U.S. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 728th Airlift Squadron deliver the loadmaster’s brief to U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in preparation for an airborne operation in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Operation Northern Delay at Aviano Air Base, Italy on March 22, 2023. OND occurred March 26, 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and it involved dropping 1,000 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade into northern Iraq. It was the last large-scale combat parachute operation conducted by the U.S. military since Operation Just Cause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Sommers)
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.27.2023 18:51 |
| Photo ID: | 7700623 |
| VIRIN: | 230322-F-EP422-1019 |
| Resolution: | 4636x3085 |
| Size: | 2.23 MB |
| Location: | IT |
| Web Views: | 32 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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