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US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau]

[French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau] - [FRA-6348 through FRA-6410 (O-File)]

Army paratroopers help to direct the clearing of rubble as clean-up operations get underway following a severe earthquake

Army paratroopers help to direct the clearing of rubble as clean-up op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tolmezzo Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Paul Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

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

Paratroopers march back from a drop zone during Air Force Reserve Oper...

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

Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmaster prior to boarding the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft

Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Paratroopers jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Members of the Thai forces are involved in a joint parachute training exercise with a U.S. Air Force combat control team. The aircraft is from the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron

Paratroopers jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Members of the Thai ...

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

Honduran Army paratroopers, seated inside a 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft, wait to take off on a mission during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE)

Honduran Army paratroopers, seated inside a 773rd Tactical Airlift Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Tegucigalpa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Rele... More

An Army paratrooper approaches the ground after a parachute drop at the Open House Air Show

An Army paratrooper approaches the ground after a parachute drop at th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn Release Status: Releas... More

Student pilots learn proper parachuting techniques at the Undergraduate Pilot Training Facility

Student pilots learn proper parachuting techniques at the Undergraduat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Rele... More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers participate in a re-enactment of a World War II parachute jump on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers partici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Vincent R. Kitts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers prepare to jump from an aircraft while participating in the re-enactmemt of an air drop into Sainte-Mere-Eglise on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers prepare to jump from an aircraft w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 4 Jon E. Long Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over San Luis Obispo, California, during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '84

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-141B Starlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Camp San Luis Obispo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Army Special Forces Soldiers inspect the parachutes worn by Colombian paratroopers during the joint US and Colombian counterinsurgency Exercise FUERZAS UNITAS '85

US Army Special Forces Soldiers inspect the parachutes worn by Colombi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNITAS '85 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kenrick R. Thomas Release Status: Rel... More

Egyptian and U.S. paratroopers participate in a mass air drop during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

Egyptian and U.S. paratroopers participate in a mass air drop during t...

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

US and Honduran paratroopers jump from a C-130E Hercules aircraft during the joint Honduran/US Exercise CABANAS '85

US and Honduran paratroopers jump from a C-130E Hercules aircraft duri...

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

Korean paratroopers wait for the green light before jumping from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Team Spirit '86

Korean paratroopers wait for the green light before jumping from a C-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Staff Sgt. Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public... More

Air to air side view of paratroopers jumping from a C-130 Hercules during a training mission. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air side view of paratroopers jumping from a C-130 Hercules dur...

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

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster watches Jordanian paratroopers jump from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during exercise Shadow Hawk '87, a phase of Bright Star '87. The U.S. Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs of STAFF

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster watches Jordanian paratroopers jump from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK '87BRIGHT STAR '87 Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Scott Stewart Release Status: Released to P... More

Paratroopers from Co. B, 2nd Bn., 5th Special Forces Group (A), jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over the Salinas Drop Zone at Camp Santiago during the reserve training Exercise Patriot Pearl. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

Paratroopers from Co. B, 2nd Bn., 5th Special Forces Group (A), jump f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEARL Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Two groups of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a pair of 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft over the Sicily drop zone. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft

Two groups of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Releas... More

Paratroopers of the Airborne Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Division board and C-130E Hercules aircraft of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron. Their airdrop over West Germany is part of an Army training and evaluation program (ARTEP) mission

Paratroopers of the Airborne Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

At the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division move to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that will be their transportation for an air assault mission during the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89

At the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, sold...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Camp Davis Air Field State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Steve Seeley and SENIOR AIRMAN Carlos Flores, C-141 loadmasters from the 18th Airlift Squadron, Mcguire AFB, NJ, watch as paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion 325th Infantry Regiment depart the aircraft during exercise Roaring Lion.(Exact date unknown)

