Military Parachute Operations

Dynamic images of paratroopers descending from aircraft during training exercises, demonstrating airborne operations and military coordination in various environments.

January 24, 2013 - U.S. Soldiers descend through the sky after exiting a C-23 Sherpa aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Reconnaissance Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and paratroopers with the Spanish army descend to their objective at Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 13, 2013, after jumping from an MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Bronze Sword 13.1. Bronze Sword was a joint, bilateral military free-fall exercise between U.S. and Spanish forces which increased military free-fall proficiency and currency. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a self-mobile and self-sustaining force whose mission is to respond across a full range of military operations to protect both U.S. and partner-nation security interests in the region, as well as strengthening partnerships throughout the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, parachute to their landing point during parachute operations training on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, April 28, 2022. This military freefall training included integration with U.S. Navy Physiological Technicians which enabled the unit to jump from 19,000 feet and above using oxygen supported supports.

A Moroccan Army paratrooper gets ready to touch ground, during a static line parachute drop, on Ben Guerir Airfield, Morocco, part of Operation BLUE SANDS 2001. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE SANDS 2001 Base: Ben Guerir Country: Morocco (MAR)

January 24, 2013 - U.S. Soldiers descend through the sky after exiting a C-23 Sherpa aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division are air-dropped from C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Reforger '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter releases paratroopers during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

The Liberty Jump Team, both Active Duty and retired Military Personnel, and Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump into Normandy, France, June 7, 2022. Personnel and Paratroopers all jumped to honor the Paratroopers who jumped into Normandy in 1944.

Two Czech Paratroopers conduct an Airborne jump out of a C-130 aircraft using a MC-6 parachute during Exercise Falcon Leap onto Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 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.

An Air Force tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, descends upon Geronimo Drop Zone during joint airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2022. Air Force special warfare and combat weather Airmen and Army paratroopers, 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.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Bechtold, a 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, April 7, 2022. Special warfare Airmen from Detachment 1, 3rd ASOS, and Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, supported by Alaska Army National Guard aircrew from B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducted the training to demonstrate airborne and mission-readiness skills in an arctic environment.

September 10, 2011 - U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) conduct an equipment drop during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

Paratroopers from around the world participate in Leapfest, Aug. 3, 2019, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is the largest static line parachute competition in the world.

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030501-F-8362B-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scouts at the 1993 National Scout Jamboree being held at the army base were treated to a performance by the Navy's parachute team, the "Leapfrogs". Sailors from various commands shared their expertise with more than 35,000 Scouts from the United States and 64 other nations. Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratrooper prepares for landing on Glen Rock Drop Zone during Leapfest 2022 at Exeter, Rhode Island, August 6, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

A group of German Paratroopers conduct an Airborne jump out of a C-130 aircraft using a British parachute during Exercise Falcon Leap onto Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 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.

U.S. Army 1-10 Special Forces Group Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe perform a military free-fall jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing at the Iron-Mike II drop zone, France, June 5, 2022. On June 6, 1944, the United States military participated in the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history; by the end of the D-day invasion, over 9,000 allied troops were dead or wounded.

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), conduct a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

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

A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School prepares to land on Luzon Drop Zone during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet above the ground.

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

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Battalion glides while parachuting from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter 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. UNITAS LXIII air and parachute operations are part of an integrated, multinational event to enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting the exercise. 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.

Paratroopers descend on Sicily Drop Zone during the 16th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2013. While the weather did not cooperate earlier in the day, the rain subsided around midday allowing hundreds of paratroopers to complete their jumps and earn their foreign jump wings while supporting area children in need with a new unwrapped toy.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, descend onto Donnelly Drop Zone after jumping from a U.S> Air Force C-17 Globemaster III as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb 8, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 depends on joint, multi-component and multinational partners to succeed, including U.S. Air Force air and ground crews, U.S. Marines, and international military participants from more than five countries, a testament to the realism and authenticity of its world-class training capability. Army

030115-A-2442C-068. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo

Above the Arctic Circle, paratroopers from 2nd Engineer Brigade participate in Arctic Pegasus. The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska's proficiency for conducting Arctic airborne operations, mobility and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions.

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division descends into a smoke screen after his jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron descends in his parachute during tactical air control training. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

A Soldier with the North Carolina Army National Guard drifts towards a field at the Stanley County Regional Airport, New London, North Carolina on June 18, 2020. Soldiers with the 403rd Quartermaster Rigger Support Team and B Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, were supported by a Black Hawk helicopter team from the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade to help the units perform static-line, airborne operations.

