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Soldiers prepare to raise the American flag at Pershing Field as paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, wait for the start of a brigade-level unit run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,Alaska, Aug. 16, 2018, to commemorate National Airborne Day. Aug. 16, 1940, marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute, and is a special day designated to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces and the first parachute jump of 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.16.2018 15:20 |
| Photo ID: | 4653009 |
| VIRIN: | 180816-F-LX370-0014 |
| Resolution: | 2489x1656 |
| Size: | 2.97 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 28 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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