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Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk along the shore of Omaha Beach. Taking Omaha Beach was the responsibility of the U.S. 1st Army, 5th Corps, with sea transport provided by the U.S. Navy and el... More

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations Command operator landed at Malsheim drop zone during a freefall jump from a UH-60L black hawk from the Army National Guard Helicopter Task force from Colora... More

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security perimeter during a fast rope training exercise from a CV-22 Osprey at Mykolaiv, Ukraine, July 14, 2017 during exercise Sea Breeze 17. Sea Breeze is a U... More

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 demonstrates firing the P8 pistol for U.S. soldiers from Special Operations Command Europe before the soldiers attempt to qualify for the German Sch... More

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), presents arms during a World War II commemoration ceremony in Montebourg, France, June 4, 2015. The U.S. Army helped liberate Montebourg... More

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk along the shore of Omaha Beach. Taking Omaha Beach was the responsibility of the U.S. 1st Army, 5th Corps, with sea transport provided by the U.S. Navy and el... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, watches as the pilots start the engines of a C-130J aircraft at the Cherboug Airport, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. This is the 7... More

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude,

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude,

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude, Low Opening Airborne Jump over Iron Mike Drop Zone near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europ... More

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped on during World War II near La Fierr Bridge, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. Over 380 service members fro... More

A US Army (USA) Training Instructor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne) (foreground left) reviews the capabilities of the Valon 3 metal detector with Republic of Lebanon Army STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Elias Kaycsar assigned to the Lebanese Army Engineering Regiment, during a field training exercise in Hammana, Lebanon. US Military personnel under the operational control of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEU) are conducting humanitarian training at the request of the Lebanese Government

A US Army (USA) Training Instructor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hammana Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Soldiers from the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct

Soldiers from the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct

Soldiers from the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct a key leader engagement in the town of Enslwang, a simulated town at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, January 27, 2018 duri... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump equipment check on a Special Forces soldier in preparation for a high-altitude, low-opening jump over Latvia on 18 June 2020. U.S. Special Forces often... More

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September 11 in Sweden during the Swedish exercise Aurora 2017. Aurora 2017 was designed to increase the national and joint military capabilities necessary to protec... More

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) descends onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel fro... More

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct a door breach exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, January 13, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Rey Ramon)

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs to the first station of a stress-shoot during a Joint Combined Exchange Training with U.S. and Slovenian special operation forces at the SAJ headquarters compl... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II over Karlsborg, Sweden during Exercise MARAP, April 11, 2017. Exercise MARAP allowed U.S. SOF the opportunity to integrat... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron, 352d Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., inspects the flight ramp as it lowers during a low-level, mountaino... More

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th Fighter Wing and the 100th Air Refueling Wing practicing hitting with precision and proper technique during a combative refresher day during survival, evas... More

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French veterans during a ceremony honoring paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Hemevez, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members from Eu... More

Air Commandos with the 67th Special Operations Squadron,

Air Commandos with the 67th Special Operations Squadron,

Air Commandos with the 67th Special Operations Squadron, 352d Special Operations Wing execute a training mission over the local area with emergency response procedures for chemical warfare during an Ability to ... More

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army Airfield, Baumholder Military Training Area, during the exercise Jackal Stone 2014 Exercise Jackal Stone is a United States Special Operations Command Europe (... More

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward the Special Operations Command Europe's Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System drop at Korsor, Denmark, Sept. 27, 2016. This is the last U.S. led MCADS drop a... More

A German soldier (far right) from the 2nd Company,

A German soldier (far right) from the 2nd Company,

A German soldier (far right) from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313, observes a U.S. Army soldier from Special Operation Command as he fires Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle during his attempt to qualify ... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto Iron Mike Drop

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto Iron Mike Drop

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

U.S. Army Maj. Jason Wayne and Maj. Rusty Topf, assigned

U.S. Army Maj. Jason Wayne and Maj. Rusty Topf, assigned

U.S. Army Maj. Jason Wayne and Maj. Rusty Topf, assigned to 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, salute after laying a wreath during a ceremony honoring the 82nd Airborne Division at Hemevez, Normand... More

