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    D-Day 80 Air Assault Demonstration

    Sgt. 1st Class Cody Beadle, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) poses for a photo with spectators following an Air Assualt Demonstration showcasing their operational capabilities as the world’s only air assault division in Carentan, France on Sunday, June 2.  The demonstration was executed by Soldiers from the division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasans) deployed to Eastern Europe.  It was June 6, 1944, when our division came onto the world stage parachuting into Normandy clearing the way for the invasion of Western Europe and marking the beginning of the Allies assault on Nazi Germany.  Now, 80 years later, the 101st has transformed into an air assault division and still helping to secure the peace in Europe.  The air assault demonstration is meant to highlight the division’s ability to deliver one brigade combat team up to 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness at the place and time of the combatant commander’s choosing.  The demonstration will be viewed by spectators throughout the world who have converged on Normandy France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Europe on D-Day.

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    Date Taken: 06.02.2024
    Date Posted: 06.02.2024 10:38
    Photo ID: 8444474
    VIRIN: 240602-A-ED313-4230
    Resolution: 5480x3653
    Size: 9.83 MB
    Location: CARENTAN, FR

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