SENIOR AIRMAN Steve Seeley and SENIOR AIRMAN Carlos Flores, C-141 load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Bowman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul Caron Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army Captain listens to the aircrew conversation on a pair of headsets in order to be able to update his soldiers who are participating in a mass formation jump over Germany. As troop commander on board the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130 Hercules, the captain must work closely with the aircrew to insure that his troops have ample time to prepare for the upcoming jump. The 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provided in-theater airlift to over 600 US Army paratroopers of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

A US Army Captain listens to the aircrew conversation on a pair of hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

MASTER SGT. Bill Canty, from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), documents paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division as they prepare to board a C-141 Starlifter. They are participating in an airdrop at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, NC

MASTER SGT. Bill Canty, from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE EXERCISE 98-1 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) S... More

Army paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., board C-130 Hercules at Pope Air Force Base, as part of Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1

Army paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE '98 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, jumps out of a C-47, into Carentan Normandy, June 6, 2019, to recreate his D-Day parachute jump, 75 years ... More

A jumper from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), McChord Air Force Base, Washington, parachuted out of a C-23 Sherpa (Not shown) holding the flag of the United States of America for the ceremonies at the Klamath Falls Airshow 2000, Kingsley Field, Oregon air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, OR, on July 18th, 2000

A jumper from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), McChord Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kingsley Field State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stine, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop zone area during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces ...

Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop z...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop zone area during an international mass jump into Kazakhsta... More

United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, load their chuts for redeployment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the US and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including ...

United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, load their chuts for redeploy... More

Kazakhstan paratroopers are first into the drop zone, jumping from a MIL Mi-6 "Hook" helicopter, as part of an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of the Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, from ...

Kazakhstan paratroopers are first into the drop zone, jumping from a M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan paratroopers are first into the drop zone, jumping from a MIL Mi-6 "Hook" helicopter, as part of an international ma... More

Moroccan Army paratroopers hurry to board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ben Guerir AirField, Morocco. Morocco Army Soldier trained in High Altitude Low Open (HALO) drops during Operation BULE SANDS 2001

Moroccan Army paratroopers hurry to board a US Air Force C-130 Hercule...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUE SANDS Base: Ben Guerir Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Bradley C. Church Release Status: Released to ... More

Moroccan Army paratroopers hit the drop zone near Ben Guerir, Morocco, as part of an air drop training exercise, all a part of Operation BLUE SANDS 2001

Moroccan Army paratroopers hit the drop zone near Ben Guerir, Morocco,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUE SANDS 2001 Base: Ben Guerir Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Bradley C. Church Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, reconfigures the aircraft to seat paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, prior to boarding the aircraft in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE 01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant ...

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein A... More

Co-Pilot Major (MAJ) David Laslo, USAF, 731st Airlift Squadron (AS), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, performs pre-flight checks on a C-130 Hercules. Reserve and active duty C-130's at Ramstein Air Base participate in a mass tactical exercise that will air drop in excess 140 tons of cargo and over 520 US Army Combat Paratroopers from Vinceza, Italy

Co-Pilot Major (MAJ) David Laslo, USAF, 731st Airlift Squadron (AS), P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justi... More

SPECIALIST (SPC) Mathew Schumann, USA, 1ST Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry (1ST/508th), Vinceza, Italy performs a last minute check of drop equipment prior to loading onto a C-130. Reserve and active duty C-130's at Ramstein Air Base (AB) participate in a mass tactical exercise that will air drop in excess 140 tons of cargo and over 520 US Army Combat Paratroopers from Vinceza, Italy

SPECIALIST (SPC) Mathew Schumann, USA, 1ST Battalion (Airborne), 508th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justi... More

In the Attack Position (AP) two US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and various other combat vehicles from the 1ST Tank Battalion, Charlie Company, wait in the in the Dispersal Area (DA) near the Iraqi border in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

In the Attack Position (AP) two US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Mai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A member of a Canadian aerial demonstrations team parachutes toward his landing zone, while displaying a large American Flag, during the March Field Air Fest 2004 Air Show held at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

A member of a Canadian aerial demonstrations team parachutes toward hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Nason, USAF Release Stat... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers jump out of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft over drop zone Holland at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), in support of exercise Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint USA and US Air Force (USAF) airdrop, designed to enhance service cohesiveness. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) paratroopers jump out of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Her...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Andrew Taylor from Air Combat Command Civil Engineering (ACCCE) instructs Red Horse paratroopers to step up to the door and be ready to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during the Airpower over Hampton Roads Air Show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Andrew Taylor from Air Combat Command Civi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B... More

Members of multiple U.S. Army Reserves Chemical Companies run to the back of a CH-47"Chinook"helicopter to participate in an orientation flight after a successful High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) sling loading class, held at Fort McCoy Airfield.  This is one of many activities in support of Operation Red Dragon, a joint civilian-military exercise to test coordinated response to a simulated nuclear and chemical bomb attack at Fort McCoy, Wis., from June 23, 2005 to June 24, 2005.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Brian D. Lehnhardt) (Released)

Members of multiple U.S. Army Reserves Chemical Companies run to the b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR S... More

Paratroopers from the 82d Airborne Division put on their face masks enroute to cleaning another section of the La. State University Health Sciences Center on Sept. 15, 2005 in New Orleans during Task Force Katrina. The hospital had to be evacuated when Hurricane Katrina reached the La. shoreline.(U.S. Army photo by CPL. Sam Kilpatrick)  (Released)

Paratroopers from the 82d Airborne Division put on their face masks en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 82ND ABN DIV Scene Camera Operator: CPL Sam... More

Members of a Congressional Delegation visit New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, seen here left to right are, US Senators Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama (AL), Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut (CT), Ted Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts (MA) and Michael B. Enzi, Republican of Wyoming (WY).  The Senators take the time to pose in front of a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter, with 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Paratroopers.  The Paratroopers left to right are, STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Young, Private First Class (PFC) Parham, Sergeant (SGT) Foley, SGT Smith and Corporal (CPL) Stone

Members of a Congressional Delegation visit New Orleans, Louisiana (LA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SSG Ricky ... More

A column of U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying U.S. Army Paratroopers, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany, U.S. Air Force Airmen, 786th Security Forces Squadron, Sembach Air Base, Germany, the German 26th Luftwaffe (Air Force) Brigade, and members of the Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (LL//LTS), the Air-Land and Air Transport School, German Federal Armed Forces, Atlenstadt, Germany, prepare to take off from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 17, 2006, to conduct a multinational airborne mission.  (U.S. Air force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Erin M. Peterson) (Released)

A column of U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying U.S. Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein AB State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Erin M. Peterson, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 82nd Airborne Division, restrains a suspected insurgent in the village of Turki, Iraq.  These paratroopers are participating in a massive operation geared toward eliminating the insurgent threat in the area.  (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Armando Monroig) (Released)

U.S. Army soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SGT Armondo Monroig, USA Release Status: Released ... More

Iraqi soldiers from the Anbar Operation Center, and

Iraqi soldiers from the Anbar Operation Center, and

Iraqi soldiers from the Anbar Operation Center, and paratroopers with 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pose for a group photo after firing their weapons at the opening of the Anbar Operat... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, guides the positioning of a rapidly emplaceable bridge in Zharay district, Afghanistan, May 10. The bridge was dropped the... More

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) conduct a training jump from a CH-47 Chinook into Bunker Drop Zone at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Train... More

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers wait in line with

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers wait in line with

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers wait in line with their toys anxious to get a lottery ticket to for a chance of earning foreign jump wings in the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, 2013, at Po... More

The Sky's the Limit - A group of parachutes flying through a cloudy sky

The Sky's the Limit - A group of parachutes flying through a cloudy sk...

Soldiers color the sky with their chutes during the Friendship Jump in Zarqa, Jordan.The Friendship Jump is an event in the Exercise Eager Lion 2014.

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment,

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment,

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J during an airborne operation in Adazi, Latvia, Aug. 7. Paratroopers in Latvia are demonstrating ... More

Paratroopers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Paratroopers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Paratroopers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade patrol through downtown Praestoe and interact with Danish citizens during Exercise White Sword here, Dec. 5, 2014. Exe... More

U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pick up their parachutes before an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoe... More

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (right), commander of U.S. Army

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (right), commander of U.S. Army

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (right), commander of U.S. Army Europe, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Kyle Reed, commander of the U.S. Army's 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a visit to Fear... More

A static dispaly shows the name and parts of a MC-6

A static dispaly shows the name and parts of a MC-6

A static dispaly shows the name and parts of a MC-6 parachute system that is used in the rigger facility on Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, R.I., July 30, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition... More

Tarantula Team Airborne Jump Fort Irwin

Tarantula Team Airborne Jump Fort Irwin

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Tarantula Team, Operations Group sit on the ground before conducting airborne operations at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015. The Tarantula tea... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares for airborne operations

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares for airborne operations

A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares for airborne operations in support of Operation Glück ab! (OGA). OGA is a bi-lateral airborne operation held at Fort Gordon, Ga., March 4, 2016. The purpose of OGA is to foster ... More

Green Berets Fast Rope in for training

Green Berets Fast Rope in for training

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), fast ropes down from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as he starts a timed stress shoot at Ft. Carson, Colorado, Mar. 3, 2016. The st... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th

U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th

U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, clear a building during a blank iteration of a platoon live-fire exercise on Fort ... More

Lt. Col. Nick Ducich, Joint Multinational Training

Lt. Col. Nick Ducich, Joint Multinational Training

Lt. Col. Nick Ducich, Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine commander (left), greets Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, Lithuanian Land Forces commander (right), Apr. 20, 2016, during his visit to the International... More

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a platoon level situational training exercise as a part of Exercise Real Thaw in Alcocete training area, Po... More

Col. Brian May, commander of the 403rd Operation Group,

Col. Brian May, commander of the 403rd Operation Group,

Col. Brian May, commander of the 403rd Operation Group, gives a speech during a ceremony in Picauville, France. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious la... More

Multinational paratroopers from the Colombian Air Force,

Multinational paratroopers from the Colombian Air Force,

Multinational paratroopers from the Colombian Air Force, French Air Force, and Pakistan Air Force drop from a Colombian Air Force CASA C-295 at Larson, Wash., Aug. 6, 2017, in support of Exercise Mobility Guard... More

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron parachute into the Ohio River from a C-130 aircraft during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April ... More

Two paratroopers from the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade

Two paratroopers from the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade

Two paratroopers from the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade float down to the drop zone on June 6, 2018. The Polish Land Forces conducted this exercise with the intent to enhance their land and air military posture ... More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment emplaced claymores and blew things up in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europ... More

Spartans conduct urban operations medical training

Spartans conduct urban operations medical training

Pfc. Joshua Stone, native of Chelsea, Michigan, assigned to the evacuation platoon, Charlie Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Ar... More

ERMELO, Netherlands (Sept. 20, 2018)   U.S., Dutch,

ERMELO, Netherlands (Sept. 20, 2018) U.S., Dutch,

ERMELO, Netherlands (Sept. 20, 2018) U.S., Dutch, British, and German paratroopers debrief after participating in exercise Falcon Leap at the Houtdorperveld Drop Zone as part of the 74th anniversary of Operat... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receive ammunition during Operation Devil Storm on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 27, 2019. Devil Storm exercised deploymen... More

Parachuters glide to a designated landing zone July

Parachuters glide to a designated landing zone July

Parachuters glide to a designated landing zone July 12, 2019, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

Army Lt. Col. Matt Myer speaks to his paratroopers

Army Lt. Col. Matt Myer speaks to his paratroopers

Army Lt. Col. Matt Myer speaks to his paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, as vet... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery complete the sprint-drag-carry event of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Best of the Best Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina... More

