U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division load onto a C-17 Globermaster III during Large Package Week that happens in conjunction with Joint Operational Access Exercise in Fort Bragg, NC, Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise utilizes several Air Force aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo. (U.S. Army photo)
Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted training in a "decisive action training environment," at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA, Oct. 9-21, 2012. The DATE training prepares Soldiers for day-one of a military operation, exercises a brigade's mission-essential task list, and supports the Army's core competencies, including both wide-area security and combined arms maneuver. (U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez)
Zane Schlemmer, a veteran U.S. Army paratrooper who jumped into northern France as a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division, walks in his jump boots down the main street of Sainte Mere Eglise with other World War II veterans during the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, June 5, 2011.  French citizens applaud as he and current paratroopers with the 82nd and other Army units parade past.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
US Army Air Corps vintage recruitment poster
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division load onto a C-17 Globermaster III during Large Package Week that happens in conjunction with Joint Operational Access Exercise in Fort Bragg, NC, Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise utilizes several Air Force aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo. (U.S. Army photo)
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division load onto a C-17 Globermaster III during Large Package Week that happens in conjunction with Joint Operational Access Exercise in Fort Bragg, NC, Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise utilizes several Air Force aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo. (U.S. Army photo)
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division load onto a C-17 Globermaster III during Large Package Week that happens in conjunction with Joint Operational Access Exercise in Fort Bragg, NC, Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise utilizes several Air Force aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo. (U.S. Army photo)
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