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US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute, from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), wait to parachute into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), prepare to parachute from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN assigned to the 351st Special Tactics Squadron, Special Operations Group (SOG) parachutes onto the field during the Golden Jubilee Festival, held at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, offloads jumpers from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, to the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) during a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air base (AB), Germany (DEU), videotapes USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during the airdrop outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), practice rappelling from a MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter from the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK). Both units are part of the 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG), the air component for special operations within the European Command area of responsibility

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), rappels from a USAF MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter into the waters of the North Sea, off the coast of England, during a training mission conducted with the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), located at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK). The units are part of the 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG), the air component for special operations within the European Command Area of Responsibility (AOR)

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute, from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

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Base: RAF Mildenhall

State: Suffolk

Country: United Kingdom (UK)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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