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
Jumpmasters from the 173rd Airborne Brigade verify the manifest of multinational paratroopers prior to the jump Sept. 17, a part of the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden. The jump was part of a series More
A total of four C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard and 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard dropped 360 U.S., British, Dutch and Polish paratroope 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
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
Reenactors wearing U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division uniforms from World War II stand at parade rest, a modified position of attention before the Torchlight Parade begins at Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 20 More
A total of four C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard and 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard dropped a mix of 360 U.S., British, Dutch and Polish p More
Paratroopers from multiple countries load a C-130J assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Sept. 14, 2017, at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands. Aircrew from the 62nd Airlift Squadron conducted a personnel 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
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
New York Army National Guard Honor Guard members conduct a military funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Edward Fulmer during memorial services for Fulmer held on Jan. 5, 2018 in Syracuse, N.Y. Fulmer was one o More
An Iraqi women walks by caring a tin bowl full of flat bread, as U.S. Army Soldiers, from Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hand out applications for $ More
A U.S. Army Soldier from Red Platoon, Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, takes cover behind a wall while providing security during a visit to a local market i More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division, Task Force Maverick hold their copies of "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young" in front of the 9/11 memorial on the joint operations compound.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Funk, noncommissioned officer in charge of Forward Operating Base Lightning Base Defense Operations Center with the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Co More
Friends of Carl Paul, a WWII veteran and former first sergeant, celebrate his 101st birthday Jan. 15, 2014, at the American Lake Veterans Campus, in Lakewood, Wash. Paul served with the 505th Parachute Infantry More
Major Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks to 82nd paratroopers and Paratroopers assigned to the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11th Brigade, 11th Battalion, Garde Grenadiers More
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, set up the drop zone ahead of a jump from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules aircraft on the Dutch army’s Ginkelse Heide exercise t More
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, setup the target prior to their unit's jump from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules aircraft on the Ginkelse Heide exercise terrain More
Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division practice rowing an assault boat in a canal near Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 15, in preparation for a reenactment of the 504th Parac More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division gather outside a windmill near Veghel, Netherlands, Sept. 15, during a staff ride chronicling the airborne assault of the 101st Airborne More
Col. Trevor J. Bredenkamp, front left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Brzak, front right, the command team for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, salute alongside World War II veteran Clinton E. Ridd More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division observe the launch point of the historic World War II Waal River crossing, Sept. 16, during a staff ride in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Paratr More
A glider flies by paratroopers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, as they serve on a color guard in Groesbeek, Netherlands, during a celebration, Sept. 17, 2014. The Groesbeek community came More
African service members participate in a group discussion during Western Accord 2015 on Winkelman Kazerne, at Harskamp, the Netherlands, July 24, 2015. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Neth More
A pair of bikes cross the Waalbrug in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, during Western Accord 15’s cultural day, July 26, 2015. Western Accord 15 is a command post exercise in the Netherlands from July 20-31, 2015. We More
The command group for 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes a group photo to commemorate their 5 hour and 51 minute ruck time after completing a More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division run carrying Zodiac boats prior to a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" eve More
Grafenwoehr, Germany (September 26, 2016) - The Secretary of the Army thanks Brig. Gen. Aguto and the staff of the 7th Army Training Command on Drop Zone Tango in Holland Sept. 21. The Secretary of the Army joi More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry combat rubber raiding crafts during a battalion run to the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In this U.S. Army file photo from 2018, parachutists in World War II period uniform drop from a restored Douglas C-33 aircraft over Fryar Drop Zone as part of National Airborne Day. The Mane More
ERMELO, Netherlands (Sep. 22, 2018) Dutch citizens watch as airborne soldiers parachute into Houtdorperveld Drop Zone during exercise Falcon Leap as part of the 74th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. This More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – An Army Silver Wings parachutist wraps his legs into the line of the Golden Knights parachute as if he were sitting atop the parachute, and a Golden Knight parachutist carries below him a we More
U.S. Army Soldiers and Dutch citizens commemorate the liberation of Son en Bruegal in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands wi More
