82nd jumps into White Sands Missile Range for Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 [Image 6 of 18]

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM, UNITED STATES

09.27.2015

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull  

82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Office

A rigger assigned to 11th Quartermaster Company assists paratroopers rigging parachutes aboard a C17 Globemaster III prior to a jump into White Sands Missile Range, N.M., as part of the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Sept. 27, 2015. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provided the joint forcible entry operation of NIE 16.1, the final proof of concept exercise for the Army Warfighting Assessments that focus on exploring new ideas for technology, tactics and concepts. NIE 16.1 began in late September and runs through early October and includes more than 10,000 U.S. Army and Air Force personnel as well as allied partners from the United Kingdom, Italy and other NATO countries. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2015
• Date Posted: 09.28.2015 17:07
• Photo ID: 2199214
• VIRIN: 150927-A-DP764-009
• Resolution: 3720x2471
• Size: 5.4 MB
• Location: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM, US