Airborne Training Exercises

U.S. Army and Navy paratroopers conducting airborne jumps from aircraft, performing High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) exercises under varying sky conditions.

Coupeville, Washington, June 15, 2004 - U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Air Force Airman perform a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training exercise.
Coupeville, Washington, June 15, 2004 - U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Air Force Airman perform a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training exercise.
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U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade descend onto Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy after exiting U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 86th Air Wing during airborne operationon Oct. 5, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.
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Belgian paratroopers jump during sustainment training week for Belgian Special Operation Paratroopers, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 25, 2022.
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U.S. Army Golden Knights jump into Segra Stadium in Fayetteville, NC, April 12, 2022. Paratroopers from Fort Bragg attended the first home game of the season for the Woodpeckers and showed their support for the hometown team.
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Members of the Navy Special Warfare Group 2 parachute demonstration team Chuting Stars from a "4-stack" during a demonstration of close relative work at the 1984 Azalea Festival Air Show. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Leavitt, a Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party (TACP) specialist, descends after jumping from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2022. The 3rd ASOS completed the helicopter jump on Geronimo Drop Zone, maximizing total-force training to demonstrate short-notice mission readiness in an arctic environment.
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Marines from Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, the United States of America, and Uruguay conduct static line and freefall parachute training from UH-1Y Venom helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. Integrated air and parachute operations enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.
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S65-10175 (2 Feb. 1965) --- Astronaut Edward H. White II, Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew pilot, is pictured during water egress para-drop training activity in nearby Galveston Bay.
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980623-F-5772H-023. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Bangladeshi commandos jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130H aircraft over a drop zone during Exercise COPE SOUTH near Sylhet, Bangladesh, Jan. 24, 2015. COPE SOUTH helps cultivate common bonds, foster goodwill, and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. Air Forces.
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The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.
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SENIOR AIRMAN Bruce "Jack" Frost, Weather Observer, Detachment 2, 617th Weather Squadron, Bad Kreuznach, Germany prepares to launch a hydrogen filled weather balloon. An RS80 radio sonde is attached to the balloon before it is released into the atmosphere where it will transmit back upper level weather conditions. The information will be used to brief pilots flying into and around Tuzla, Bosnia. SENIOR AIRMAN Frost is deployed to Tuzla to support Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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010526-A-6788L-003. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM
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A member of the Air Force Special Operations Command's STAR (Special Tactics and Rescue Specialists) team, drops in during a demonstration at Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A group of U.S. Army and European Paratroopers descends onto the Drop Zone from a C-130 aircraft using European and T-11 parachutes during Exercise Falcon Leap at Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 17, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise
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A paratrooper from the Canada Search and Rescue fly in surrounded by mountains and land on the grass at the Pemberton airport during a training mission.
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U.S. Army and Korean paratroopers drop over the Yoju airstrip during Exercise Team Spirit '86. Members of Det. 1, 1722nd Combat Control Squadron, foreground, have set up a perimeter and demarcated the landing zone. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea
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Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, waves from a hot air balloon at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 1, 2022. The balloon was created to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Air Force during the 50th anniversary of the Balloon Fiesta.
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Cadets near the ground after jumping from a Twin Otter aircraft, as an instructor watches, during training. Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF Narashino Training Area, Japan, April 19, 2022, during a bilateral airborne jump. Ninety-nine JGSDF paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade conducted airborne jump from Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division (82nd Abn. Div.) preform a jump during the 82nd Abn. Div. 76th Convention in Orlando, Fl, Aug 11, 2022. Veterans of the 82nd Abn. Div., families, and Active Duty personnel were among the crowds watching the jump.
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The U.S. Army Parachute Team conducts a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962, Golden” signifies the gold medals the team won in international competitions, and Knights” alludes to the team’s ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win,” reflects the Marine Corps’ ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.
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DF-ST-88-10187. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct an aerial ammunition resupply during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Florida, United States, March 30, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing CLR-37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
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Sgt. 1st Class Danny Hellman and Staff Sgt. Nahu Ramirez of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, with a member of the U.S. Navy Parachute team, perform an advanced canopy maneuver for a demonstration jump on MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California on 23 September, 2022. The U.S. Army Parachute Team is performing at the Miramar Airshow 23 - 25 September.
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A member of the U. S. Army parachuting team, the Golden Knights, participates in a demonstration during the opening ceremonies for Volant Rodeo '82. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SN-88-09237. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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221211-N-NM271-2331 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2022) NASA Artemis I Orion Spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2022. Amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), along with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner for supporting NASA, including its amphibious and expeditionary capabilities with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities.
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A member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue flies the American flag during the National Anthem at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 14, 2022. Team Fairchild held the Fairchild Skyfest 2022 airshow as a means of thanking the local community for their support and partnerships, as well as to inspire future generations of Airmen with a showcase of U.S. Air Force assets and their capabilities.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF Narashino Training Area, Japan, April 19, 2022, during a bilateral airborne jump. Ninety-nine JGSDF paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade conducted airborne jump from Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.
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The U.S. Army Parachute Team conducts a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962, Golden” signifies the gold medals the team won in international competitions, and Knights” alludes to the team’s ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win,” reflects the Marine Corps’ ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.
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A member of the Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, parachutes into Millington-Memphis Airport, during Memphis Navy Week. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence.
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen jump from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft, Djibouti
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Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team make a parachute jump over Miami, Florida on 27 May. USAPT made a jump onto the beaches of Miami as part of the Hyundai Miami Air and Sea Show.
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NATO German paratroopers during a NATO exercise German paratroopers during a NATO exercise, leaping into a lake: an impressive display of airborne skills, fully geared soldiers executing water landings as part of joint military operations and training Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 22601740
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GUAM (May 17, 2016) U. S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 land and retrieve their parachutes in Guam after a high altitude-low opening parachute jump. EODMU5 conducted counter improvised explosive device operations, renders safe explosive hazards and disarms underwater explosives.
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110506-D-IQ655-307DENVER (May 6, 2011) Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, stack their parachutes during a performance above Standley Lake High School as part of Denver Navy Week. Denver Navy Week is one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America for 2011. Navy Weeks are designed to showcase the investment Americans have made in their Navy as a global force for good and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
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DN-SN-88-09241. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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Supplies are air dropped Nov. 26, 2011, into Afghanistan. Supplies were frequently air dropped at remote locations to sustain forward operating bases, combat outposts and the service members living at those locations. (Defense Department photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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A U.S. Marine from Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, jump from a KC-130 with Royal Thai Reconnaissance Marines, in support of an amphibious assault exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand on March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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An Air Force tactical air control (TACP) party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, descends over Geronimo Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2022. Air Force special warfare Airmen from Detachment 1, 3rd ASOS, and Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, supported by Alaska Army National Guard aircrew from the 207th Aviation Troop Command, conducted the training to demonstrate airborne and mission-readiness skills in austere conditions.
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110925-N-UD469-013SAN DIEGO (Sept. 25, 2011) Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, perform during the14th Annual Coronado Speed Festival at Naval Air Station North Island. The two-day event featured 250 vintage race cars competing on an active U.S. Navy runway during the 2011 San Diego Fleet Week.
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S71-43543 (7 Aug. 1971) --- The Apollo 15 Command Module (CM), with astronauts David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot; and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, aboard safely touches down in the mid-Pacific Ocean to conclude a highly successful lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crew men, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3 45 53 p.m. (CDT), Aug. 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii. The three astronauts were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship, USS Okinawa, which was only 6 1/2 miles away.
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US Air Force cargo drop
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050714-F-7564C-184. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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220330-N-SS350-1151 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Mar. 30, 2022) Navy EOD technicians deploy their parachutes during free fall currency jumps run by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1 at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., Mar. 30, 2022. EODTEU-1 develops and provides realistic training to Navy EOD, and mobile diving and salvage forces to prepare them to support the fleet and joint force in accomplishing national objectives.
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DA-SC-86-08952. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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SAVOONGA, Alaska (Sept. 15, 2022) West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operators perform a military free fall jump during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., the commands senior enlisted leader, move toward an objective after parachuting from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Aug. 10, 2022. The event marked Wasmunds first jump as commanding general of SETAF-AF, and it was Gregorys last as the units command sergeant major. Wasmund took command of the joint task force-capable headquarters in July. Gregory is scheduled to hand over charge of the SETAF-AF colors to incoming Command Sergeant Major Command Sgt. Maj. Reece Teakell in a ceremony Sept. 1, 2022. SETAF-AF is responsible for coordinating all U.S. Army activities in Africa in support of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa. U.S Army activities include military readiness exercises across the continent, hundreds of security force assistance engagements, crisis response and en
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The National Anthem Patriot Parachute Team performs during the National Anthem at the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, Wis., July 27, 2022. EAA is the largest annual air show in the U.S. and coined as The Worlds Greatest Aviation celebration.
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Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members train on rescue hoist operations Oct. 24, 2018, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The VNG aviators and Chesterfield rescue technicians form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team to provide rotary wing aviation rescue hoist capabilities that can conduct aerial rescue evacuation. The Va. HART recently deployed to South Carolina to support flood response operations after Hurricane Florence and was on standby in Virginia after Hurricane Michael.
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A U.S. Air Force Airman, 820th RED HORSE airborne flight, parachute into a drop zone from a C-130 Hercules during a training mission Oct. 4, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. RED HORSE and 6 CTS Airmen perform airdrop missions to stay current on training and certifications, enabling them to perform jump missions and operate their own drop zones.
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The U.S. Army Parachute Team, nicknamed the Golden Knights, and U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conduct an aerial demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.
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Skydivers of the Flying Leathernecks, descend to initiate the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2022. The air show provided an opportunity for unique professionals to perform for the local community, service members and residents of MCBH. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and vendors, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation.
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A performer with The Flying Leathernecks descends with the Flag of the state of Hawaii at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, MCBH, Aug. 13, 2022. The air show was hosted in order for the local community, service members and residents of MCBH to interact during a world-class event. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and vendors, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation.
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Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, prepares to take flight in the U.S. Air Force hot air balloon at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 1, 2022. The balloon was created to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Air Force during the 50th anniversary of the Balloon Fiesta.
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A Flying Leatherneck carries the Hawaii State flag during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2022. The air show provided an opportunity for unique professionals to perform for the local community, service members and residents of MCBH. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and vendors, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation.
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The U. S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team (Para-Commandos) parachute over the flightline during Montana's Military Open House "Flight Over the Falls" at Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 23, 2022. The Para-Commandos are qualified in free fall and canopy formations and perform with flags, smoke and sparklers.
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Sgt. 1st Class Ryan O'Rourke of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands his parachute for a demonstration jump on MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California on 24 September, 2022. The U.S. Army Parachute Team is performing at the Miramar Airshow 23 - 25 September.
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041028-F-0000K-002. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the Philippine Army Parachutist Team commemorate the fourth anniversary of Special Operations Command Armed Forces of the Philippines (SOCOM AFP) during the SOCOM AFP anniversary ceremony at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 1, 2022. (U.S. Army photograph by SPC Joshua Oller/28th Public Affairs Detachment)
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040106-F-7289C-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE