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The 415th CA Bn., redeployed, July 2011, after a year

The 415th CA Bn., redeployed, July 2011, after a year

The 415th CA Bn., redeployed, July 2011, after a year deployment to Afghanistan. In a Welcome Home Warrior ceremony, March 25, the soldiers were formally recognized by local government officials and family memb... More

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before participating in a combined high altitude low opening freefall jump from a German C-160 during Operation Toy Drop's Special Operations week, Dec. 10, onto L... More

Col. R. Christion Brewer, commanding officer of the

Col. R. Christion Brewer, commanding officer of the

Col. R. Christion Brewer, commanding officer of the 350th Civil Affairs Command, hands the 321st Civil Affairs color to incoming commander Col. Darrell Guthrie, Aug. 7. Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command o... More

Soldiers from a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion provincial

Soldiers from a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion provincial

Soldiers from a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion provincial reconstruction team listen to Senior Deputy John Steele, recruit training officer for Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center, during a center as... More

Cars park along Manchester Road during Operation Toy

Cars park along Manchester Road during Operation Toy

Cars park along Manchester Road during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 7, as soldiers, families and others wait for paratroopers to jump from a C-130 onto Sicily Drop Zone. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psyc... More

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

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

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, and his sponsor ensure that his equipment is properly attached to him before starting the night land navigation portion of the U.S. Army Civi... More

Spc. Ian Hagen, 416th Theater Engineer Command, participates

Spc. Ian Hagen, 416th Theater Engineer Command, participates

Spc. Ian Hagen, 416th Theater Engineer Command, participates in the sergeants major board during the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7. Hagen, as well as other competito... More

Paratroopers participate in Operation Toy Drop, hosted

Paratroopers participate in Operation Toy Drop, hosted

Paratroopers participate in Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg on Dec. 11, 2011.

Pvt. 1st Class Justin Arrignton, 450th Civil Affairs

Pvt. 1st Class Justin Arrignton, 450th Civil Affairs

Pvt. 1st Class Justin Arrignton, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, performs his pushups during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, May 9. Arrington... More

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, top,

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, top,

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, top, wrestles with Spc. Daniel Hauser, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, during the combatives portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Co... More

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

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

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

Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) outgoing commanding general, salutes his formation one last time before relinquishing his command to Maj. G... More

Capt. Henry Lifton, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division,

Capt. Henry Lifton, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division,

Capt. Henry Lifton, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, walks of the La Fiere drop zone after jumping in honor of D-Day, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holl... More

WWII and D-Day veteran, John Perozzi, 82nd Airborne

WWII and D-Day veteran, John Perozzi, 82nd Airborne

WWII and D-Day veteran, John Perozzi, 82nd Airborne Division, talks with active duty 82nd Abn. Div. soldiers after a ceremony that commemorated the La Fiere, Ste. Mere Eglise, WWII and D-Day events, June 3. Tas... More

A British soldier with 4th Battalion, The Parachute

A British soldier with 4th Battalion, The Parachute

A British soldier with 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, shouts orders to fellow soldiers after coming into simulated enemy fire during an airborne mission as part of Operation Black Warrior at the St. Mer... More

Paratroopers walk off Luzon Drop Zone after completing

Paratroopers walk off Luzon Drop Zone after completing

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

Paratroopers line up in the early morning of Dec. 10

Paratroopers line up in the early morning of Dec. 10

Paratroopers line up in the early morning of Dec. 10 to donate a toy for a local child in need, while hoping to earn foreign jump wings tomorrow during Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C. The 13th annual Ran... More

Paratroopers shake their parachutes free of debris

Paratroopers shake their parachutes free of debris

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

Spc. Corey Neave, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry

Spc. Corey Neave, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry

Spc. Corey Neave, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, rolls up his parachute after making a safe landing, Dec. 10. More than 1500 paratroopers drop onto Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C., during ... More

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's 4th Battalion from London, England, marched into the small town of Picauville, France to honor and remember those who died during the D-Day invasion... More

On June 6, Task Force 68 walked through the battle

On June 6, Task Force 68 walked through the battle

On June 6, Task Force 68 walked through the battle fields of La Fiere and learned about the heroic acts of the men who captured the bridge of La Fiere, ultimately allowing for the landings of the beaches of Nor... More

Capt. Charles Timney, right, talks with Staff Sgt.