U.S. Army paratrooper veteran, Gene Metcalfe, (center), formally assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, (right), commander of the United States Special Operations Com More
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flight line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. Members of the 37th AS participated in Exercise Falcon Leap 2020, an More
Waves of American paratroopers land near Grave, Holland, during Operation Market Garden while livestock graze peacefully near gliders that landed earlier. Army photo
Two Dutch paratroopers descend after jumping from a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard near Groesbeek, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2014, to commemorate the 70th A More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, stand during mass at More
A Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walks across the Oversteek Bridge during the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk a More
Dutch re-enactors playing members of the German Wehrmacht wait for an attack as part of a Waal RIver Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a cer More
Retired Lt. Col. Tim Ruijling arrives at the Waal Crossing Bridgehead Memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17. Ruijling guided visiting 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers i More
British and Polish paratroopers listen to the pre-jump briefing Sept. 17 before the first combined airborne operation commemorating the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Paratroopers from seven natio More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand in formation as color guardsmen during the Torchlight Parade at Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2019. The Torchlight Parade hono More
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division Color Guard waits for a ceremony to begin at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratr More
Two young Iraqi boys stand by and watch as U.S. Army Soldiers, from Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hand out applications for $2,500 micro grants to local More
A Concerned Local Citizen helps U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hand out applications for $2,500 micro grants, for local stor More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Amara Fofana, senior adviser for Forward Operating Base Lightning Garrison Support Unit, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division(Air As More
Major Gen. Retired Edward L. Trobaugh, former 82nd Airborne Division commander, wishes Carl Paul, a World War II Veteran and former first sergeant, a happy 101st birthday Jan. 15, 2014 at the American Lake Vete More
Col. Michael Fenzel (left), commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, John Aarsen, curator of the 82nd Abn. Div. Museum, and a Division Paratrooper admire a copy of the book “A Bridge Too Fa More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bobby Sattazahn, drop zone safety officer with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, counts the paratroopers that jumped from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules ai More
U.S. Army Capt. Bradford Morgan, a paratrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, organizes his rucksack after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 More
A paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division reflects near the grave of a British paratrooper at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Sept. 14, in the Netherlands. The cemetery serves as the final restin More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division gather outside a church near Veghel, Netherlands, Sept. 15, during a staff ride chronicling the airborne assault of the 101st Airborne Di More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division sit in the Dome of Remembrance at the Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum in Groesbeek, Netherlands, Sept. 16, during a staff ride. The dome, an More
World War II veterans visit with Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in Groesbeek, Netherlands, during a celebration, Sept. 17, 2014. The Groesbeek community came together t More
Monique Ryan, retired chief warrant officer 3, far right, greets King Willem-Alexander, with Queen Maxima during a visit at the Arlington National Cemetery on June 1, 2015. The event was a part of a commemorati More
U.S., European and African service members participate in a group discussion during Western Accord 2015 on Winkelman Kazerne, at Harskamp, the Netherlands, July 24, 2015. Western Accord 2015 is a command post e More
A pair of African service members take a picture in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in front of the John Frost Bridge, during Western Accord 15’s cultural day, July 26, 2015. Western Accord 15 is a command post exerci More
Soldiers with 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) complete a 20-mile remembrance ruck march Sept. 18, 2015, the 71st anniversary of World War II’s Op More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division begin paddling for a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at Fort Bragg More
Grafenwoehr, Germany (September 26, 2016) - The command and staff of the 7th Army Training Command visit the memorial of the Medal of Honor recipient, Joe Mann, in Holland Sept. 19. The staff was on a Battle St More
A U.S. Army jump master surveys the drop zone prior to paratroopers exiting Sept. 14, 2017, near Ede, Netherlands. Days prior to executing personnel drops during the Operation Market Garden event, aircrews cond More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry combat rubber raiding crafts during a unit run to the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment and More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In this U.S. Army file photo from 2018, a restored Douglas C-33 aircraft flies low over Fryar Drop Zone as part of National Airborne Day. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning i More
FORT BENNING, Ga. - A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, commonly known as the Golden Knights, parachutes onto Fryar Drop Zone during the playing of the national anthem. Maneuver Center of Excellence and F More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division Commander, speaks at the Son en Bruegal commemoration in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market More
