The 82nd Airborne troops, Fort Bragg, North Carolina prepare their parachutes at RAF Alconbury, England for the jump during Operation Overlord. The 2nd Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina, 37th Airlift Squadron (ALS) Rhein-Main AB, Germany and the 41st Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina deployed to airlift the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops into France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings