Parachuting and Aerial Exercises

Photos depict military parachuting exercises, showcasing personnel performing jumps in various locations, emphasizing training and cooperative military operations.

Marine Parachuting, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942
Marine Parachuting, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942
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120326-N-OU681-021 AVONDALE, Ariz. (March 26, 2012) Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Brad Woodard, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, flies a POW/MIA flag during a special event at Agua Fria High School for Phoenix Navy Week, one of 15 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. Navy weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
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Members of the Navy Parachute Team, known as the Leapfrogs, performs aerial maneuvers during an air show. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DA-SD-05-00609. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Rescue personnel from the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from a 211th RQS HC-130J Combat King II aircraft over the Lower Susitna Valley near Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2023. The HC-130J and rescue personnel along with the 210th RQS HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter sit alert for the federal search and rescue mission across Alaskas vast Arctic region. The HC-130Js aerial refueling capability significantly extends the HH-60G Pave Hawks range for conducting search and recovery missions.
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050714-F-7564C-245. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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Members from 56th Troop Command, Charlie Company with the Rhode Island National Guard conducts airborne training and follow-on tactics training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, Fla. Jan. 20, 2022. The training was completed in order to increase proficiency in tactical techniques.(U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Brittni Capozzi)
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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.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 7, 2022) - A member of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, swoops in for a landing during a skydiving demonstration as a part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022, Oct. 7, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas 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 the city and its surrounding areas.
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Eighty U.S. Army paratroopers jump from nine C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 37th Airlift Squadrons 80th Anniversary at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 25, 2022. The 37 AS worked with several U.S. Army Airborne Brigade Combat Teams from around the world, the 435th Contingency Response Group and various NATO partners to celebrate the squadrons anniversary with a mass airdrop and a show of force flight formation.
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A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron gathers his parachute near Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, Mar. 14, 2014. Pararescuemen train periodically to maintain a high level of proficiency to conduct missions throughout the Horn of Africa.
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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.
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Paratroopers from across the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Spartan Brigade,” conducted an airborne operation onto Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2021, to commemorate the 77 Paratroopers that lost their lives during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Marines air crews from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron 152 out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, delivered the paratroopers to the drop zone in KC-130J aircraft. The Spartan Brigade is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.
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U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct airborne operation after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Oct. 20, 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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Members from the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team conducts combat jump operations from a C-17 Globemaster III during a joint coalition training exercise March 23, 2011, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. More than 1,400 personnel from the 173rd ABCT, the 8th Air Support Operation Squadron and Italian Army paratroopers participated in the weeklong event.
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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, 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.
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Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division participate in an airborne operation on August 12, 2022, at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 82nd Airborne Division is constantly training and ensuring the ability to provide the Nations with ground forces who can deploy, fight, and win anywhere within 18 hours of notification.
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A parachute rigger assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing conducts a static-line jump during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Airborne operations is an integral part of exercise Emerald Warrior, focusing on U.S. and partner nation relationships while emphasizing joint force interoperability.
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KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) - A logistical resupply via air delivery drop parachutes from a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12. Combat Logistics Battalion 3 established a logistics node at KTA to test command and control and disaggregated logistics to support 3d Marine Littoral Regiment. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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111014-N-OU681-713 LEMOORE, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2011) Chief Warrant Officer (SEAL) Keith Pritchett, left, and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Justin Gonzales, both assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, perform a down-plane maneuver during the 2011 Central Valley Air Show at Naval Air Station Lemoore. The Leap Frogs are based in San Diego and perform aerial parachute demonstrations across the United States in support of naval special warfare and navy recruiting.
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Paratroopers descend from C-141B Starlifter aircraft over Drop Zone B-70 during Dragon Team, the largest non-Joint Chiefs of STAFF airdrop training exercise in history. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Staff Sgt. Griffin Mueller of the U.S. Army Parachute Team flies in the American flag on a demonstration jump on at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on 8 July, 2022. The jump is ahead of the Selfridge Open House and Air Show on July 9 and 10.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dikshant Parajuli, a rescue Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), Bravo Company, demonstrate a dual track high to low extrication on a simulated casualty at the Downey Rescue Training Facility (DRTF) on Annex Stump Neck, Maryland, Feb. 7, 2023. The Marines prepared to showcase live demonstrations for personnel that visit DRTF.
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Members of the Armée de l'Air et de lEspace (French Air and Space Force) execute a military free fall from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Cazaux Air Base, France, May 8, 2022. The MFF was part of exercise Athena, a French-led joint and combined Special Operation Forces exercise that validates the full spectrum of integrated component and partner capabilities. Exercises like Athena allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.
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Free-fall Parachute Training for Navy SEALS
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June 1, 2009 - Airman floats into the Spring Mobile Ballpark carrying the American flag with him as part of the opening activities held for the Airmen's Opener baseball game during Air Force Week in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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SSG Nahu Ramirez of the Golden Knights Black demonstration team, bring the prisoner of war(POW) flag into the landing zone to start of the show at bear fest in Plymouth, NC June 4th, 2022
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, a jumpmaster, with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Battalion lands on the ground 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 respons
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The 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Royal Thai Army Airborne preform a friendship static jump during the Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Base: Camp "S" State: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Special Forces Group 2nd BN
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Airmen of the 820th Base Defense Group jump out of an HC-130P/N King at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 21, 2012. There were a total of 30 Airmen who participated in the static line jump.
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U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician 2 Christopher Lynch, a rescue swimmer with Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, conducts a simulated vertical surface rescue on a rescue prop at Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 10, 2022. The Coast Guardsmen conducted vertical rescue training in order to evaluate the hazards, feasibility and techniques for recovering a survivor from a vertical surface.
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Parachutists from the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, jump into the San Antonio Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 2022. The Golden Knights are one of the three of the Department of Defenses aerial demonstration teams, alongside the U.S Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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Members of a joint US/Peruvian special warfare team float toward the water as other team members approach in inflatable boats to pick them up. The parachute drop is part of UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Army paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, execute an airborne operation 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
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Paratroopers from the 2nd Bn., 325th Infantry Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., descend through the night sky after jumping from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Market Square III. The photograph has been taken with a night vision device. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Country: Unknown
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Alcalá de Henares. 12/01/1957. Army paratroopers touching down after a jump.
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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. 24, 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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DF-ST-88-05322. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the U.S. Navy's parachute team, the Leap Frogs, freefall in the clear skies above Naval Air Station Key West. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An Orion parachute test to qualify for mission with crew takes place at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona on Sept. 30, 2016. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
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U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct airborne operation after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, 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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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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Pararescuemen jump out the back of a C-130 Hercules
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040321-F-0451J-160. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team prepares to land. The team member on the ground advances to catch the flag before it hits the ground. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin(WI) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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030206-M-5753Q-061. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines
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RNZAF Sky Diver and New Zealand flag, Warbirds over Wanaka, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand
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Air Force pararescuemen and Navy SEALs participate in free-fall parachute training Jan. 21, 2011, over Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The Airmen are assigned to the New York Air National Guards 103rd Rescue Squadron. The SEALs are based on the West Coast.
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U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. The MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU.
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DD-ST-89-03749. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Sgt. Daniel McKeon of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands with the POW flag on a demonstration jump on to the beach in Miami, Florida on 27 May, 2022. The jump is ahead of the Hyundai Miami Air and Sea Show on 28 and 29 May.
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A Special Operator from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Special Tactics Squadron parachutes into the Ohio River during the annual Thunder Over Louisville airshow in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out to view the event, which has grown to become one of the largest single-day air shows in North America.
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DN-SC-88-09259. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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A Dutch Paratrooper gets dragged by his German T-10 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 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 Dutch Paratrooper gets dragged by his German T-10 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 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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DF-ST-88-05347. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A European Paratrooper decends to the Drop Zone using a Polish parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap onto Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 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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221015-N-FP878-0046FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (OCT. 15, 2022) - Sailor's assigned to the Navy's skydive team, the Leap Frogs, display the American Flag while performing community outreach at Bridge Day, a skydiving exposition in Fayetteville W. Va., Saturday, October 15, 2022. NTAG ORV covers Ohio, West Virginia Kentucky and parts of Indiana for recruiting and Navy outreach for non-fleet concentration areas.