US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Con...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-... More
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel, Combat Controller...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More
Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift
Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, flys over the terrain of Normandy to practice their manuauers in Northern France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-Day invas... More
US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Cooley (right), Jumpm...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmas...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More
Members of the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron give the Philippine army...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More
Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmas...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More
A Philippine army jumpmaster gathers static cords during an airdrop fr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
SSGT Marcus Kirkey; assistant jumpmaster, Co. C (Airborne), 4th Bn., 2...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Barry Dowell Release Status: Released to Pu... More
SSGT Michael D. Peterson, jumpmaster, Co. C (Airborne), 4th Bn., 23rd ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Barry Dowell Release Status: Released to Pu... More
Combat Control School students jumps from a C-7A Caribou aircraft as p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R... More
Combat Control School students wait in line to embark a C-7A Caribou a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R... More
Drill instructor TSGT Steve McLeary questions Combat Control School st...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R... More
A Thai jumpmaster gives final instructions to his parachute team as th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MITRAPAB Base: Nakhon Si Thammarat Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Relea... More
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division await the jump as Jumpmas...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More
A Portugese combat control jumpmaster checks the time before giving hi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Air Base 6, Montigo Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More
A Portugese combat control jumpmaster briefs his paratroopers before t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Air Base 6, Montigo Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More
A U.S. Navy test parachutist jumpmaster checks a student's altimeter p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Barbara Scatchard Relea... More
Under the direction of STAFF Sergeant John P. Hosey, right, a jumpmast...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Technical Sergeant H.H. Deffner Re... More
SSGT A. Perez, jumpmaster with the 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regim...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More
SGT. 1ST Class Robert Baker, 10th Special Operations Forces, US Army, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DOUBLE EAGLE '95 Base: Wedryzn Country: Poland (POL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to ... More
A US Army jumpmaster briefs and checks the Polish paratroopers prior t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DOUBLE EAGLE '95 Base: Wedryzn Country: Poland (POL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to ... More
US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battali...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More
US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battali...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More
USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Goddard, C-130 Hercules loadmaster (fo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More
SPECIALIST First Class Brad Beauchamp, a jumpmaster from A Company, 2n...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Howard H. Blair Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
SPECIALIST First Class Brad Beauchamp, a jumpmaster from A Company, 2n...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Howard H. Blair Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
STAFF Sergeant Thomas Mazzone, loadmaster for the 2nd Airlift Squadron...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Howard H. Blair Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
Army COL David M. Rodriguez, commander, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Div...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More
US Marine Sergeant Mark J. Palmer (In black shorts and T-shirt), Jumpm...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron... More
Straight on medium shot from the ground looking up at US Marine Sergea...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron... More
Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Longnecker, Jump...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron... More
Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather
Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather at Omaha Beach National Guard monument to pay respect to veterans who served during World War II June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service member... More
On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted
On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted service members of the Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The day included a tour of the town hall and historic sites such as the Angoville Au Plain church where tw... More
A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha
A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha Beach. Service Members of Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visited historic D-Day sites June 2, 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the 71st anniversary, one o... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France. Picauville hosted the memorial commemoration to hono... More
A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne
A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, holds the colors as members of the Color Guard during a ceremony honoring the paratroopers that liberated the village in Sainte Mere Eglise, Norm... More
World War II re-enactors make final preparation to
World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More tha... More
Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service
Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service members at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 servicemembers from Europe and affiliated D-Day historica... More
A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st
A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, present the colors as members of the Color Guard for a ceremony at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members ... More
Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World
Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World War II U.S. Army uniforms, attend a WWII commemoration ceremony in Sainte Laurent sur Mer, France, June 6, 2015. A formation of U.S. Army Soldiers from the ... More
A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th
A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, German Army Soldiers, and French civilians take a group photo together before a ceremony at Amfreville, Normandy, France; June 5, 2015. Over 3... More
The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th
The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands as reminder of the sacrifice of the Greatest Generation near Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Jun... More
U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles
U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles DeGlopper, a paratrooper who died on D-Day during World War II on June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliat... More
Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry
Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose for a picture after a ceremony. The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regime... More
U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center
U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to U.S. Army paratrooper Brig. Gen. Brian Winski the 82nd Airborne Division ... More
"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company
"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company of men in the world into France. We'll give the bastards hell. Strangely, I'm not particularly scared. But in my heart is a terrific longing to hold you in my ... More
George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S.