The U.S. Army Parachute Team conducts a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962 Golden signifies the gold medals the team won in the international completions, and Knights alludes to the teams ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

The 173rd Airborne drops equipment from a C-17 Globemaster during Saber Junction in Hohenfel, Germany, September 8, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rigo Cisneros

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descends from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, during Airborne 23, Jan. 31, 2023. 300 JGSDF paratroopers performed a static-line jump from Nine U.S. Air Force C-130Js, showcasing the strategic importance of engaging in joint airborne operations.

A member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team prepares to land during the 2019 Thunder Over Dover Air Show, Sept. 15, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The base opened its gates to the public for a free, two-day event to showcase the Air Force and the bases mission of providing rapid global airlift every day of the year.

U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Daniel Grund, Alpha Company commander with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participates in an air delivery exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marine from 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve lands at the Camp Shelby Joint Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November 10, 2022, in support of Operation Santa Drop.” This event brought toys to military children via parachute in support of Toys for Tots 75th anniversary. Many of the Marines wore their dress blue uniforms to formally assist Staff Sergeant Clause in the aerial delivery. Toys for Tots is a Marine Corps Reserve charitable program that collects, organizes, and distributes toys to less fortunate children across the nation in hopes of bringing happiness to children, and relief to families, during the Christmas season.

A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School prepares to land on Luzon Drop Zone during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet above the ground.

The Oberlausitz military training area opened its Tor tor to thousands of visitors for the Open Day at the Oberlausitz military training area to give them an insight behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr in Saxony. The soldiers present a variety of large and small equipment and impressively demonstrate what they are capable of. High-precision paratrooper jumps, open day at the Oberlausitz military training area, Weißkeißel, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Sgt. 1st Class Morgan George and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hall of the U.S. Army Parachute Team land fly in the side-by-side, and advanced canopy maneuver, for a demonstration jump at the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California on 30 September, 2022. The U.S. Army Parachute Team is performing at the Pacific Airshow 30 September through 2 October.

January 18, 2010 - A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and surrounding areas. The U.S. military is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country on January 12, 2010.

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), conduct a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022

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A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team participates in 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 teams 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.

Sudanese and U.S. troops are dropped from C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Sudan (SDN)

With their parachute canopies stacked, two members of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachute demonstration team, drift toward the ground during the 1991 Department of Defense Joint Services Open House. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040224-F-9629J-047. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division struggles with his parachute after landing in a drop zone during combined Army and Air Force training exercise Neptune II. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conducts an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The Leap Frogs are a volunteer unit comprised of U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team members with real world experience with the mission to demonstrate naval excellence. 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.

Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Squadron based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, jump from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Alzey drop zone in Ober-Flörsheim, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. U.S Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers jumped with NATO partners to exercise as a combat-credible force providing lethal air and ground support when and where it is needed. Allied forces in Europe regularly train together to ensure timely and coordinated responses during peacetime and crises.

A German paratrooper lands during a water jump at Lake Constance, Germany, July 28, 2022. German and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe paratroopers performed the water landing under supervision in order to enhance readiness and proper procedures in the event of an emergency parachute landing in a body of water.

An operator participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, glides over the flight line on Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. The bilateral training event was designed to sharpen the interoperability of the combined forces and cultivate combat readiness.

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion airdropped a Humvee on JBER's Malemute Drop Zone, followed by approximately 60 Paratroopers from a C-17 aircraft, Wed. April 17, 2013. The paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division recently completed post-deployment RESET, and are transitioning the brigade to assuming part of the quick reaction force mission for the Pacific Theater.

U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue demonstration team members descend during Wings Over Solano at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 14, 2022. The Wings Over Solano open house and air show offered the local community the opportunity to interact directly with the base and its Airmen to see the capabilities of Travis AFB on full display.

Virginia Army National Guard aviation crews assist Henrico and Chesterfield County search and rescue teams with finding and extracting simulated victims at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, Va., March 24, 2015. Soldiers assigned to the Chesterfield-based Detachment 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment acted as a command and control element aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter, while Soldiers assigned to the Chesterfield-based Detachment 2, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment used a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to hoist the simulated victims, played by Virginia National Guard Soldiers, to safety.

050714-F-7564C-224. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Italian Republic Day June, 2. Performance of the paratroopers of the Brigata Folgore as they descend from the sky leaving a trail of colored smoke. Rome, Italy, Europe, European Union, EU - Copy space.

A group of U.S. Army and European Paratroopers conduct an Airborne jump out of a C-130 aircraft using a Polish parachute during Exercise Falcon Leap onto Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 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.

