U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing parachute into the Atlantic Ocean from a C-130J Super Hercules 3 miles off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 26, 2025, as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise being staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. The Airmen joined with other combat controllers and pararescuemen to take control of Henry E. Rohlsen Airport near Christiansted to receive follow-on aircraft in support of simulated combat and contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.03.2025 19:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9291446 |
| VIRIN: | 250826-Z-VT419-1149 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2001 |
| Size: | 6.28 MB |
| Location: | CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, US |
| Web Views: | 51 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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