U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexis K. Washburn
- 135 US Army paratroopers with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jumped from three US Air Force MC-130J special mission aircraft into France this weekend.
- These elite soldiers dropped into fields just outside the beautiful Mont Saint Michel, a centuries-old commune and French landmark.
- The jump celebrated the 75th anniversary of the airborne operations conducted by the three-man "Jedburgh" teams that jumped behind enemy lines and trained local resistance forces prior to D-Day.
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More than one hundred Special Forces soldiers celebrated their World War II heritage this past weekend with a jump into the fields just outside the stunning Mont Saint Michel in France.
Here’s what it looked like.
135 US paratroopers with the US Army’s 10th Special Force Group (Airborne) jumped from three US Air Force MC-130J Commando II special mission aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Cooper
Source: US Special Operations Command Europe
The drop zone was two kilometers outside Mont Saint Michel, an ancient commune in Normandy that is one of France’s most impressive landmarks.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Avery Cunningham
Source: US Special Operations Command Europe
The jump celebrated the 75th anniversary of jumps by three-man "Jedburgh" teams ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy during WWII. Around 300 Allied troops dropped behind enemy lines to train and equip local resistance fighters.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Avery Cunningham
Source: Stars and Stripes
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Source: Business Insider – rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell)