U.S. Army Capt. Philip Hickman, a company commander and jumpmaster with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, briefs Dutch and German paratroopers on the U.S. T-11 parachute prior to a multinational airborne operation Sept. 17 here as part of the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden. The jump was part of a series of combined airborne operations and ceremonies to commemorate the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Market Garden was the largest airborne operation in history, taking place over Sept. 17-20, 1944. Approximately 1,000 paratroopers from the Netherlands, U.S., Germany, Italy, Belgium, Poland and the U.K. participated in the anniversary. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Hannah Morgan, 16th Sustainment Brigade)
Date Taken: | 09.17.2015 |
Date Posted: | 09.22.2015 15:15 |
Photo ID: | 2189275 |
VIRIN: | 150917-A-MB301-004 |
Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
Size: | 1.83 MB |
Location: | EINDHOVEN, NL |
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