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Brig. Gen. Richard Sele, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. Richard Sele, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. Richard Sele, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) along with U.S. Army paratrooper Spc. Darius Davis of the 982nd Combat Camera (Ai... More

Corporal Ashton Tyler, right, warehouse clerk, 15th

Corporal Ashton Tyler, right, warehouse clerk, 15th

Corporal Ashton Tyler, right, warehouse clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects her classmates on sword manual at the Corporal's Course Academy aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. The academy's miss... More

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.

Zach Oler wears a commemorative jersey that belonged

Zach Oler wears a commemorative jersey that belonged

Zach Oler wears a commemorative jersey that belonged to his father, Randy, on Sicily Drop Zone during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Op... 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

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 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 2, 2017 at Fort Br... More

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers conduct Sustained

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers conduct Sustained

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers conduct Sustained Airborne Training (SAT) during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 30, 2017. This year, eight countries a... More

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their jump in participation for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U. S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airb... 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 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Dec. 1, 2017 at Fort Bra... More

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their

U.S Army paratroopers returns after completing their jump in participation for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U. S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airb... 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 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. 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 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 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

Paratroopers line up in formation to receive their

Paratroopers line up in formation to receive their

Paratroopers line up in formation to receive their foreign jump wings from the foreign jumpmasters after their descent onto Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Dec. 01, 2017. ‘Jump day’ is the firs... 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

Zach Oler, son of Sgt. 1st Class Randy Oler, reads

Zach Oler, son of Sgt. 1st Class Randy Oler, reads

Zach Oler, son of Sgt. 1st Class Randy Oler, reads lottery ticket numbers in front of a crowd of eager paratroopers during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 1, 2017 at the Green Ramp ... More

A Soldier gives his toy in exchange for his lottery

A Soldier gives his toy in exchange for his lottery

A Soldier gives his toy in exchange for 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. 1, 20... 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 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

Capt. Mark Glover, Space and Naval Warfare Systems

Capt. Mark Glover, Space and Naval Warfare Systems

Capt. Mark Glover, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic commanding officer, passes out American flags during the Veterans Day Parade Nov. 10, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. More than a hundred Airmen and ... 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

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster relays jump commands to a German

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster relays jump commands to a German

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster relays jump commands to a German Jumpmaster on a C-27J Spartan Aircraft during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Op... 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

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

Brandon Riddle, Zoe Friedman, Amanda Downey, and Erin

Brandon Riddle, Zoe Friedman, Amanda Downey, and Erin

Brandon Riddle, Zoe Friedman, Amanda Downey, and Erin Long, members of the New York City based USO Show Troupe, sing the National Anthem prior to the beginning of the lottery portion of the 20th annual Randy Ol... More

U.S. Army and foreign paratroopers board the C-27 Spartan,

U.S. Army and foreign paratroopers board the C-27 Spartan,

U.S. Army and foreign paratroopers board the C-27 Spartan, to perform a military free fall operation for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological... 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

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare for airborne operations

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare for airborne operations

U.S. Army paratroopers prepare for airborne operations 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 inc... 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

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a chute-shakeout at

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a chute-shakeout at

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a chute-shakeout at during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, NC., November 30, 2017. This year, eight countries are participating and they incl... 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

After successfully deploying paratroopers and landing,

After successfully deploying paratroopers and landing,

After successfully deploying paratroopers and landing, jumpmasters await permission to exit the aircraft during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 2, 2017, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial ... More

Paratroopers return after completing their jump in

Paratroopers return after completing their jump in

Paratroopers return after completing their jump in participation for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U. S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), De... 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

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 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Dec. 1, 2017 at Fort Bra... 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

U.S. Army Cpt. Nicholas A. Prieto, a Jumpmaster with

U.S. Army Cpt. Nicholas A. Prieto, a Jumpmaster with

U.S. Army Cpt. Nicholas A. Prieto, a Jumpmaster with the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) identifies his 30-second reference point prior to releasing jumpers over Sicily Drop Zone during the 20th Annual... More

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 2, 2017 a... 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 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

Airborne Soldiers line up to donate their toys and

Airborne Soldiers line up to donate their toys and

Airborne Soldiers line up to donate their toys and receive their lottery ticket for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (... 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

Members of the Special Operations Test Direct prepare

Members of the Special Operations Test Direct prepare

Members of the Special Operations Test Direct prepare to perform military free fall operations using the RA-1 and Standard parachutes for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. A... 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

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

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Micheal Tkachenko, assigned to

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Micheal Tkachenko, assigned to

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Micheal Tkachenko, assigned to 65th Military Police Company, waits first in line to donate his toy in exchange for a chance to earn jump wings from one of seven partner nations participatin... 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 paratroopers of the U.S. Army Parachute Team

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

U.S. Army paratroopers of the U.S. Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights) 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 y... More

A German jump master pins his country's jump wings

A German jump master pins his country's jump wings

A German jump master pins his country's jump wings on a U.S. Soldier after he completed airborne operations at Sicily Drop Zone during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 2, 2017. Opera... More

U.S. Army paratroopers of the U.S. Army Parachute team

U.S. Army paratroopers of the U.S. Army Parachute team

U.S. Army paratroopers of the U.S. Army Parachute team (Golden Knights) walks off Luzon Drop Zone during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Camp MacKall, N.C., Dec. 4, 2017. This year, ei... 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

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 Pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Aaron Brock

U.S. Army Pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Aaron Brock

U.S. Army Pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Aaron Brock Brock with Alpha Company, 2-135th General Aviation Support Battalion operates a UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter at Sicily Drop Zone during the 20th Annual Randy ... More

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone

U.S Army Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 2, 2017 a... More

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