George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watches as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37t... More
French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers
French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare to post the colors during a ceremony at the Currahee Memorial in the Normandy region June 3, 2015... More
German army soldiers render honors during the playing
German army soldiers render honors during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while at the La Cambe German War Cemetery in the Normandy region of France June 5, 2015. U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd A... More
U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right,
U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and Sgt. Isaac Phillips, center left, of the 4th Infantry Division, salute the flag June 4,... More
MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Jerry Smith, USMC, 5th Force Reconnaissance Bat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Lena Gonzalez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P. Johnson Release Status: Re... More
Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More
Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More
Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More
Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Army Sergeant Jemery Cow...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More
Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army Sergeant Jeremy Cowham, Ju...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More
Right side rear view medium shot as US Army Sergeant Jemery Cowham, Ju...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More
A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter Jumpmaster signals that...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bondsteel State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: 1LT Tony Vitello, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More
A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne checks the Sicily Drop Zone at For...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne checks the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prior to jumping out of a McGuir... More
US Air Force Captain Dan Vasenko, a navigator with the 6th Airlift Squ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Captain Dan Vasenko, a navigator with the 6th Airlift Squadron, goes over the final details of an airdrop with the... More
A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne gives the "thumbs up" to signify t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne gives the "thumbs up" to signify that everything is a go for their insertion onto the Sicil... More
US Army Sergeant First Class Tonya Griffin, a jumpmaster with Bravo Co...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army Sergeant First Class Tonya Griffin, a jumpmaster with Bravo Company, 82nd Airborne, relaxes prior to her jumping onto t... More
A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne jumps out of a McGuire Air Force B...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne jumps out of a McGuire Air Force Base C-141B Starlifter aircraft onto the Sicily Drop Zone ... More
US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 820th Security Forces Group...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More
A US Air Force (USAF) Jumpmaster for the 66th Pararescue Squadron (PJS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 66th PJS, 6CTS Scene Camera Operator... More
A US Air Force (USAF) Jumpmaster for the 66th Pararescue Squadron (PJS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 66th PJS, 6CTS Scene Camera Operator... More
A US Air Force (USAF) Jumpmaster for the 66th Pararescue Squadron (PJS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 66th PJS, 6CTS Scene Camera Operator... More
A US Army (USA) Jumpmaster with the 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSG... More
US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Stanley Love, Jumpmaster, 82n...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSG... More
In flight onboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo ai...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSG... More
As Loadmaster US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Jose Chaud...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Bill Kimble... More
A US Army (USA) Jumpmaster makes a visual safety check at open troop d...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Bill Kimble... More
A Polish Jumpmaster, Polish 6th Airborne Brigade, points out the aircr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More
U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Damon Shuler, Primary Jump MASTER, 173rd Airborne...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Damon Shuler, Primary Jump MASTER, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performs a Jumpmaster's Primary Inspection on a ... More
U.S. Army SGT. Michael Hensley, Jumpmaster, Task Force, 1ST Battalion,...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Keith Brown, USAF Release Status: Release... More
U.S. Army SGT. Michael Hensley (right), Jumpmaster, Task Force, 1ST Ba...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Keith Brown, USAF Release Status: Release... More
Army Jumpmaster Earns Coveted Master Parachutist Wings
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Sanders, right, a jumpmaster and senior interrogator with the XVIII Airborne Corps, yells "Go" to the paratroopers during a tailgate jump on Fort Bragg, June 11. This was Sanders... More
Paratroopers from the 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne)
Paratroopers from the 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne) prepare for a jump, Sept. 9, on Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Once all paratroopers have donned their equipment they will be inspected by a jumpmaster to insure th... More
Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, file by the ramp to receive their parachute and reserve during and in-flight rigging exercise aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster, Nov. 23.
A Jumpmaster with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry
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
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Sessoms, the assistant operations
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Sessoms, the assistant operations non-commissioned officer in-charge, for Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, was named the 82n... More
Paratroopers compete for Jumpmaster of the Year
Non-commissioned officers that exemplify the highest proficient in the art of airborne operations compete once a year for the coveted honor of being named as the 82nd Airborne Division’s Jumpmaster of the Year.... More
Parachute Riggers from the 824th Quartermaster Company
Parachute Riggers from the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply) at Fort Bragg, N.C., pack personnel parachutes Nov. 20, 2012, in preparation for the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy D... More
Tiffany Wellbrock, takes a quick nap as her father,
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
Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted
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
More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone
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
Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during
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
U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft
U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump with a foreign ju... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg,
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
An Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th
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
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
Female Signal officer speaks to the future roles of women in combat
Maj. Nicole Vinson, executive officer, 51st Signal Battalion is a former certified jump master previously with 82nd Airborne Division. She and all other female soldiers are now able to serve in direct combat ro... More
Lt. Col. Bradley Martsching, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment comm...
Lt. Col. Bradley Martsching, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment commander and a qualified jumpmaster, performs a Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection on Spc. Moises Sanchez of C Company (Long Range Reconnaissance)... More
Army Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Sales, a communications
Army Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Sales, a communications officer for Special Operations Command South, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection, or JMPI, on a fellow paratrooper prior to an airborne operat... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Irizarry, left, an ammunition
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Irizarry, left, an ammunition specialist, and Staff Sgt. Juan Armendariz, a transportation management coordinator, both assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Special... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian W. Steverson, a jumpmaster
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian W. Steverson, a jumpmaster and parachute rigger assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) monitors the wind velocity at the drop zone ... More
Dutch and American paratroopers joined forces for airborne
Dutch and American paratroopers joined forces for airborne operations on Sicily Drop Zone, Jan. 9. A total of 220 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the Royal Netherlands Arm... More