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C-130E Hercules aircraft deliver members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion over the drop zone during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

Members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion board a C-130E Hercules aircraft for Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

Members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion wait to board a C-130E Hercules aircraft for Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

Members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion prepare their jump equipment prior to boarding a C-130E Hercules aircraft for Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

Members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion jump out the door of a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

A C-130E Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron tells members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion that the drop zone is one minute away during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

A jump master from the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion surveys the drop zone while paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

The mission coordinator for the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion and Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Michele Helm of the 435th Aerial Port Squadron review procedures that will be used to load 285 Italian paratroopers aboard C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

A member of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion, wearing camouflage paint on his face, is ready for tactical maneuvers during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

Members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion are transported to the drop zone aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: BLUETAIL

Base: Grosseto Air Base

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent

Release Status: Released to Public

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italian paratrooper battalion paratrooper battalion drop zone drop zone hercules aircraft e hercules aircraft exercise bluetail exercise bluetail italian paratrooper drop tactical airlift tactical airlift c 130 hercules images c 130 high resolution grosseto air base c 130 e hercules aircraft msgt patrick nugent air force base us national archives italy
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05/03/1986
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italian paratrooper battalion paratrooper battalion drop zone drop zone hercules aircraft e hercules aircraft exercise bluetail exercise bluetail italian paratrooper drop tactical airlift tactical airlift c 130 hercules images c 130 high resolution grosseto air base c 130 e hercules aircraft msgt patrick nugent air force base us national archives italy