Paratroopers from the 16th Military Police Brigade and 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), descend upon Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
More than 500 U.S., French, Dutch, Romanian and German paratroopers jumped out of nine U.S., French, Dutch and German C-130s and C-160s near here June 3 to pay tribute to D-Day veterans who demonstrated the sel More
Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap More
A Baby Allie doll waits to be donated at the 16th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, at Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2013. The first phase of toy drop includes bringing More
A U.S. Soldier descends to the ground under the canopy of a parachute during airborne operations at Fort Bragg's Holland Drop Zone in Fayetteville, N.C., April 10, 2013. The operation was hosted by the 16th Mil More
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bondsteel State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jonnie L. Wright, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combi More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft holds position for a KC-10A Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron to begin refueling over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2009. (U.S. More
Brig. Gen. William G. Beard (left) talks to Sgt. Maj. Brian Card on the drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Sept. 10. Beard and Card will be exiting from a UH-60 Blackhawk to maintain their Airborne proficiency.
A paratrooper on the Operations Group “Tarantula” team prepares to landing during joint US/Canadian airborne operations at the U.S. Army's National Training Center, Feb. 28.
Chief Warrant Officer Five Tom Travis exits from a UH-60 Black Hawk over St. Mere Eglise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 13. Travis is jumping with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Operations Command (Airborne) who are More
Capt. Paul Finn practices modern army combatives (MACP) taught by the 82nd Airborne's MACP team while at Fort Bragg on July 21, 2011. The training is part of an intensive two-week training program hosted by th More
A Jumpmaster with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects a paratrooper's parachute harness prior to airborne operations on Fort Bragg, N.C., A More
The view from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as it flies over Germany during a mission April 27, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
U.S. airmen with the Special Operations Weather Team, 107th Weather Flight, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, repack their parachutes with soldiers, assigned to the Indiana Army National Guard, for a sec More
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 assist Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 in an aerial refueling of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft over Flori More
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, left, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 prepares to refuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2013 over the East Chi More
Tiffany Wellbrock, takes a quick nap as her father, Willie Wellbrock, looks on during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Wellbrock, who was an Air Force ma More
Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Army Ai More
More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Arm More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., listen as Lt. Col. Al Alvarez, retired, gives a guided tour of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, N.C., Jan. 11, 2013. Alvar More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jayme Jimenez, left, assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron, refuels an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft from a KC-135 Stratotanker ai More
A jumpmaster assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts a jump master personnel inspection as paratroopers from the brigade prepare for nighttime airborne operations during a tact More
An Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply) at Fort Bragg, N.C., places reserve parachutes onto a cart March 11, 2013. These packs will be used during a night ai More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command jumpmasters give a pre-jump briefing to Soldiers gathered at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C., March 12, 2013. (U.S. Army ph More
Soldiers prepare equipment at Kadena Air Base March 17 for static-line jumps over Tsuken Jima drop zone near White Beach Naval Facility. In static-line parachuting, a static line, or fixed cord, is attached to More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division exit a C-23 Sherpa aircraft during an airborne operation at Fort Bragg's Nijmegen Drop Zone in Fayetteville, N.C., May 7, 2013. (U.S. Army More
Sgt. 1st Class Luis Irizarry, an ammunition specialist assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, waits for the final command from the other jumpmaster before giving the ju More
A U.S. Navy SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 takes off from the guided missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) to go on a counter drug patrol in support of Oper More
U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), prepare for a combat training jump with T-11 parachutes from a C-130 Hercules at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command' More
Two paratroopers assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 5th Quartermaster Detachment carry their parachutes to a bus bound for Ramstein Airbase Nov. 7 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.
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
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, await the signal to exit a mock door of a C-130 aircraft as they prepare to conduct airborne operations here, Nov. 21. The mock door More
Spc. Ryan Daley, from Clinton, Mass., adjusts the chest strap of his T-10D parachute as he prepares to conduct an airborne operation and re-enlist to continue his Army service at 800 feet above ground level. Da More
Paratroopers assigned to 4th Bn., 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regt., 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) drop an M1151 wheeled vehicle and M109 Howitzer from a C-130 Hercules into Bunker Drop Zone More
U.S. Army Europe paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) conduct an after-action review after a platoon-level live fire exercise at the 7th Army Join More
U.S. Army paratroopers with Anvil Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) drive off in a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, during a platoon-level ma More
A U.S. Army paratrooper, assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), checks the parachute of a Polish 6th Airborne Brigade paratrooper before an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinati More
A saltwater-activated Mark 58 marine location marker sits next to the freefall chute aboard a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 flying over the Indian Ocean April 15, 2014, in More
Master Sgt. Dwight Simon, a jumpmaster with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), inspects Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Dodd, also with USACAPOC(A), during a joint airborne operati More
Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Air Force Res More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade carry their primary and reserve parachutes as they prepare for airborne operations at Jonava Airfield in Rukla, Lithuania, Ma More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Tarantula Team in Operations Group at the National Training Center perform an airborne operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., on June 3, 2014. This operation fulfills the paratrooper's req More
Service members with the North Carolina and West Virginia National Guards prepare a C-130 cargo plane for take-off at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 8, 2014, during an air drop training mission. This was the first tim More
U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct pre-jump inspections during a partnered airborne operation with the German 313th Airborne Battalion and the 43 More
U.S. paratroopers- assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, ready 105mm rounds during the battalion’s live fire exercise at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Tr More
U.S. Army Pfc. Blake Mitchell (right), assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, carries a 105mm round during the battalion’s live fire with M119A2 howitzers at More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside allied Soldiers from Estonia, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, attend classroom training at the 7t More
Paratroopers fill the sky at Sicily Drop Zone for the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), a U.S. Army Reserve More
Georgia Army and Air Guardsmen plan airborne operations at Savannah’s Combat Readiness Training Center Dec. 9, 2014. The Georgia National Guard regularly conducts joint operations training in Georgia to better More
A Canadian service member poses for a photograph to show the patches on his uniform during Operation Skyfall on Dobbins Air Reserve Base, March 16, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint multi-lateral combat camer More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Morelli, a member of the 982nd Combat Camera, presents a compatibility brief for Operation Skyfall at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 16, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, mul More
U.S. Army soldiers and partner nation paratroopers conduct maneuvers, which are part of sustained airborne training in a preparation for airborne operations at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 16, 2015. Ope More
Multi-service and partner nation listen to a briefing the first day of Operation Skyfall at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 16, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multi-lateral combat camera subject matte More
A U.S. Army jumpmaster performs a jumpmaster pre-inspection during Operation Skyfall at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Ga., March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multi-lateral More
Multi-service units and partner nations receive a pre-jump briefing before airborne operations at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multi-la More
U.S. Army soldiers make their way to a UH-60 Black Hawk during, Operation Skyfall at Silver Comet Field, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Ga., March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multi-lateral comb More
Italian C.W.O. Antonio Mezzogori of the Carabinieri prepares and adjusts his parachute for Operation Skyfall at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Ga, March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is More
U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Key, of the 4th Joint Communications Squadron, prepares and adjusts his parachute at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, More
U.S. Army Spcs. Hector Royal and Aimee Galvan, 165th Quartermaster Company parachute riggers, hand out parachutes during Operation Skyfall at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Ga., March More
U.S. Army paratroopers prepare their parachutes for Operation Skyfall at Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint multi-lateral combat camera subjec More
U.S. Army Capt. Loren Teillon, 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), East Point, Ga., adjusts a parachute for airborne operations during Operations Skyfall at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015 More
U.S. Army Spc. Brady Pritchett, paratrooper, 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) jumps at Operation Skyfall at Nightstalker Drop Zone, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is joint, multilateral More
An Italian jumpmaster begins to pin Italian jump wings to U.S. and German paratroopers who participated in airborne operations at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, More
U.S. Army Spc. James Austin, of the 75th Combat Support Hospital Alpha Company, practices giving intravenous fluid in a soldier before airborne operations at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. O More
Master Sgt. Markus Laut, of the Luftlandebrigade 26th, recovers his parachute after an airborne operation at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral combat More
Multi-service and partner nations' Combat Camera service members discuss imagery during Operation Skyfall at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint multilateral combat c More
German Master Sgt. Willi Derksen, right, helps German Sgt. Maj. Michael Eberle, left, prepare for airborne operations at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilat More
A German soldier holds German airborne wings during a formation for paratroopers who completed airborne operations at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multi-later More
U.S. Army Spc. Lisa Soy, paratrooper, 55th Combat Camera Company, recovers her parachute at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., for airborne operations March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint multilateral c More
Italian Marine Marco Di Prima, 2nd Platoon, Vulture, poses for a photo before preparing to parachute before airborne operations during Operation Skyfall at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Ope More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ronquel Robinson, paratrooper, 982nd Combat Camera Company receives his Italian and German wings at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral c More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division board an aircraft just minutes before they will jump out of it at a height of 12,500 feet during monthly airborne jumps aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Great Britain’s 16 Air Assault Brigade wait to board aircraft on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., April 13, 2015. In the largest multination More
U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stand by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of More
U.S. Army paratroopers board a C-130 Hercules to conduct airborne operations training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 30, 2015. Paratroopers must jump once every three months to maintain their jump statu More
A U.S. Army soldier checks the wind for airborne operations training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
A U.S. Army paratrooper descends after jumping from a C-130 Hercules at MacDill Air Force Base, April 30, 2015. Paratroopers must jump once every three months to maintain their jump status. (U.S. Army photo by More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Lonis, 1JCSE, checks a radio for night airborne operations training April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
U.S. Army Capt. Brett Gilbert gives instruction to the flight crew on a C-130 Hercules at MacDill Air Force Base during night airborne operations training April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKither More
U.S. paratroopers land at Phantom Drop Zone, MacDill Air Force Base during airborne operations training April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
U.S. paratroopers board a C-130 Hercules at MacDill Air Force Base for night airborne operations training, April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Patterson, Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), recovers his parachute after jumping from a C-130 Hercules at MacDill Air Force Base, April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. More
U.S. paratroopers jump during night airborne operations training at MacDill Air Force Base, April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Irizarry checks the weather and wind conditions during night airborne operations training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Antonio Arroyo, left, of 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division instructs Soldiers while conducting vehicle recovery training during exercise More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare strykers to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Aircraft at the Nuremberg Airport, Germany, June 15, 2015, en route to conduct an airfield-seizure in Swidin, More
U.S. Army Soldier of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, arriving at their lodging. They will conduct Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Chasse, La., More
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), wait on instructions to unload equipment for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Chasse, La., June 16, 2015. More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve prepare to unpack for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Chasse La., June 16, 2015. Operatio More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve conduct an informal briefing pertaining to Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Chasse, La., o More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Smith and Spc. Wesley Smith, with the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, unload equipment for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Ch More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve conducts training for properly packing a G12 parachute for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Bell More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, receives training on how to properly pack a personnel parachute system while on Operatio More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receive training on how to set up a Low Cost, Low Altitude kit for a container delivery system. While More
(From right to left) U.S. Army Spc. Maurice Banks and Spc. Michael Caputo of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receive training on how to properly pack a Per More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, straps down a Low Cost, Low Altitude kit for a container delivery system for Operation Gr More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, receives training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system while on Operatio More