Capt. Charles Timney, right, talks with Staff Sgt.

Capt. Charles Timney, right, talks with Staff Sgt. Patrick Shipp, tan shirt, who is role playing as a foreign local who doesn't want to give up his land to be used by the civil affairs team for displaced civili... More

Soldiers from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, from

Soldiers from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, from

Soldiers from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, from Encino, Calif., linked up with Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center staff members to simulate an assessment of center resources as part of their ... More

Paratroopers pass the time as they wait for the doors

Paratroopers pass the time as they wait for the doors

Paratroopers pass the time as they wait for the doors to open during the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop lottery, Dec. 6, at Pope Field, N.C. There were more than 500 parachutes up for the lottery. Th... More

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon gives directions at Camp Mackall

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

Sgt. Nathaniel Bier, 301st Psychological Operations

Sgt. Nathaniel Bier, 301st Psychological Operations

Sgt. Nathaniel Bier, 301st Psychological Operations Company, left, and Spc. Thomas Edwards, 10th Psychological Operations Battalion, take a break during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations... More

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's 4th Battalion from London, England, marched into the small town of Picauville, France to honor and remember those who died during the D-Day invasion... More

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil

Staff Sgt. Bret Klatt, representing the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, and his sponsor ensure that his equipment is properly attached to him before starting the night land navigation portion of the U.S. Army Civi... More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior competitors sign for their maps and compasses before starting the night land navigation portion of the competition, May 12.

Tech. Sgt. Milt Staley, a D-Day veteran, talks with

Tech. Sgt. Milt Staley, a D-Day veteran, talks with

Tech. Sgt. Milt Staley, a D-Day veteran, talks with fellow veteran Master Sgt. Raymond Sylvester during a memorial ceremony in Picauville, France, June 1. Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regim... More

Task Force 68 soldiers attended a memorial ceremony

Task Force 68 soldiers attended a memorial ceremony

Task Force 68 soldiers attended a memorial ceremony for D-Day veterans in Hermanville, France, June 6. Even with pouring down rain, the soldiers paid their respects to the heroes of World War II. Task Force 68,... More

A British soldier with the 9th Squadron, Royal engineers,

A British soldier with the 9th Squadron, Royal engineers,

A British soldier with the 9th Squadron, Royal engineers, is pinned by an American soldier after successfully completing Operation Airdrop Warrior, May 27. Operation Airdrop Warrior consisted of both American a... More

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013, during Operation Toy Drop. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations forces donate thro... More

Sgt. Jeffrey Eisner, representing the 1st Training

Sgt. Jeffrey Eisner, representing the 1st Training

Sgt. Jeffrey Eisner, representing the 1st Training Brigade, swims the length of a pool in full gear and weapon. Competitors took to the water this afternoon for a swimming challenge during the pool portion of t... More

The 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop

The 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop

The 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop started bright and early for the paratroopers who donated toys in support of the event, Dec. 10, at Green Ramp. Paratroopers listen to the pilot brief befo... More

Spc. Jeffrey Gilbert, C Company, 307th Brigade Support

Spc. Jeffrey Gilbert, C Company, 307th Brigade Support

Spc. Jeffrey Gilbert, C Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, holds his lottery ticket as numbers are called during the Operation Toy Drop raffle, Dec. 10, on Pope Air Force Base. The 13th annual Randy Oler... More

A paratrooper waits to exit a C-130 during the 14th

A paratrooper waits to exit a C-130 during the 14th

A paratrooper waits to exit a C-130 during the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Operation Toy Dro... More

Paratroopers load a C-130 during the 14th Annual Operation

Paratroopers load a C-130 during the 14th Annual Operation

Paratroopers load a C-130 during the 14th Annual Operation Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Operation Toy Drop is the ... More

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop Warrior, May 27. Paratroopers Operation Airdrop Warrior consisted of both American and British soldiers, equipment and aircrafts. American soldiers were tra... More

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, bottom,

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, bottom,

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, bottom, tries to defend himself against Spc. Daniel Hauser, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, during the combatives portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psycho... More

Spc. Guy Tennison, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion out

Spc. Guy Tennison, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion out

Spc. Guy Tennison, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion out of Belton, Mo., climbs a cargo nest during the obstacle course portion of the competition. Each soldier was given the chance to shoot using the engagement sk... 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

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Corkrum, medic for the U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Corkrum, medic for the U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Corkrum, medic for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), rappels, Australian style, during a confidence-building obstacle course, May 16.