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings while conducting a raid Jun 11, 2017 in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Exercise Jackal Stone 17. Jackal Stone 17 is part of U.S. European Command’s Join... More

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined airborne insertion with Ukrainian Special Operation Forces at Ochakiv, Ukraine, July 9, 2017 during Sea Breeze 17. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted ... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

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

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course move between training areas in a belted vehicle in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 23, 2018. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force and the 26th Marine Exped... More

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 instructsl for U.S. soldiers from Special Operations Command soldiers on operating a Heckler & Koch P8 pistol before the soldiers attempt to qualify... More

CV-22 Osprey's from the 352d Special Operations Wing

CV-22 Osprey's from the 352d Special Operations Wing

CV-22 Osprey's from the 352d Special Operations Wing and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the 48th Fighter Wing flew together in a joint formation around southern England Aug. 31, 2017. This flight gave pilots of both uni... More

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier jumps over a wall during the International Special Training Centre’s Urban Sniper course Apr. 3, 2019. The ISTC’s Urban Sniper course is designed to prov... More

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

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

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

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an MK19 Grenade Launcher during weapons training in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec.,15, 2017. During the week of training, Sp... More

German soldiers (right) from the 2nd Company, Airborne

German soldiers (right) from the 2nd Company, Airborne

German soldiers (right) from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 take names and issue ammunition to U. S. Army soldiers from the Special Operations Command during a German/American Partnership event at the ... More

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) perform a static-line jump from a C-130 during an airborne operation in Stuttgart, Germany July 16, 2020. Personnel from SOCEUR, alo... More

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) descends onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel fro... More

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th Fighter Wing and the 100th Air Refueling Wing perform evasive maneuvers and water survival techniques during survival, evasion, resist and escape (SERE) tr... More

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

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

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

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

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

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals discuss house

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals discuss house

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals discuss house clearing tactics during Sarisa 16, an annual Greek exercise, near Athens, Greece, Sept. 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

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

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march in the colors as members of the color guard into a ceremony at Hemevez, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over ... More

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in an exercise which involved fast-roping out of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft. This training helps prepare multinational service members for situations in ... More

U.S. and Serbian Special Operations Forces train during

U.S. and Serbian Special Operations Forces train during

U.S. and Serbian Special Operations Forces train during a Joint Combined Exchange Training at the SAJ headquarters complex, Serbia, Mar. 6, 2018. A JCET is a combined training event in which SOF units train wit... More

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion

A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 instructsl for U.S. soldiers from Special Operations Command soldiers on operating a Heckler & Koch G36, assault rifle before the soldiers attempt t... More

"Dew, early in the morning on the windows of a CV-22

"Dew, early in the morning on the windows of a CV-22

"Dew, early in the morning on the windows of a CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the helipad, Baumholder Training Support Center, during the exercise Jackal Stone 2014 on Sept. 12, 2014 Baumholder, German... More

A MV-22B Osprey comes in for a landing bringing in

A MV-22B Osprey comes in for a landing bringing in

A MV-22B Osprey comes in for a landing bringing in special operations Soldiers during the Jackal Stone 2014 exercise. The soldiers came from the 1-10 Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Stuttgart, Germany, a... More

Servicemembers from various nations gather at the

Servicemembers from various nations gather at the

Servicemembers from various nations gather at the International Special Training Centre, located in Pfullendorf, Germany, for a Change of Command ceremony which was held on June 30, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Vi... More

Special Operations Command Europe held their Change

Special Operations Command Europe held their Change

Special Operations Command Europe held their Change of Command at the Swabian Special Events Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Aug.03, 2020. Major General Kirk W. Smith passed the command to Major General David H. ... More

Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the

Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the

Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, speaks to a U.S. Navy Special Boat team crewman during a visit to the Naval Special Warfare Special Boat team deployed near Naval Support ... More

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals attack an

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals attack an

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals attack an objective under the cover of night during Sarisa 16, an annual Greek exercise, near Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept. 20, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group participate in a fast-roping training exercise which helps them in their ability to exit buildings and aircraft by sliding down a rope. This exercise took p... More