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-Day. More than 380 U.S. service members from E... More

Paratroopers with the United States Army Civil Affairs

Paratroopers with the United States Army Civil Affairs

Paratroopers with the United States Army Civil Affairs listen to the helicopter safety brief prior to conducting Airborne operations of St. Mere Eglise drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Sept. 10. These paratroop... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Briana B. Funtukis, a parachute rigger

U.S. Army Pfc. Briana B. Funtukis, a parachute rigger

U.S. Army Pfc. Briana B. Funtukis, a parachute rigger with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne), Task Force ... More

Gwen Bridges decorates a pillow case for a 2nd Battalion,

Gwen Bridges decorates a pillow case for a 2nd Battalion,

Gwen Bridges decorates a pillow case for a 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at the battalion headquarters, Feb. 8. Rear detachment an... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Cisneros, a paratrooper

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Cisneros, a paratrooper

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Cisneros, a paratrooper with 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade and a native of Round Rock, Texas, has his geared checked by U.S. Army Pvt. S... More

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, one of many static displays at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 4... More

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, work to clear debris, where barriers once stood, which provided protection for aircraft hangers at forward operation base Sha... More

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th Battalion,

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th Battalion,

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, check each other's equipment prior to an airborne mission at the 7th Army Joint Multinational ... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receive training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a Low Cost, L... More

A U.S. Air Force C130 aircraft makes its approach for

A U.S. Air Force C130 aircraft makes its approach for

A U.S. Air Force C130 aircraft makes its approach for a Low Cost, Low Altitude airborne heavy drop operations for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 24, 2015. Operation Green Light G... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exits a CH-47 aircraft during Operation Federal Eagle, July 15, 2015. The operation is an annual joint airborne operation hel... More

Rhode Island National Guard uses CH-47 Chinooks for

Rhode Island National Guard uses CH-47 Chinooks for

Rhode Island National Guard uses CH-47 Chinooks for airborne operations during Leapfest 2015 at the University of Rhode Island West Kingston campus July 29. Leapfest is an international parachute competition ho... More

A soldier with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,

A soldier with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,

A soldier with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducts sit-ups Apr. 26, during an army physical fitness test as part of Basic Leaders Course at th... 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

Pvt. Adam Klover, a rigger assigned to the 151st Division

Pvt. Adam Klover, a rigger assigned to the 151st Division

Pvt. Adam Klover, a rigger assigned to the 151st Division Aerial Delivery Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion "Superchargers," reaches the top of the tough one obstacle as he begins the air assa... More

Kirk Garrison, a member of the Lt. Dan Band, performs

Kirk Garrison, a member of the Lt. Dan Band, performs

Kirk Garrison, a member of the Lt. Dan Band, performs for Paratroopers and their Families during a concert at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 4, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Lytle)

Bulgarian Special Operations drop zone personnel watch

Bulgarian Special Operations drop zone personnel watch

Bulgarian Special Operations drop zone personnel watch a Bulgarian service member descend during Exercise Thracian Spring 17 at Plovdiv Regional Airport, Bulgaria, March 15, 2017. Paratroopers exited the C-130J... More

U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed in support of Combined

U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed in support of Combined

U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the 94th Mine Dog Detachment, 5th Engineer Bat... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general of Combined Joint Force Land Component Command and the 1st Infantry Division, greets Paratroopers at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, June 8, 2017. The Paratroopers, de... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry

U.S. Army Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry

U.S. Army Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Serbian Paratroopers come together to perform Sustained Airborne Training (SAT) during Exercise Double Eagle 2017 i... More

Sky Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped

Sky Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped

Sky Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped into Hohenfels, Germany to begin the certification phase of Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to ... More

181006-N-ZZ513-2130 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2018) A

181006-N-ZZ513-2130 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2018) A

181006-N-ZZ513-2130 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2018) A member of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs parachutes towards their target during an air show as part of San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 6. San Francisco Fleet Week is ... More

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