Airborne Training

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

An Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply) at Fort Bragg, N.C., places reserve parachutes onto a cart March 11, 2013. These packs will be used during a night ai More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command jumpmasters give a pre-jump briefing to Soldiers gathered at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C., March 12, 2013. (U.S. Army ph More

Master Sgt. Dwight Simon, a jumpmaster with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), inspects Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Dodd, also with USACAPOC(A), during a joint airborne operati More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Air Force Res More

A U.S. Army paratrooper goes through airborne training during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 6, 201 More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

James B. Balocki, U.S. Army Reserve Command executive officer and keynote speaker, gives a brief history of exemplary black Americans in military history during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USAR More

Sgt. 1st Class Sherise Stephens, center, a Military Intelligence platoon sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performs jumpmaster duties during sustained airborne More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu 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. More

U.S. Soldiers, parachute riggers with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply), pack MC6 parachutes at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 11, 2013. These parachutes will be used during a night airborne opera More

U.S. Soldiers rehearse proper procedures to exit an aircraft with jumpmasters assigned to U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C. More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) wait to board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Air F More

A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), makes a final adjustment to her parachute during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

A U.S. Army Reserve Command employee sits with her program in hand during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportunity Directorates of FORSCOM/USARC presented More

First Lt. Cassandra McDonald, right, a platoon leader assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, is assisted with donning her parachute, March 15, 2016, before conducting airborne oper More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu More

A paratrooper with the Polish 18th Airborne Battalion gives Spc. Forrest Rogers, a Michigan National Guard Soldier with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 125th Infantry Regiment a runthrough of his Bar 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. More

U.S. Army Sgt. Clarence Curry, an Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply) inspects an MC6 parachute at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 11, 2013. Each pack will be inspe More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command jumpmasters give a pre-jump briefing to paratroopers at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C., March 12, 2013. (U.S. Army photo b More

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, public affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) waits to board a C-130H Hercules transport p More

Paratroopers wait in a hangar before boarding a C-130H Hercules transport during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Army Reserve Sol More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

Maj. Gen. David J. Conboy, U.S. Army Reserve Command deputy commanding general (operations), provides closing remarks during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal O More

Capt. Desiree Jenks, a brigade assistant logistics officer assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, works on her deadlift form during physical fitness conditioning at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, March 17, More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr 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. More

An Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply), inspects an MC6 parachute at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 11, 2013. Each part of the parachute must be inspected for defi More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command jumpmasters give a pre-jump briefing to paratroopers before an airborne operation at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C., March More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) prepare to board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Ai More

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Stroupe, a jumpmaster with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), gives final instructions before a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wi More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view information on black accomplishments in history after the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportu More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu 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. More

Paratroopers and jumpmasters assigned to U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command wait for instructions from the flight crew of a CASA C-212 aircraft before participating in an airborne oper More

U.S. Soldiers conduct parachute landing fall training at Luzon Drop Zone in Camp Mackall, N.C., March 12, 2013. U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) jumpmasters and Army Reser More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) prepare to board a C-130H Hercules transport during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing from More

Army Reserve Master Sgt. Chris Hecker, operations noncommissioned officer-in-charge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) waits to board a C-130H Hercules transport plane duri More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ralph Colas, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster waits for the ok to allow U.S. Army soldiers from 1-91 Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Grafenwoehr, More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Paratroopers assigned to the British 16th Air Assault Brigade conduct airborne training at the Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 16, 2015. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne More

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command jumpmasters prepare the landing area before an airborne operation at Camp Mackall's Luzon Drop Zone near Southern Pines, N.C., March 12, 2013. (U.S. More

U.S. Soldiers are silhouetted against the sunset as they board a CASA C-212 aircraft before an airborne operation at Mackall Army Airfield near Southern Pines, N.C., March 12, 2013. The operation was hosted by More

Paratroopers exit a C-130H Hercules transport during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., More

Army Reserve Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) joined members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014, fo More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu 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. More

U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Pelland, an Army Reserve parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply), checks the anemometer prior to a night airborne operation at Luzon Drop Zone in Camp More

Paratroopers with U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command wait to board a CASA C-212 aircraft during nighttime airborne operations at Mackall Army Airfield near Southern Pines, N.C., March More

C-130H Hercules transports with the 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, taxi during the "elephant walk," April 17, 2014, as part of a joint airborne operation. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers fro More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) parachute out of a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Ai More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute sustained airborne training in preparation for an More

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army execute an airborne operation, May 12, 2017 in Thessalonik More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a situational training exercise in whic More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu More

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

A CASA C-212 aircraft approaches Mackall Army Airfield at Camp Mackall, N.C., March 12, 2013. The aircraft supported nighttime airborne operations hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Russ Staley, left, checks Col. Roger Cotton's rucksack before a nighttime airborne operation at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., March 12, 2013. Both are with U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psycholo More

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) parachute out of a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Ai More

U.S. Army Reserve paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) make final preparations for a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army More

Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard special forces units, Special Operations Detachment-X, Company B, 1st Bn., 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Company B, 3rd Bn., 20th Special Forces Group More