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne operation in which paratroopers donated toys to help children in need this holiday season, Dec. 11.

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop Warrior, May 27. Operation Airdrop Warrior consisted of both American and British soldiers, equipment and aircrafts. American soldiers were trained up on th... More

Maj. Rachel Levy, commander of Company A, 450th Civil

Maj. Rachel Levy, commander of Company A, 450th Civil

Maj. Rachel Levy, commander of Company A, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), talks on a radio before leading her company on a training exercise, March 19. Soldiers from the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion ... More

From left to right: Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge

From left to right: Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge

From left to right: Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge (outgoing), Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs (incoming), stand at attention during U.S... More

A paratrooper packs up her parachute after successfully

A paratrooper packs up her parachute after successfully

A paratrooper packs up her parachute after successfully jumping from a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 7, on Sicily Drop Zone. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Ai... More

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne

Paratroopers wait to board a C-17 to start the airborne operation in which paratroopers donated toys to help children in need this holiday season, Dec. 11. The 13th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop... More

Spc. Joseph Donahue, calls for direct file during the

Spc. Joseph Donahue, calls for direct file during the

Spc. Joseph Donahue, calls for direct file during the 319th Psychological Operations Company training event June 8, 2014. The company is out of Arden Hills, Minn. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/U... More

Safety Sgt. Bradley Handy, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Safety Sgt. Bradley Handy, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Safety Sgt. Bradley Handy, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), and a Dutch jumpmaster ensure paratroopers exit the aircraft mockup properly during sustained airborne trainin... More

Sgt. Mario Solaroli, an Italian jumpaster, looks for

Sgt. Mario Solaroli, an Italian jumpaster, looks for

Sgt. Mario Solaroli, an Italian jumpaster, looks for Luzon Drop Zone from the ramp of a German C-160, during a high altitude low opening freefall jump during Operation Toy Drop's Special Operations week, Dec. 1... More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) colorguard stand at attention during a memorial ceremony in Picauville, France. Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's... More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior competitors relax before starting the night land navigation portion of the competition, May 12.

Paratroopers exchange German jump wings at La Fiere

Paratroopers exchange German jump wings at La Fiere

Paratroopers exchange German jump wings at La Fiere drop zone after completing an airborne operation commemorating the D-Day and WWII events, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., G... More

Paratroopers watch fellow soldiers float to the ground

Paratroopers watch fellow soldiers float to the ground

Paratroopers watch fellow soldiers float to the ground after successfully jumping from a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 7, on Sicily Drop Zone. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Opera... More

Competitors raced the clock during their 10K foot march

Competitors raced the clock during their 10K foot march

Competitors raced the clock during their 10K foot march early this morning during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition in Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif... More

Soldiers from the 319th Psychological Operations Company

Soldiers from the 319th Psychological Operations Company

Soldiers from the 319th Psychological Operations Company out of Arden Hills, Minn., participated in military information support operations during a training event June 8, 2014. Spc. Kristopher Dahlberg radios ... More

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, puts

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, puts

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, puts together an M4 during the mystery event at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, May 10. Sold... More

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, shoots

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, shoots

Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th Civil Affairs Command, shoots an M4 during the accuracy portion of the mystery event at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competit... More

Sgt. Andrew Paulsen, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion,

Sgt. Andrew Paulsen, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion,

Sgt. Andrew Paulsen, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, does his sit-ups during the PT test at the Best Warrior Competition for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), May 9. Ci... More

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), rappels off a wall during a confidence-building obstacle course, May 16.

Civil Affairs soldiers train for upcoming deployment

Civil Affairs soldiers train for upcoming deployment

Soldiers from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion out of Greensboro, N.C., check identification cards before attending a classified country briefing, June 4. The unit, part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psyc... More

Spc. Erik Lorenz, 312th Psychological Operations Company,

Spc. Erik Lorenz, 312th Psychological Operations Company,

Spc. Erik Lorenz, 312th Psychological Operations Company, talks with a role-player, Spc. Miguel Soliz, during training dealing with face-to-face interaction with a local populace during battle assembly, in Marl... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs salutes his command one last

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs salutes his command one last

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs salutes his command one last time before he relinquished command of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ammerman, June 22, 2... More

Flowers lay at the base of the mass grave at the German

Flowers lay at the base of the mass grave at the German

Flowers lay at the base of the mass grave at the German Cemetery at La Cambe, June 2. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from across the U.S. Army, Air Force and The Parachute Regiment's 4th Battal... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs, commanding general of the

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs, commanding general of the

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs, commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), laughs with a British military official before the start of a commemorative ceremony he... More

Competitors went head to head in the combatives portion

Competitors went head to head in the combatives portion

Competitors went head to head in the combatives portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition in Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., April 24. (U.S. Army... More

Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from

Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from

Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France, to commemor... More

German soldiers march into the German Cemetery at La

German soldiers march into the German Cemetery at La

German soldiers march into the German Cemetery at La Cambe during a memorial ceremony, June 2. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from across the U.S. Army, Air Force and The Parachute Regiment's 4... More

Maj. Dena Delucia, a civil affairs officer with the

Maj. Dena Delucia, a civil affairs officer with the

Maj. Dena Delucia, a civil affairs officer with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), volunteered to stand at attention for 10 hours helping raise over $38,000 for the chari... More

Sgt. Brandon Lockhart, representing 7th Psychological

Sgt. Brandon Lockhart, representing 7th Psychological

Sgt. Brandon Lockhart, representing 7th Psychological Operations Group, searches a simulated enemy casuality for any sensitive information during the Army Warrior Tasks portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & ... More

D-Day veterans salute and pay honors to the American

D-Day veterans salute and pay honors to the American

D-Day veterans salute and pay honors to the American Flag as the National Anthem is played during a memorial ceremony in honor of them in Carentan, France, June 4. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratrooper... More

Competitors prepare for the sergeants major board during

Competitors prepare for the sergeants major board during

Competitors prepare for the sergeants major board during the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7. This year's Best Warrior Competition will determine the top noncommission... More

A Chilean jumpmaster pins on jump wings from his country

A Chilean jumpmaster pins on jump wings from his country

A Chilean jumpmaster pins on jump wings from his country to a U.S. paratrooper, Dec. 11, at Operation Toy Drop.

Paratroopers pass thel time as they wait for the doors

Paratroopers pass thel time as they wait for the doors

Paratroopers pass thel time as they wait for the doors to open during the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop lottery, Dec. 6, at Pope Field, N.C. There were more than 500 parachutes up for the lottery. T... More

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013,

A paratrooper jumps from a German C-160, Dec. 11, 2013, during Operation Toy Drop. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations forces donate thro... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general of

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general of

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general of U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), stands in front of his command for the first time after receiving it during a change o... More

Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon, deputy commanding general (support)

Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon, deputy commanding general (support)

Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon, deputy commanding general (support) for U.S. Army Reserve Command, speaks to the remaining competitors of the 2015 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition before they head into their last ... More

Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, primary jumpmaster,

Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, primary jumpmaster,

Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, primary jumpmaster, (black sweater) leads paratroopers to a C-130 to load up during the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civ... More

Paratroopers float to the ground after exiting a C-130

Paratroopers float to the ground after exiting a C-130

Paratroopers float to the ground after exiting a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 11. The 13th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop is being held this December on Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army and Ai... More

A paratrooper celebrates after hearing his ticket number

A paratrooper celebrates after hearing his ticket number

A paratrooper celebrates after hearing his ticket number called during the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, at Pope Field, N.C. There were more than 500 parachutes up for the lottery. He will ... More

Paratroopers conduct prejump during U.S. Army Civil

Paratroopers conduct prejump during U.S. Army Civil

Paratroopers conduct prejump during U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command's (Airborne) Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. The 13th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop is being held th... More

