82nd Airborne Division

Gwen Bridges (front) and Ella Dixon paint pillow cases for deployed paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at the battalion headqua More

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, flys over the terrain of Normandy to practice their manuauers in Northern France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-Day invas More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D- More

The men of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment march in the New York City Victory Parade on January 12, 1946. Maj. Gen. Jim Gavin ensured the “Triple Nickles” not only marched in the parade, but wore the ins More

A religious card taped into a scrapbook compiled by Aida Bonsonto showcases her husband’s military service during World War II. When Bonsonto found out her future husband had been wounded while fighting in Euro More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Publi More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

Sgt. Maj. Frank Luedtke (left), the 82nd Airborne Division fires cell sergeant major, and Staff Sgt. David Dunn (right), the 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne) battalion air noncommissioned officer, pos More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, German Soldiers and the Mayor of Chef Du-Pont, France participated in a ceremony in honor of Capt. Rex Combs, a 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Paratroope More

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade visit a memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17, which honors the Americans who sacrificed their lives as part of the Waal River c More

Spc. Christopher Smith, an infantry paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, reads the inscription on a wall at the Normandy American C More

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, German Army Soldiers, and French civilians take a group photo together before a ceremony at Amfreville, Normandy, France; June 5, 2015. Over 3 More

Lt. Col. Marcus Wright, commander of 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division gives his opening remarks prior to presenting Oscar L. Davis Jr. the Purple More

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands as reminder of the sacrifice of the Greatest Generation near Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Jun More

Wimvan Mierlo relives what the Sunset March is to U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade on De Oversteek Bridge, Netherlands on September 12, 2017 during Market Garden. The city bridge 'De Over More

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other airborne units fly towards the drop zone near the La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, June 9, 2019. The paratroopers conduc More

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles DeGlopper, a paratrooper who died on D-Day during World War II on June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliat More

U.S. Army Spc. Reina Fishburn assists Staff Sgt. Tessa Vandegrift with her gear before they jump as part of an Airborne School anniversary celebration at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 15, 2015. More

U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Murphy, commander of the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., helps Capt. Loren Teillon, also with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., fasten the leg straps of More

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose for a picture after a ceremony. The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regime More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., left, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division accepts historical documents on behalf of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum from Maurice Renaud during a ce More

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to U.S. Army paratrooper Brig. Gen. Brian Winski the 82nd Airborne Division More

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other airborne units fly towards the drop zone near the La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, June 9, 2019. The paratroopers conduc More

U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Hilson (right) helps Spc. Joshua Talley (left), both from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, secure straps for his safety harness in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jum More

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team, out of Fort Worth, Texas, inspects his gear for Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump at McCarthy Hall More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christa Petersen, with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives the sound off for equipment check during Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th A More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, carry the casket of Clifford M. Mills, a World War II veteran, in Troy, Indiana, March 30, 2019. Mills was reported More

Rodney Kramer, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II, visits Fort Bragg, N.C., for the first time in 70 years, Aug. 4, 2015. Kramer served as an artilleryman assigned to the 456th Battalion, 82nd Airborne Divis More

A poster advertising the 67th Anniversary of the World War II Allied invasion of France appears in a storefront in Sainte Mere Eglise, a Norman village liberated by the 82nd Airborne Division. This year, as in More

Thousands of participants run the Fort Bragg 16th Annual Army Birthday 10-miler, Friday curved through the heart of Fort Bragg. The race included individual age group and team competitions in men's, women's, an More

More than 500 U.S., French, Dutch, Romanian and German paratroopers jumped out of nine U.S., French, Dutch and German C-130s and C-160s near here June 3 to pay tribute to D-Day veterans who demonstrated the sel More

Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers load into a boat on the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactme More

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather at Omaha Beach National Guard monument to pay respect to veterans who served during World War II June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service member More

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin D. Cornett was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony in Auburn, Calif., Feb. 22, 2021. Cornett was assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachu More

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted service members of the Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The day included a tour of the town hall and historic sites such as the Angoville Au Plain church where tw More

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16th Air Assault Brigade conduct airborne training at the Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 16, 2015. T More

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pose for a photo with a Dutch child prior to a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in More

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha Beach. Service Members of Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visited historic D-Day sites June 2, 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the 71st anniversary, one o More

Col. Tim Watson (left), commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, greets Ronald Myers, who accepted the Bronze Star Medal on behalf of his uncle Pvt. Max Myers, during a ceremony Nov. 1 More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France. Picauville hosted the memorial commemoration to hono More

A Douglas-DC3-C47 sits on display awaiting paratroopers at William T. drop zone, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 15, 2015. The 1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) Battalion celebrates 75 years of the U.S. Army Ai More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, holds the colors as members of the Color Guard during a ceremony honoring the paratroopers that liberated the village in Sainte Mere Eglise, Norm More

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More tha More

Ernie Lamson, a WWII veteran and former Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, still wears his original Airborne wings, now around his left wrist. XX earne More

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service members at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 servicemembers from Europe and affiliated D-Day historica More

U.S. Army Capt. Jesse Sheehan, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives operations brief to the jump masters at McCarthy Hall, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 14, 2015 More

Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, walks with a Dutch local before a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremo More

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company of men in the world into France. We'll give the bastards hell. Strangely, I'm not particularly scared. But in my heart is a terrific longing to hold you in my More

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watches as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37t More

Personnel with Fort Bragg Emergency Services, Soldiers from 16th Military Police Brigade, and Capt. Kenneth Harrison, a chaplain with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose during a Easter Bu More

Cadre of the 1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment brief operations and procedures for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump, inside McCarthy Hall on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 14, 2015. The 1-507th Parachute I More

Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General, and Sgt. Maj. Franklyn Rosario were joined by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Yolanda Blaess and Pfc. Britton Smith, the oldest and youngest More

U.S. Army personnel and local community members gather at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum for a National Airborne Day celebration in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2018. The celebra More

Volunteers with the Fayetteville Beautiful project pose for a photo in Fayetteville, N.C., March 22. The event cleaned up key areas of Fayetteville prior to the All-American Marathon. (U.S. Army photo by Staff More

From left to right: Master Sgt. Jeffrey Gassaway, 16th Military Police Brigade, Mrs. Sara Gassaway, Spc. Benjamin Rogers, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, and his son Isaac Rogers, the award receipients for the S More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg speaks to past and present paratroopers, families, and supporters during the National Airborne Day opening c More

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, present the colors as members of the Color Guard for a ceremony at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members More

A Baby Allie doll waits to be donated at the 16th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, at Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2013. The first phase of toy drop includes bringing More

Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Brigadier Nathan Sempala-Ntege, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and deputy commanding general interoperability, respectively, walk across the Oversteek Bridge during the More

Spc. Diana Anderson, a combat medic in 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, and a native of Kenya, describes her long journey of overcoming racism and abuse abroad to joining the Army t More

Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini, an Easy Company, 508th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper, poses for a photo during an event inside the town hall of Sainte Mere Eglise More

French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare to post the colors during a ceremony at the Currahee Memorial in the Normandy region June 3, 2015 More

German army soldiers render honors during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while at the La Cambe German War Cemetery in the Normandy region of France June 5, 2015. U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd A More

Personnel with Fort Bragg Emergency Services, Soldiers from 16th Military Police Brigade, and Capt. Kenneth Harrison, a chaplain with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose during the Easter More

U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and Sgt. Isaac Phillips, center left, of the 4th Infantry Division, salute the flag June 4, More

Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general greets a WWII veteran at the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ce More

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World War II U.S. Army uniforms, attend a WWII commemoration ceremony in Sainte Laurent sur Mer, France, June 6, 2015. A formation of U.S. Army Soldiers from the More

U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Murphy (Left) and 1st Lt. Terrence Adams (Right) from the 982nd Combat Camera Company performs sustain airborne training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump, More

Spc. Matthew G. Kreps, 118th Military Police Company, 503d Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade, XVII Airborne Corps (Airborne) exchanges flags with Canadian jumpmaster Cpt. Andrew More

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander, 82nd Airborne Division meets over a meal with Maj. Gen. James L. Terry commander, International Security Assistance Force Regional Command South and 10th Mountain Division More

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watch an Iraqi paramilitary unit's headquarters at As Samawa, Iraq burn during an assault on the the city's nort More

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division play cards at Najaf, Iraq on Apr. 22, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Kosterman/49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne)

Vehicles from the 82nd Airborne Division are lined up prior to the start of a convoy at Najaf, Iraq on Apr. 30, 2003. At the front of the convoy is the commander for the 49th Public Affairs Detachment, Capt. J More

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division finish a timed ruck march wearing their chemical protective masks during the brigade’s More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Love (left), then a first sergeant of A Company, 2nd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, breaches a courtyard door during an operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, i More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Love, left, then the first sergeant of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, breaches a courtyard door during an operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, More

Pfc. Usiel Arguelles, gunner, and Pfc. Brett Lawrence, assistant gunner, Troop C, 5 Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, unload mortar rounds on targets in Kuwait Au More

*060701-A-2756F-08--Sgt. James Copeland, squad leader, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security overlooking a canyon dur More

Lieutenant Col. Scott Harris, commander, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan Watts, 1st Bn., 505th PIR command Sgt. Maj., introduce themselves to More

1st Sgt. Michael Green, Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, questions an Iraqi man during a foot patrol Nov. 12, 2006, in Bayji, Iraq. US Army photo by Spc. Josh More

Pvt. Shawn M. Testa, combat medic, 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects an Afghan boy complaining of ear pain, Jan. More

Spc. Zachry King (right), of Jacksonville, Fla., a team leader with with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tries not to interrupt an ol More

Lt. Col. Mendalose Harris, the CJTF-82 Surgeon Cell's Army Public Health Nurse, speaks at an infectious disease management training conference at the Jerga Center here, Sept. 12. The conference was attended by More

A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, keeps an eye out while on patrol on Dec. 24, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

Afghanistan national army soldiers work alongside Soldiers of Delta Company, 1st of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division as they clear the town of Zanbar, Afgha More

Soldiers of the Khwost Provincial Reconstruction Team, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division and Soldiers of the Afghanistan army conduct a Medical Civil Action Program in the town of Zambar, Afghanistan, on Jan. More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the Khwost Provincial Reconstruction Team, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Afghan army soldiers conduct a medical civic action program in the town of Zambar, Afghanista More

From left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. King Parks, Lt. Col. Scott Harris, and family members Teresa Watts, mother, and Marlon Watts, brother, stand in front of a plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Don More

Omaha, Neb., native Pfc. Brett Nissen of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security beneath a post decorated with colorful banner More

Bridgewater, Iowa, native Staff Sgt. Aaron McCurdy of B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attracts a following of local kids while out on a More

Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, looks on while Brig. Gen. Mir Sahab Gul, chief of staff for the 203rd "Thunder" Corps of the Afghan national More

Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, looks on while Brig. Gen. Mir Sahab Gul, chief of staff for the 203rd "Thunder" Corps of the Afghan National More

From left to right: Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, passes the 3rd Brigade Combat Team colors to Col. Timothy McGuire, the incoming 3rd Brigade Combat Team commander More

Spc. Dairo Orozco, cook for Company F, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division cleans dishes from breakfast, Jan. 13, at Firebase Nawa, Afghanistan. (U. More

Marquette, Neb. native Sgt. Tyson Regier, of B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, poses with members of the Iraqi National Police prior to a joint patrol in More

An Iraqi woman walks her produce-filled wheel barrel across the street in front of delegates from the House Appropriations Committee for Foreign Operations as they walk through the "fish market" in the Shababkh More

Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division practices clearing rooms with fellow non-commis More

Staff Sgt. Julian Romo, a Los Angeles native, who serves as a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, c More

Staff Sgt. Antonio Alvarado, an Edgecouch, Texas, native, who serves as a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne More