Paratrooper Deployments

Dramatic imagery of paratroopers descending from the sky during military operations. The mood is adventurous, highlighting action and aerial maneuvers against varied backdrops.

Sgt. 1st Class Chad Riddlebaugh of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands his parachute for a training jump in Homestead, Florida on 26 Jan. 2022. USAPT is conducting their annual certification cycle for their upcoming show season. (U.S. Army photo by Megan Hackett)

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010515-F-2352G-005. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA)

040316-M-9023R-177. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Force Reconnaissance

DF-ST-87-13380. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

010515-F-2352G-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA)

Sgt. 1st Class Chad Riddlebaugh of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands his parachute for a training jump in Homestead, Florida on 26 Jan. 2022. USAPT is conducting their annual certification cycle for their upcoming show season. (U.S. Army photo by Megan Hackett)

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)

A container delivery system drifts toward the target in competitions during RODEO 94 at Moses Lake, Washington. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A paratrooper descends onto the Iron Mike drop zone June 8, 2014, outside St. Mere Eglise, France, during the 70th anniversary celebration of D-Day. More than 700 static-line paratroopers jumped into the drop zone from 14 different aircraft from nations around the world.

British Army paratroopers dropping from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 Squadron RAF at Netheravon, Wiltshire (UK), in October 1942.

DF-ST-87-13307. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Although no OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH pilot has ever required a combat search and rescue, Moody pararescueman make frequent jumps to stay ready for a real mission. This photo is part of the "Rescuers" story in the July 1999, AIRMAN Magazine. The article describes the 41st and 71st Rescue Squadrons from Moody AFB participating in Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, descent onto Donnelly Drop Zone 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

Military Parachutist Prepares to Land

A group of U.S. Army and European Paratroopers decends to the Drop Zone using their French parachutes 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

Greek paratroopers descend to the ground after conducting a military free-fall jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IX above Megara, Greece, May 10, 2022. The objective of the training deployment and exercise is to enhance interoperability and airlift capabilities between U.S. and Greek Armed Forces, strengthen bilateral defense ties and execute aeromedical evacuation and jump training.

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.

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.

A French Paratrooper conducts 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 French Paratrooper conducts 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 Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade with British and Italian Army paratroopers, exit a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 86th Air Wing during airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy Apr. 16, 2019. 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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US Army Golden Knights parachute team performing at the Miramar USMC Air Station.

U.S. Army Paratroopers participate in an airborne jump from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters into Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Apr. 28, 2022. Many paratroopers participating in the jump are a part of the Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAG) and come together every year to celebrate Law Day, a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law.

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vertical image of a silhouette of a tandem of parachuters with some dark clouds as background

Parachutist descending from above with a white round canopy

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A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, executes a military free fall jump with Spanish Airmen of El Escuadron de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC) near Allcantarilla Air Base, Spain, July 26, 2022. Combined readiness and responsiveness requires joint training; this training validates our seamless integration as allies.

The U.S. Army Golden Knights perform an aerial demonstration and landing in Washington, D.C.

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

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing conduct military free-fall training during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Military free-fall training is an integral part of exercise Emerald Warrior, focusing on U.S. and partner nation relationships while emphasizing joint force interoperability.

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, perform air drop maneuvers at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois, Sept. 10, 2022. The airdrop demonstration was conducted in conjunction with Family Day at the 182nd Airlift Wing.

The U.S. Army Golden Knights perform during the Red River Thunder Open House and Airshow at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2022. Approximately 95 people make up the team, including four parachute units, an aviation unit and a headquarters.

The U.S. Army Golden Knights perform during the Red River Thunder Open House and Airshow at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2022. Approximately 95 people make up the team, including four parachute units, an aviation unit and a headquarters.

Paratroopers descend after the jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade land after a jump at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24. The U.S. Army Paratroopers conducting an airborne operation with T-11 parachutes from C-130 Hercules Aircraft of the 86th Airlift Wing is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion, 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 May 17, 2022.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.

Equipment and supplies are airdropped during the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

German Armed Forces parachutists during an exercise over Lake Constance, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

DF-ST-86-07877. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, descent onto Donnelly Drops Zone 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

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.

A Paratrooper assigned to Company H, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, prepares to land at Vaziani Training Area in the nation of Georgia, May 10, after jumping from a C-130 Hercules” aircraft. Company H is supporting air operations for exercise Noble Partner. The exercise is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 and will include approximately 1300 participants from the U.S., Georgia and the U.K. The exercise is a reoccurring training event that takes place at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Noble Partner 16 is a critical part of Georgia's training for its contribution of a light infantry company to the NATO Response Force (NRF) and enhances Georgian territorial self-defense capability.

U.S. Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs Descend With Smoke into Naval Base San Diego

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Michael A. Flor, the first sergeant of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, parachutes into the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighter Rodeo at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sep. 2, 2022. The ARFF Rodeo is a competition for Marines to showcase their operational knowledge of firefighting tactics, techniques, and procedures.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) conduct airborne operations 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 assigned to Company H, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, land at Vaziani Training Area in the nation of Georgia, May 10, after jumping from a C-130 Hercules” aircraft. Company H is supporting air operations for exercise Noble Partner. The exercise is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 and will include approximately 1300 participants from the U.S., Georgia and the U.K. The exercise is a reoccurring training event that takes place at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Noble Partner 16 is a critical part of Georgia's training for its contribution of a light infantry company to the NATO Response Force (NRF) and enhances Georgian territorial self-defense capability.

A Belgian Paratrooper performs a freefall jump as jumpmasters assigned to the CE Para training center conduct sustainment training jumps for Belgian Special Operations Paratroopers, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 20, 2022.