970505-M-0826D-002. Complete Scene Caption: HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class) Scott, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, rappels into the Sandhill Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, descends to the drop zone jumping in support of establishing a forward refueling point, Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted a battalion field exercise to train core mission essential tasks and rehearse emerging warfighting concepts in preparation for future exercises and operations. 3d 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria)

Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, fly the American flag as they perform a demonstration above the crowd at Cheyenne Frontier Days arena as part of the Military Appreciation Monday grand entry on July 25, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing and Spanish operators of El Escuadron de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC) execute a bi-lateral military free fall jump near Allcantarilla Air Base, Spain, July 28, 2022. NATO allies and partners stand together to ensure a Europe that is whole, free and at peace.

A US Navy (USN) Sailor assigned to Naval Special Warfare Unit One (NSWU1), takes a picture of the other jumpers exiting the ramp of helicopter during a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump over Orote Point, Santa Rita, Guam. Base: Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

A force reconnaissance Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit performs a static line jump out of an MV-22 Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2014. The MEU is scheduled to deploy to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.

SAN PEDRO (May 30, 2022) Members of the 21st Century Skydiving Team drop into Green Hills Memorial Park during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 30, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

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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 24, 2022. The Para-Commandos are qualified in free fall and canopy formations and perform with flags, smoke and sparklers.

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.

Paratroopers assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conduct an Airborne insertion onto Malemute Drop Zone near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during the Spartan Memorial week 24 May, 2022. Jumpers carried the nametape of one of the 77 fallen Paratroopers from deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq to place on a board for Gold Star Family members and fellow Paratroopers to see. Spartan Memorial Week is dedicated to the 77 Paratroopers that gave the ultimate sacrifice during the Global War on Terror. Each unit conducts events to honor the lives of the fallen and share their stories with current Spartan Paratroopers.

A U.S. Air Force operator with the 492nd Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, conducts a free-fall mission out of an MC-130J Commando II from the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 over Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, exit a CH-47 Chinook during an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone, Italy, June 9, 2022. Families of the paratroopers were invited to witness their jump. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

Radioman 3rd Class Mike Blum opens the 1984 Azalea Festival Air Show by jumping the American flag to the flight line. Blum is a member of the Naval Special Warfare Group 2 parachute demonstration team Chuting Stars and a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team member. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Up to 50-60 US Army (USA) Rangers jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, 62 Airlift Wing (AW)/446th AW, McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), as part of a troop airdrop. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesi, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Bataruaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

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An Air Force Reserve flight surgeon descends after jumping from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft over the Ladson Army Airfield during pararescue training. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Free fall jumpers of the 193rd Command Parachute Team are about to land during exercise Black Hawk IV. Subject Operation/Series: BLACK HAWK IV Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Combat Control School students are rappelling from a hovering UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The students will become Red Berets upon their graduation. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020514-F-6655M-007. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Utapao Royal Thai Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 and French commandoes hang from a special patrol insertion/extraction (SPIE) rope suspended from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during a joint training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.S. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conducts an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and support personnel. 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.

A group of German Paratroopers conduct an Airborne jump out of a C-130 aircraft using a British parachute during Exercise Falcon Leap onto Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 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.

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), prepares to land after jumping out of a HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 46th ERQS at an undisclosed location, Oct. 18, 2022. This was the first time the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group (ERQG) personnel conducted jumps at this location, enabling forces to practice their personnel recovery mission. The 1st ERQG is the sole dedicated Personnel Recovery force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division exit a German C-160 aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 6, 2010, as part of Operation Federal Eagle during which over 800 American Paratroopers earned German jump wings. German jumpmasters aboard the aircraft lead the jump. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)

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.

Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members parachute into the sea during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Paratroopers from 14 different nations descend onto Hechtelse Heide Drop Zone, Belgium, as part of Exercise Falcon Leap 22 on September 15, 2022. Exercise Falcon Leap is a yearly airborne exercise held on historical drop zones throughout the Netherlands and Belgium to promote interoperability between allies and international partners.

Airborne troops land after jumping from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, release heavy drop packages with a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraftonto Frida Drop Zone at Pordenone, Italy on Jan. 9, 2024.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, impacts the water during an airborne operation at Lake Constance, Germany, July 29, 2022. 75 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 75 German paratroopers from the 26th Airborne Brigade Saarland’ participated in the operation.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Battalion lands after completing freefall parachute training from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter 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. UNITAS LXIII air and parachute operations are part of an integrated, multinational event to enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting the exercise. 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.

Air Force tactical air control (TACP) party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, descend 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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