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U.S. paratroopers prepare for airborne operations to

Paratroopers from 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the

Hundreds of Sky Soldiers load C130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special

Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team,

Paratroopers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd

A combined team of soldiers from the 6th Kandak, 1st

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A C-130 Hercules aircraft is refueled on the flight line during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A C-130 Hercules aircraft prepares to takeoff on a support mission during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Air Force personnel load equipment into a C-130 Hercules aircraft for transport to Travis Field, Georgia, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Air Force personnel load equipment into a C-130 Hercules aircraft for transport to Travis Field, Georgia, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Members of the 101st Airborne Division board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Members of the 101st Airborne Division board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A C-130 Hercules aircraft is refueled at night during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A vehicle is driven into the cargo hold of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during night loading by the 2nd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron. The aircraft is being prepared for a mission during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Air Force personnel push a three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle into the cargo hold of a C-130 Hercules aircraft for transport to Travis Field, Georgia, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A forklift is loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

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Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY

State: Georgia (GA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edward D. Allen

Release Status: Released to Public

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26/09/1983
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label_outline Explore Readiness Exercise Purple Penny, Purple Penny, Ssgt Edward

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Capt. Michael Plash, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot,

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Joseph W. Ralston, right, Commander in CHIEF US European Command (USCINCEUR), pauses for a interview with USAF Still Photographer Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Springfield, during his tour of the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at Advanced Operating Base 060

Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Elder, Platoon Sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, lands safely with his MC5 Freefall Square Parachute after completing a 9-thousand foot combat jump from a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft (Not shown) during Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

STAFF SGT. Penland, 317th Field Maintenance Squadron, uses a forklift to move a C-130 Hercules engine into place during Exercise Market Square III

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STAFF SGT. Jeff W. Schmidt, 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), checks aircraft arrival times on a list in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility. The 63rd MAW is transporting troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during Purple Penny, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off during Exercise Reforger '81

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew

Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Personnel from the 435th Maintenance Squadron change a propeller on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an operational readiness exercise

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division attach their parachute static lines to the anchor cable aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing during exercise Rebel Hog '92-1. Rebel Hog is an operational readiness inspection for the 317th TAW. The photograph was taken using night vision equipment.

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