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Digital artwork commemorating National Airborne Day featuring a World War II-era Jedburgh operator and a contemporary Special Forces Soldier performing static line and military freefall airborne operations. The U.S. Army conducted its first official static line parachute jump on August 16, 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia, marking a pivotal moment in the foundation of America's Airborne forces.
(U.S. Army graphic by Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee)
| Date Taken: | 08.13.2026 |
| Published: | 08-13-26 12:43 PM |
| Graphic ID: | 44117 |
| VIRIN: | 260813-A-YJ162-1001 |
| Size: | 2.25 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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