(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    Skydiving connects Gold Star moms with their heroes [Image 7 of 10]

    Issued by: on
    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A group of seven people pose together on an airfield tarmac wearing skydiving gear and face masks. Five individuals are dressed in black jumpsuits with tactical harnesses, while two individuals in the center wear yellow jumpsuits labeled 'VIP', indicating they are tandem jump participants. The setting appears to be a civilian or military airfield on a clear, sunny day.

    MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    03.13.2021

    Photo by Maj. Ryan DeCamp 

    U.S. Special Operations Command

    U.S. Special Operations Command Para-Commandos prepare to tandem skydive with Sandee Rouse and Ellen Comfort March 13, 2021, in Zephyrhills, Florida. Sandee and Ellen are Gold Star mothers whose sons died while serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Sandee’s son, Private 1st Class Jim Markwell, died during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. Ellen’s son, Capt. Kyle Comfort, died during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2010. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan DeCamp)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.13.2021
    Date Posted: 04.02.2021 14:29
    Photo ID: 6583054
    VIRIN: 210313-F-ND909-007
    Resolution: 4032x3024
    Size: 6.53 MB
    Location: MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA, US
    Web Views: 100
    Downloads: 10

    PUBLIC DOMAIN  

    This work, Skydiving connects Gold Star moms with their heroes [Image 10 of 10], by Maj. Ryan DeCamp, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.

    GALLERY

    Two people are performing a tandem skydive in freefall over a flat, rural landscape. The front jumper is wearing a yellow jumpsuit labeled 'VIP' and appears to be expressing excitement with an open mouth and outstretched arms. A drogue parachute is visible above the tandem pair, deployed by the instructor at the rear.
    Two individuals wearing face masks are shown in what appears to be a skydiving preparation area. A man in a black shirt with a US flag patch is helping a woman in a yellow jumpsuit secure harness equipment on her wrist/arm. Photos and memorabilia are visible on a bulletin board in the background.
    Two individuals are engaged in what appears to be skydiving equipment preparation or training. The person on the left is wearing a yellow jumpsuit with a black harness system attached to a suspended rig, while the person on the right wears a black 'Para-Comm' shirt and black/yellow pants. Both individuals are wearing face masks, suggesting this was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
    Two individuals are performing a tandem skydive under a large, fully deployed yellow parachute canopy against a clear blue sky. The parachute features black markings/logo and the jumpers appear to be in a controlled descent. A small pilot chute is visible trailing behind the main canopy.
    A tandem skydiving pair is descending under a fully deployed bright yellow parachute canopy against a clear blue sky. Two people are visible — one in a yellow jumpsuit in front and an instructor harnessed behind — approaching a landing zone above a treeline. A spectator is partially visible at the bottom of the frame.
    An older woman with white hair wearing a yellow jumpsuit and blue face mask is being fitted with a skydiving harness by an instructor. The instructor, a bald man wearing a black 'PARACMANDOS' uniform and black face mask, is adjusting the harness straps. The setting appears to be an indoor staging or briefing area at a skydiving facility.
    A group of seven people pose together on an airfield tarmac wearing skydiving gear and face masks. Five individuals are dressed in black jumpsuits with tactical harnesses, while two individuals in the center wear yellow jumpsuits labeled 'VIP', indicating they are tandem jump participants. The setting appears to be a civilian or military airfield on a clear, sunny day.
    Two individuals are performing a tandem skydive at high altitude over a flat, expansive landscape. The front jumper is an elderly person wearing a yellow jumpsuit with a 'VIP' patch and protective goggles, smiling broadly. The rear jumper is an instructor in a black jumpsuit and full-face helmet, with arms spread wide in a stable freefall position.
    A U.S. Army soldier wearing ACU (Army Combat Uniform) with the name tape 'COMFORT' and a 'RANGER' tab on his cap poses with two women, likely family members, at what appears to be a military event or ceremony. The soldier is flanked by an older woman with short gray hair on his left and a younger blonde woman wearing sunglasses on his right. The outdoor setting features a clear blue sky and other military personnel visible in the background.
    A formal military portrait photograph of a young U.S. Army soldier in dress uniform. The soldier is wearing a black beret with a distinctive flash/crest insignia. An American flag is displayed in the background, consistent with standard military portrait photography.

    MORE LIKE THIS

    ASSOCIATED NEWS

    Skydiving connects Gold Star moms with their heroes

    CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS

    No keywords found.

    TAGS

    Para-Commandos
    USSOCOM

    OPTIONS

  •   Register/Login to Download
  •   Validate Your Account to Download
  •   Connect My Placements
  •   Download Photo
  •   Download Gallery
  •   Add to My Albums
  •   Create TinyURL
  •   Connect to Placements
  •   Add to Playlist
  •   Distribute Photo
  •   Edit Photo
  •   Add Gallery to Playlist
  •   Distribute Gallery