A Marine with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts jump training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 12, 2013. Air Delivery Platoon uses training jumps to maintain the unit's deployment readiness.

Marines jump out of the back of a KC-130J Hercules while conducting aerial delivery training during exercise Cobra Gold 2013 near Utapao Royal Thai Navy Air Field, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15. Marines participated in the training with Royal Thai reconnaissance Marines, enhancing the two nations' combat readiness and military-to-military cooperation. The Marines are with 3rd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

A group of U.S Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, in an UH-60 aircraft conduct a water jump into Lake Lanier at War Hill Park, Dawnsonville, Ga., May 5, 2022. The annual training event, hosted by the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, gives Rangers an opportunity to become proficient in water landings, while giving the local community a chance to see the Rangers train in the Lake Lanier area.

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, operates the canopy of his parachute while conducting a high altitude, high opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 4, 2018. Guardian Angel Team members conduct training on all aspects of combat, medical procedures and search and rescue tactics to hone their skills, providing the highest level of tactical capabilities to combatant commanders.

A C-17 from the Hawaii National Guard banks right by the Dolomite Mountains as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade parachture onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy. This parachute assault called "Rock Drop" is a battalion sized seizure of contested territory is a joint operation between the 2-503rd Infantry (The Rock) supported by Italian Paratroopers. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Contingency Response Force for US Army Europe, Africa and the Middle East, capable of deploying ready forces within 18 hours of notification.

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Members of the Southern Europe Task Force, Vicenza, Italy, train in drop zone "Juliet" located 15 miles from Aviano Air Base, Italy. US Army, Air Force, and Italian Army troops jumped from C-130 Hercules aircrafts deployed from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of a monthly jump training to maintain proficiency. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06739 or search 001019-F-3128G-008). Country: Italy (ITA)

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.

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.

Liberty Tactical Assembly Area, Kuwait. American soldiers from 5th Special Forces Group, 45 British commandos and Kuwaiti commandos participate in an airborne jump insertion exercise at a designated drop zone west of the tactical assembly area, Liberty Kuwait. The joint airborne soldiers jumped simultaneously out of four C-130s. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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050618-N-0000P-217. Complete Scene Caption: Australian Army Soldiers, 3rd Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a dawn static line parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft over the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) in Rockhampton, Australia as part of exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. USPACOM units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 US and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate.

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.

An operator participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces (SOF), parachutes into a pre-designated drop zone on Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. High-altitude, low-opening (HALO) jumping is one of the many techniques used by SOF units for undetected infiltration.

The U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, perform during the Kansas City Air Show on Sep. 3, 2022, in New Century, Kansas. The Golden Knights and 1st Infantry Division Soldiers attended the event to promote Army service opportunities.

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, during a military free fall over Macedonia, May 2, 2022. The training was part of Trojan Footprint 22, the premier SOF exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with NATO allies and European partners.

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

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.

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk into American Lake, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 31, 2022.

A SOCOM Para-Commando performs during the Ellsworth Airshow practice May 15, 2022 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Attendees enjoyed a variety of aerial acts and static displays showcasing the skills and technology of the U.S. military.

A member of the 193rd Command Parachute Team displays his skill in a free fall jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Black Hawk IV. Subject Operation/Series: BLACK HAWK IV Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

040612-F-3488S-019. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), lands during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training over the Yukon Training Area in Alaska (AK) during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Parachute Team jump into Fort Jackson, S.C. during its 105th anniversary ceremony, June 8, 2022. The Golden Knights aim to inspire people to support and join the U.S. Army through performances and interaction.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Downs, a combat weather Airman assigned to Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather 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 Air Support Operations Squadron, 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.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy on May 17, 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.

DN-SC-86-03211. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A parachutist of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, performs at the Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo at JBA, Md., Sept. 18, 2022. JBA celebrated the Air Force's 75th Anniversary with a three-day Air & Space Expo, showcasing aerial demonstrations, static displays, along with Heritage and STEAM displays.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's container delivery system bundles drop at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 26, 2022, during Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrated the interoperability, and the capability to execute a large force insertion on a drop zone of more than 500 personnel and 120 container delivery system bundles. Proper execution of this large-scale ability showcases the strategic importance of engaging in operations and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

U.S. C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. conduct a strategic brigade airdrop exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield near North, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009, demonstrating the global projection of U.S. airpower. Airborne Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C., were airdropped in the exercise along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield, providing a joint training opportunity for the Airmen and Soldiers. The training mission included airdrops over North Auxiliary Airfield, aerial refueling training and simulated aeromedical evacuation.

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman exits the back of a C-130J Super Hercules for a search and rescue scenario during Exercise Pacific Angel at Kuantan Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 18, 2022. Exercises like Pacific Angel are designed to posture U.S. Air Force Airmen and allied military and civilian personnel to work together to quickly and effectively respond to a wide range of possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenarios.

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), parachute out of a C-130 over Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2010. The operation was designed to focus on military parachuting, reconnaissance patrolling and maintenance of parachute insert proficiency. The unit is deployed to Afghanistan conducting counter insurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

Staff Sgt. Nickolas Orozco the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands his parachute 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.

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.

Paratrooper descends at 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.

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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.

040311-F-4857S-005. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division (Arctic Angels) descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 517th Airlift Squadron over Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2022. Following the airborne training some of the paratroopers simulated jump casualties for 673d Medical Group Airmen participating in the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmens tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success.

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An airman decends to the ground after parachuting from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during VOLANT RODEO '86, an annual, multi-national tactical airlift competition. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '86 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) 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

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