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C-17 flight operations & airborne soldiers jump

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operated by the 517th Airlift Squadron conduct flight operations, refueling, and ...
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Photos show US Army paratroopers jumping out of giant C-17s into the freezing Arctic for an airborne assault. Soldiers say it's a rush.

US Army paratroopers jumped into Arctic terrain at an exercise in Alaska last month. Photos show the mission, including troops loading into C-17s and landing on the icy ground. Soldiers said one of ...
Alaska Dispatch News

‘What we can sustain’: Alaska-based paratroopers battle heat, humidity at exercise in Thailand

LOPBURI, Thailand — Sweaty, tired and dehydrated, more than 100 U.S. paratroopers from Alaska sought refuge this week in what little shade they could find on nearly barren farmland in central Thailand ...
Stars and Stripes

‘The chance to remember’: Soldier dedicates D-Day parachute jump to honor grandfather’s legacy

As Command Sgt. Maj. Vern Daley prepared for a parachute jump over Alaska on Thursday with the 11th Airborne Division, he had one addition to his standard Army uniform and equipment — his ...