2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry

Photo By Spc. John Lytle | Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division jump from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft over Fort Bragg’s Holland Drop Zone on August 14. The paratroopers jumped as part of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise testing their ability to jump, seize terrain and conduct follow-on combat operations.  

FORT BRAGG, NC, UNITED STATES

08.14.2018

Story by Maj. Thomas Cieslak 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers trained to jump into and seize key terrain during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise late Tuesday, August 14th on Fort Bragg’s Holland Drop Zone.

Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted the JFE to hone their combat skills and leadership techniques while showcasing their proficiency at the division’s hallmark mission.

After conducting the jump into Holland Drop Zone, the paratroopers assembled and began combat operations as daylight quickly faded. The rest of the week was filled with varying scenarios testing not only their tactical skills, but their ability to innovate and improvise solutions to complex problems.

• Date Taken: 08.14.2018
• Date Posted: 08.17.2018 05:51
• Story ID: 289200
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US