A British soldier lands on the Malmsheim landing zone

A British soldier lands on the Malmsheim landing zone

A British soldier lands on the Malmsheim landing zone during parachute operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 16, 2020. Personnel from Special Operations Command Europe, along with Australian, British, and Germa... More

Members of the Serbian Special Anti-Terrorism Unit

Members of the Serbian Special Anti-Terrorism Unit

Members of the Serbian Special Anti-Terrorism Unit (SAJ) secure a high value target during a simulated joint assault which took place during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) with U.S. Special Operation... More

U.S. and German military service members attend a World

U.S. and German military service members attend a World

U.S. and German military service members attend a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France, to honor the memory of U.S Airmen and Soldiers who died when their aircraft crashed in the town ... More

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman assigned to Naval Special Warfare deploys the Puma All Environment Unmanned Aircraft System during a training mission with Hellenic Navy special operators fro... More

U.S. paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command

U.S. paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command

U.S. paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) perform a static-line jump from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel from SOCEUR, along ... More

Airmen with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352

Airmen with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352

Airmen with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352 Special Operations Wing execute a military free fall jump out of an MC-130J Commando II over southern England, 29 Sept. 2017. The ability to quickly assemble,... More

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) descends onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel fro... More

Masseur Marcel Jean, the French mayor of Chef Du Pont,

Masseur Marcel Jean, the French mayor of Chef Du Pont,

Masseur Marcel Jean, the French mayor of Chef Du Pont, speaks during a ceremony honoring the 82nd Airborne Division for their sacrifice during World War II at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Thompson and Capt. Lindsey

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Thompson and Capt. Lindsey

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Thompson and Capt. Lindsey Kinsinger, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, fly a C-130J aircraft over the terrain of Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of t... More

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned to Special Operations Command Europe, performs a final safety inspection on his fellow servicemember's parachute during an Airborne operations training... More

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th Fighter Wing and the 100th Air Refueling Wing practicing hitting with precision and proper technique during a combative refresher day during survival, evas... More

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move out during a small-unit tactics exercise near Iecava on 7 June 2020. The Zemessardze are an all-volunteer force charged with protecting the Latvian homeland... More

9/11 Observance Airborne Operations

9/11 Observance Airborne Operations

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier conducts a High altitude low opening (HALO) airborne operation with an American flag in observance of 9/11 at Malmshiem Airfield, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army ... More

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in an exercise which involved fast-roping out of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft. This training helps prepare multinational service members for situations in ... More

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and U.S. Navy

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and U.S. Navy

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen assigned to Naval Special Warfare secure the caving ladder during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise during a... More

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II reenactor dressed in a vintage WWII combat uniform salute as the U.S. national anthem plays during a WWII commemoration ceremony at Sainte Laurent sur Mer, Fr... More

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers during boarding

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers during boarding

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers during boarding on a CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army Airfield, Baumholder Military Training Area, during the exercise Jackal Stone 2014. Exercise Jacka... More

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pauses to take a picture of a bunker at Pointe Du Hoc. Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy, l... More

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

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

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th

Airmen from the 352d Special Operations Wing, the 48th Fighter Wing and the 100th Air Refueling Wing perform evasive maneuvers and water survival techniques during survival, evasion, resist and escape (SERE) tr... More

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course uses his ski poles to stabilize his rifle during a live-fire exercise while on ski patrol during the course's culminating event in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan.... More

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Leits and Staff Sgt

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Leits and Staff Sgt

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Leits and Staff Sgt James Gaston, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, watches as the pilots back up a C-130J aircraft at the Cherboug Airport, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. ... More

A U.S. Army Green Beret conducts a High Altitude, Low

A U.S. Army Green Beret conducts a High Altitude, Low

A U.S. Army Green Beret conducts a High Altitude, Low Opening Airborne Jump over Iron Mike Drop Zone near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europe ... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, salute during a ceremony honoring the 82nd Airborne Division at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europ... More

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted service members of the Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The day included a tour of the town hall and historic sites such as the Angoville Au Plain church where tw... More

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster assigned to Special Operations