U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, (center), commander of the United States Special Operations Command, speaks with WWII veteran Gene Metcalfe of the 82nd Airborne Division, family members, and local Dutch people p More
The official patch for Exercise Falcon Leap 2020 is shown on the shoulder of U.S. Air Force Maj. Erik Svendsen, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. Member More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, salutes during a ceremony following the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk across th More
U.S. Army veteran Bill Galbraith, formally with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Son en Bruegal in Nijmegen, Nether More
A group of Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors render a 21-gun salute during a ceremony at the John Thomspon Bridge prior to a ceremony in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemora More
An 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Paratroopers watches the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored the Paratroopers from all All More
A paratrooper lands safely among the heather at the Houtdorperveld Drop Zone Sept. 18 as part of a combined airborne operation for the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Paratroopers from seven nation More
The 82nd Airborne Division patch stands in sharp focus during mass at a church in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The church service was part of an observance marking the first parachute assaul More
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Frank, presents an American flag to the family of former U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Edward Fulmer during memorial services for Fulmer held on Jan. 5, 2018 in Syracuse, More
1st Lt. Matthew Harrison, an infantry officer assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, offers one of his division patches to Caz Smeeman near Nijmege More
A Dutch re-enactor playing a member of the German Wehrmacht takes aim during a Waal River Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a ceremony honor More
A group of young Iraqi children giggle and watch as U.S. Army Soldiers, from Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hand out applications for $2,500 micro g More
Two U.S. Army Soldiers, from Red Platoon, Baker Company, 1-15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, patrol pass an Iraqi national police checkpoint in Al Ja'ara, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clarence K. Chinn, deputy commanding general for Afghan Development South, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Combined Joint Task Force 101, presents Spc. Thaddeus Ivory, a wheeled vehi More
Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord wish Carl Paul, a World War II Veteran and former first sergeant, a happy 101st birthday Jan. 15, 2014, at the American Lake Veterans Campus, in Lakewood, Wash. During the More
Major Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, shakes hands with John Aarsen, curator of the 82nd Abn. Div. Museum, following a ceremony in which Maj. Gen. Nicholson presented a c More
U.S. Army Capt. Bradford Morgan, a paratrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, organizes his backpack after jumping from an U.S. Air Force C- 13 More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bobby Sattazahn, Drop Zone Safety Officer with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, briefs the paratroopers that jumped from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules ai More
Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd Airborne Division visit a drop zone located on the outskirts of Arnhem in the Netherlands, Sept. 14, during a staff ride event commemorating the 70th anniversary of Operati More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division gather next to a field near Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 15, during a staff ride chronicling the airborne assault of the 101st Airborne More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division observe a field near Groesbeek, Netherlands, Sept. 16, used as a drop zone for Paratroopers with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment du More
Command Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Brzak, command sergeant major of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division talks with World War II veterans in Groesbeek, Netherlands, during a celebration, Sept. 17, 2014. The More
Lt. Col. Kossi Nolaki, from the Economic Community of Western Africa, leads a group discussion with U.S., European and African service members during Western Accord 2015 on Winkelman Kazerne, at Harskamp, the N More
Western Accord 15 participants listen to a brief on Operation Market Garden near the Lower Rhine river and John Frost Bridge in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during Western Accord 15’s cultural day, July 26, 2015. W More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division race in a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct More
Grafenwoehr, Germany (September 26, 2016) - The Secretary of the Army takes a selfie with the command and staff of the 7th Army Training Command on Drop Zone Tango in Holland Sept. 21. The Secretary of the Army More
German paratroopers jump from a C-130J assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Sept. 14, 2017, near Ede, Netherlands. Aircrew from the 62nd Airlift Squadron participated in Falcon Leap, an international a More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lift a combat rubber raiding craft at the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment and boat race on Fort More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning is scheduled to host the 2019 National Airborne Day event beginning 9 a.m. Aug. 16 at Fryar Drop Zone with freefall parachute jump demonstr More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – A Soldier with the U.S. Army Parachute Team jumps onto Fryar Drop Zone. Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning commemorated the 2019 National Airborne Day Aug. 16 at Fryar Drop Zone More
U.S. Army paratrooper veteran, Gene Metcalfe, (center), formally assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, walks across the Oversteek Bridge with the help of U.S. Army Soldiers in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. More