A paratrooper floats to the ground after completing

A paratrooper floats to the ground after completing

A paratrooper floats to the ground after completing a successful airborne operation, Dec. 11, 2013. The number of toys for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop continues to grow as special operations f... More

More than 1500 paratroopers drop onto Sicily Drop Zone,

More than 1500 paratroopers drop onto Sicily Drop Zone,

More than 1500 paratroopers drop onto Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C., during the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop jump earning their foreign jumpwings. Hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & ... More

Capt. Hermon Blancaflor, a team leader for a 425th

Capt. Hermon Blancaflor, a team leader for a 425th

Capt. Hermon Blancaflor, a team leader for a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion provincial reconstruction team talks with Senior Deputy John Steele, recruit training officer for Ventura County Criminal Justice Train... More

Colleen Clancy shows off her father's combat airborne

Colleen Clancy shows off her father's combat airborne

Colleen Clancy shows off her father's combat airborne wings while visiting Utah Beach, France, June 2. Clancy's father, John Clancy, was a medic with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the only unit to part... More

Staff Sgt. Andrew Fink, a combat medic, representing

Staff Sgt. Andrew Fink, a combat medic, representing

Staff Sgt. Andrew Fink, a combat medic, representing the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), zeroes his M4 during the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 5. This yea... More

Second to right to left: Dorothy and Ellen Levitsky,

Second to right to left: Dorothy and Ellen Levitsky,

Second to right to left: Dorothy and Ellen Levitsky, World War II veterans, salute during the national anthem at a plaque dedication for them, June 4. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from across... More

Soldiers from Company C, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion

Soldiers from Company C, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion

Soldiers from Company C, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), from Riverdale, Md., talk with Greg Humes, lead electrician for ArborTech, a lumber mill, during a tour of the facility, March 19. The company'... More

Retired Staff Sgt. Duane (Pinky) Pinkston talks with

Retired Staff Sgt. Duane (Pinky) Pinkston talks with

Retired Staff Sgt. Duane (Pinky) Pinkston talks with U.S. soldiers of Task Force 68 at Utah Beach, France, June 2. Pinky was a medic in the 82nd Division during WWII. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratro... More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, representing 352nd Civil Affairs

Pfc. Justin Arrington, representing 352nd Civil Affairs

Pfc. Justin Arrington, representing 352nd Civil Affairs Command, maps out his points for the night land navigation portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best War... More

Sgt. David Arrieta, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion based

Sgt. David Arrieta, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion based

Sgt. David Arrieta, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion based in Pasadena, Texas, runs with a sandbag and gas mask for the mystery event during the 350th/353rd Civil Affairs Commands' Best Warrior Competition March 2... More

Riggers of the 824th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg,

Riggers of the 824th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg,

Riggers of the 824th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg, N.C., will pack around 500 parachutes in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army Ci... More

Sergeants major from various Army Reserve commands

Sergeants major from various Army Reserve commands

Sergeants major from various Army Reserve commands ask questions to competitors during the sergeants major board during the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7. The compet... More

U.S. Service members with the Army, Marines, Navy,

U.S. Service members with the Army, Marines, Navy,

U.S. Service members with the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard stand at attention for 10 hours to raise more than $38,000 for the charity Active Heroes at the Triangle Towne Center in Raleigh, N.C... More

Family and members of the Fayetteville, N.C., community

Family and members of the Fayetteville, N.C., community

Family and members of the Fayetteville, N.C., community came out to Sicily Drop Zone to support U.S. Army soldiers at Operaiton Toy Drop, Dec. 11.

WWII and D-Day veteran, Curtis Phillips, 1st Battalion,

WWII and D-Day veteran, Curtis Phillips, 1st Battalion,

WWII and D-Day veteran, Curtis Phillips, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, listens to a speaker during a memorial ceremony at Picauville, France, June 1. Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's ... More

Paratroopers hand their static line to a safety just

Paratroopers hand their static line to a safety just

Paratroopers hand their static line to a safety just before they jump out of a C-130 during the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological... More

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