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 A400M Atlas, the British Royal Air Force’s newest airlift aircraft, lands at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 16, 2015. The aircraft transported equipment and supplies for the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Br More
Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct mock door drills at Green Ramp on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump c More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade prepare for an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The j More
A paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division explains the functions of the MK 19 40mm machine gun to paratroopers from the Briti More
Paratroopers from the British 16 Air Assault Brigade watch as a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division demonstrates the proper folding of an aviator kit bag on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 24, 201 More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, simulate jumping out of an aircraft in prep More
U.S. Army combat medics from the 82nd Airborne Division watch U.S. Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint O More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, dismantles an L118 Light Gun for examination after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily D More
British soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, reassemble an L118 Light Gun before a live-fire exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 201 More
Paratrooper packs and jump gear are lined up at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops heavy equipment loads onto Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 8 More
British paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, wait to board a C-17 Globemaster III during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15 More
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion assaulted Onslow Beach in Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. More than 200 Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine More
U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stand by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, collect parachutes used during the previous night’s airborne operation. Over 2,000 paratroopers exited 20 aircraft, which initiated Combine More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load ammo for transport at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, get ready for their day before an exercise at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the Combined Join More
Spc. Ricardo Velazquez, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, makes adjustments to his M224 60 mm mortar during Combined More
U.K. soldiers prepare gear for a sling load with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 April 15, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral trainin More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, North Caroli More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, address their injured teammates during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015, as part of the Combined Joint Ope More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, listen to instructions on the proper procedures for entering and exiting from an Army CH-47 Chino More
Paratroopers of the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct a large-scale attack on an enemy stronghold as the culminating event for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 18 More
Pvt. Andrew Lester, a paratrooper assigned to the British 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, conducts an assault on an enemy stronghold as the culminating event for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercis More
U.K. Army paratroopers gear up for a mock invasion at Freedom Village during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 18, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bi More
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., take cover while acting as opposing forces for the U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, More
Senior Airman Kamryn Dungy, an Airman stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, delivers a punch to the body of Lance Cpl. Tyler Johnson, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, during a p More
Pvt. Tom Barry, in blue, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, battles Cpl. James Kanal, a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, during the International Paratrooper Braw 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 A400M Atlas, the British Royal Air Force’s newest airlift aircraft, sits on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 16, 2015. The aircraft arrived with equipment and supplies for the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Br More
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade receives his T-11 parachute for an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British paratr More
A jumpmaster assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on a paratrooper from the British 16 Air Assault Brigade at Green Ramp on Pope Army Airfie More
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade familiarizes himself with a M249 squad automatic weapon during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division demonstration day on Fort Bragg, N More
Paratroopers assigned to the 16 Air Assault Brigade make adjustments to their T-11 parachutes on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 24, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from U.S Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster IIIs at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015, in preparation for Combined Joint Operation More
British soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, prepare an L118 Light Gun before a live-fire exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 2015, More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, inspects an L118 Light Gun after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily Drop Zone in Fort B More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to distribute parachutes to U.S. and U.K. static-line jumpers at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparati More
A U.S. Air Force combat controller from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stands by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part More
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, push on to their next objective after assaulting Onslow Beach in Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. More than 200 More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops heavy equipment loads onto Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82 More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and British paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, begin boarding a C-17 Globemaster III dur More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the 16 Air Assault Brigade, set up concertina wire to secure their area of operations on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015. British and A More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, move to their next location at Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 14, 2015, as part of Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
A paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides support by fire during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 o More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and U.K. soldiers with the 16 Air Assault Brigade, perform a sling and personnel load with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational More
U.K. Royal Army soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade scan their sectors of fire during a security halt after completing a exercise mission in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the Combined Join More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provide support by fire during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bra More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide cover fire while a teammate attach a towing line to a disabled HMMWV during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., Apri More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, rehearse loading an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Exerci More
Paratroopers of the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct an assault on Freedom City as the culminating event for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 18, 2015. More than More
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct an assault on an enemy stronghold as the culminating event for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort More
A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., throws a smoke bomb while acting as opposing forces member for the U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd A More
Spc. Alexandra Love, in red, a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, battles Natalie Gonzalez during the International Paratrooper Brawl on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 22, 2015. (82nd Airborne Divisio More
Trophies await the awardees of the International Paratrooper Brawl held at Ritz Epps Gym, Fort Bragg, N.C., April 23, 2015. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios/Released)
Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade walk in file to board a C130 Hercules aircraft on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 17, 2015. Th More
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade draws a T-11 parachute for an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British paratrooper More
A paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, describes the various weapon systems used by Battalion scout teams to paratroopers from the British 16 Air Assault Brigade during a More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade board a C130 Hercules aircraft on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 24, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers More
A United States Air Force pilot flies a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for Combined Joint Access Operational Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-le More
British Army Cpl. James Christie, 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16th Air Assault Brigade gun fitter, replaces a screw on an L118 Light Gun after the artillery was air dropped at the Sicily Drop More
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, peers out of a doorway during a simulated assault in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. More than 200 Marine More
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Stone, 573rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division infantryman, guards the truck he was driving that was carrying parachutes for the static-line jumpers at Green Ramp in More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rest while waiting for further instruction at Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg More
A paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security while mounted on a lightweight tactical all terrain vehicle during a tra More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies towards Holland Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 April 15, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort More
A paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort More
U.K. Royal Army Pvt. James Duncan, 16th Air Assault Brigade antitank infantryman, mans the gunner's position of a Jackal MWMIK vehicle during a security halt in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15, 2015, as part of the More
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide cover fire as their teammates move closer to an objective during an assault exercise in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16, 2015, More
Opposition Forces prepare to attack the Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, North C More
Paratroopers from the United Kingdom’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade rehearse exiting from an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Combined Joint Operational Access Ex More
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conducts an assault on Freedom City as the culminating event for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 18, 2015 More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment from Fort Meyer, Va., take cover while acting as opposing forces for the U.S Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, More
Spc. Alexandra Love, in red, a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, wins her boxing match against Natalie Gonzalez during the International Paratrooper Brawl on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 22, 2015. More
Senior Airman Antonio Lovette, an Airman stationed at Minton Air Force Base, N.D., delivers an uppercut to Pvt. Matthew Sheridan, a paratrooper from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, during a preliminary fi More
Servicemembers from the U.S. and U.K. unload supplies and equipment from an A400M Atlas, the British Royal Air Force’s newest airlift aircraft, on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 16, 2015. The aircraft transpor More
1st Sgt. Jamal Latore, a jumpmaster assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection of a 16 Air Assault Brigade Paratrooper for an airborne operation at H More
A paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to jump out of a C130 Hercules aircraft over Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. (82nd Airborne Divisio More
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade gets hands on experience with an M110 sniper rifle during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division demonstration day on Fort Bragg, North More
Paratroopers assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade rig T-11 parachute on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., March 24, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operatio More
Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, 16th Air Assault Brigade perform a static-line jump in preparation More
U.S. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and British Soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade make their way to the Sicily Drop Zone to retrieve newly dropped pallets at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 12, 2015, More
British Soldiers from the 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 16 Air Assault Brigade, and U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, monitors More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and U.K. Soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade, interact before static-line jump training at Green Ramp in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, in preparation More