A soldier stands at attention as paratroopers assigned
Summary
A soldier stands at attention as paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, salute before a brigade-level unit run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2018, to commemorate National Airborne Day. August 16, 1940, marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute, and is a recognized annually as a special day to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces and the first parachute jump of 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)
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paratroopers
fitness
us army
national airborne day
justin connaher
joint base elmendorf richardson public affairs
joint base elmendorf richardson
ak
national airborne day run on jber
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infantry
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2000 - 2022
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