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    1-509th and 3-509th Infantry Regiments jump together celebrating Geronimo unit lineage [Image 12 of 19]

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    1-509th and 3-509th Infantry Regiments jump together celebrating Geronimo unit lineage

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    05.31.2023

    Photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Pena 

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, rettaches an M4 carbine bag to another paratrooper in a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VGMR) 153, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 31, 2023. Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment at Fort Polk, Louisiana, joined members from the 3-509th on their jump to celebrate the donation of items worn by World War II veteran Staff Sgt. Fred Durand, grandfather of current 1-509th paratrooper, 1st Lt. Seth Deltenre. Lt. Col. Kyle Spade, 3-509th commander, presented a plaque to Deltenre, as well as to Deltenre’s great-aunt, and great-uncle, who is a Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, honoring the sacrifices that the Geronimo unit lineage made in the war efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña)

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    Date Taken: 05.31.2023
    Date Posted: 06.02.2023 18:36
    Photo ID: 7833947
    VIRIN: 230531-F-SB021-2209
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 11.98 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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