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    An aerial photograph of a dramatic coastal headland featuring steep chalk and limestone cliffs dropping to a narrow beach and turquoise sea. The plateau top shows extensive networks of winding paths, preserved concrete bunker structures, and earthworks consistent with a WWII-era fortified position, likely Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France. A town and agricultural fields are visible in the background along a second cliff line.

    NORMANDY, FRANCE

    06.07.2015

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacia Zachary 

    352nd Special Operations Wing

    An aerial perspective of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, after the MC-130J Commando II aircrew from the 67th Special Operations Squadron dropped more than 60 U.S. Special Operations Command – Europe operators over the historic La Fiere drop zone outside of Sainte Mere Eglise, to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pointe du Hoc looked down on Utah Beach to the left and Omaha Beach to the right. and was a highly fortified German post during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

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    Date Taken: 06.07.2015
    Date Posted: 06.10.2015 14:14
    Photo ID: 1989650
    VIRIN: 150607-F-TJ954-162
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 3.88 MB
    Location: NORMANDY, FR
    Web Views: 290
    Downloads: 18

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    A military personnel member wearing a flight suit with a US flag patch on the shoulder stands in the foreground near a large military aircraft fuselage. In the background, beyond a security fence, a small group of civilians can be seen holding an American flag and a sign, with one person appearing to photograph the aircraft. The scene appears to take place at a military airfield or base.
    An aerial photograph of a dramatic coastal headland featuring steep chalk and limestone cliffs dropping to a narrow beach and turquoise sea. The plateau top shows extensive networks of winding paths, preserved concrete bunker structures, and earthworks consistent with a WWII-era fortified position, likely Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France. A town and agricultural fields are visible in the background along a second cliff line.
    An aerial view of a coastal memorial site featuring a large abstract sculpture partially submerged at the shoreline, with stepped concrete platforms leading up to a pyramidal monument. The location appears to be Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, specifically the 'Les Braves' sculpture memorial. Multiple visitors are present along the promenade and beach area, with a parking lot visible in the upper portion of the image.
    Two individuals are exiting a military-style aircraft through its rear cargo door, performing a freefall parachute jump. The photo is taken from inside the aircraft looking outward, capturing the jumpers mid-exit against a backdrop of scattered cumulus clouds and a patchwork agricultural landscape far below. One jumper is in close foreground silhouette while a second is already further out in freefall position.
    Two military personnel are conducting a parachute jump from what appears to be a military transport aircraft. One jumper is silhouetted in the foreground at the aircraft's ramp/door, while a second jumper is already in freefall in a head-down position further below. The landscape below shows a patchwork of agricultural fields with scattered cumulus clouds at altitude.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel are positioned inside what appears to be a military transport aircraft, likely a C-130. The foreground figure is a Master Sergeant in ABU (Airman Battle Uniform) wearing full parachute harness and jump equipment, tactical helmet with visor, and communications gear. A second airman in an olive flight suit with a U.S. flag patch stands behind, wearing sunglasses and a communications headset.

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