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster assigned to Special Operations

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster assigned to Special Operations Command Europe participating in an Airborne Operation training exercise at a drop zone near Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany, inspects gear, March 14, 2017 (US... More

Special force Soldiers wait for the crew to allow them

Special force Soldiers wait for the crew to allow them

Special force Soldiers wait for the crew to allow them to board a CV-22 Osprey to conduct fast rope training September 12 in Sweden during the Swedish exercise Aurora 2017. Aurora 2017 was designed to increase ... More

U.S. and Polish special operations forces Soldiers

U.S. and Polish special operations forces Soldiers

U.S. and Polish special operations forces Soldiers conduct close quarters combat training at a Baumholder training site on Smith Barracks, Germany, Sept. 10, 2014. The training was part of Exercise Jackal Stone... More

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) Chaplain

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) Chaplain

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) Chaplain Col. Dan Rice hands out “Date Night” bags to SOCEUR personnel. The SOCEUR Religious Affairs NCO, SSG Bryan Sandino, came up with this creative idea to p... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Wing emplace a hasty ambush during Arctic winter training near Kiruna, Sweden, February 23, 2017. The training included four ... More

U.S. Special Operations Command Force's conduct static

U.S. Special Operations Command Force's conduct static

U.S. Special Operations Command Force's conduct static load training using the U.S. Air Force 352d Special Operation Wing’s MC-130J Commando II, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) Combat Craft Assault (CCA)... More

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen assigned

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen assigned

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen assigned to Naval Special Warfare meet with Hellenic Navy operators from the Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) during a weapons familiarization class in Athen... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe jump out of a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, 12,000 feet above the Malmsheim Drop Zone, Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 17, 2016. (U.S. Army... More

U.S. service members, assigned to Special Operations

U.S. service members, assigned to Special Operations

U.S. service members, assigned to Special Operations Command Europe, participate in an Airborne Operations training exercise at a drop zone near Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany, March 14, 2017. (US Army Photo by ... More

Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English

Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English

Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy, located between Utah and Omaha Beach. It was a German observation point fortified with concrete casements and gun pit... More

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participant of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course rests during the course's culminating event in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 23, 2018. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force and the 26th Marine Expeditio... More

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman assigned to Naval Special Warfare discussed the Puma All Environment Unmanned Aircraft System with Hellenic Navy operators from the Underwater Demolition Comm... More

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned

U.S. Airman Senior Master Sergeant Dean L. Unger, assigned to Special Operations Command Europe, performs a final safety inspection on his fellow servicemember's parachute during an Airborne operations training... More

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers demonstrate

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers demonstrate

Multinational Special Operations Soldiers demonstrate fast roping from a CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army Airfield, Baumholder Military Training Area, during the exercise Jackal Stone 2014 Media... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Wing conduct freefall airborne operations near Kiruna, Sweden, February 24, 2017. The Arctic winter training included four we... More

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in

U.S. Sailors and Israeli Soldiers train together in an exercise which involved fast-roping out of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft. This training helps prepare multinational service members for situations in ... More

Participants of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participants of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Participants of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course rest and try to warm up in front of a fire during the course's culminating event in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 23, 2018. Marines from the Black Sea Rotation... More

US Marine (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Mark Fisher, Mountain Warfare Training Center, California (CA), takes some time for physical training (PT) on the helicopter pad at the Advanced Operational Base in Krtsanisi, Republic of Georgia (GEO). The responsibility for the Georgia Train and Equip Program will be transferring from Special Operations Command Europe to Marine Forces Europe. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity

US Marine (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Mark Fisher, Mountain Warfare Trainin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier conducts building entry

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier conducts building entry

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier conducts building entry using ladders on Panzer Kaserne, Germany, November 27, 2017. This was part of a month-long training event that finished with a culminating exercise and real... More

Valerie Blandin, the Mayor of Gourbesville gives a

Valerie Blandin, the Mayor of Gourbesville gives a

Valerie Blandin, the Mayor of Gourbesville gives a speech June 5, 2015, during a ceremony at the Crossroads Memorial site in the Normandy region of France in Gourbesville. U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airbo... More

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