helpers arrive at 'the lottery' where

Santa and his helpers arrive at 'the lottery' where

Santa and his helpers arrive 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 Sgt. 1st Class Sunnydale Hyde, a member of

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sunnydale Hyde, a member of

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sunnydale Hyde, a member of the United States Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, The Black Daggers, descends while performing a military free fall jump during... More

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, jump master, left,

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, jump master, left,

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut, jump master, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldo Blanco, jump master,right, exchange patches before airborne operations continue in support of Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, N.C... More

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith salutes Spc. Ezekiel

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith salutes Spc. Ezekiel

Dutch Sgt. Maj. Sebastiaan Kievith salutes Spc. Ezekiel Polite after his descent onto Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2015. "Jump day" is the second of two days in the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memor... More

A German army jumpmaster rehearses airborne procedures

A German army jumpmaster rehearses airborne procedures

A German army jumpmaster rehearses airborne procedures with U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., in preparation of earning their German jump wings in support of the 17th Ann... More

Military members conduct jumpmaster rehearsals in

Military members conduct jumpmaster rehearsals in

Military members conduct jumpmaster rehearsals in preparation of Operation Toy Drop at, Pope Field, N.C., on Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Soldie... More

Italian Brig. Gen. Enrico Pollini recovers his parachute

Italian Brig. Gen. Enrico Pollini recovers his parachute

Italian Brig. Gen. Enrico Pollini recovers his parachute on Luzon Drop Zone during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psycholog... 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

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from

Colombian Capt. Juan De Valdenebro, a jump master from the Colombian Special Operations Command, pins his country's jump wings on a paratrooper participating in the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy... 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 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

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

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

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

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

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