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Army Pvt. Louis Earls, a Paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, locks in an arm bar to win his first middleweight combatives match of All American Week at Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2017. All American Week is an opportunity for Paratroopers, past and present, to come together and celebrate the history, heritage and pride of being a member of the All American Division. This year's All American Week theme is, "Celebrating a Century of Service!" (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, stand in formation at the National Guard Armory at Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 9, 2021. The Soldiers are part of nearly 500 New Jersey Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Washington, D.C. The mission is to support the District of Columbia National Guard and local law enforcement, providing security, protection of national monuments, and ensuring the peaceful transfer of power. The mission will last at a minimum until Inauguration Day Jan. 20. In addition to the 114th, Soldiers from the 102nd Cavalry Regiment and the 508th Military Police Company, as well as Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing will be deploying in support of this mission. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Phil Yandall from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, holds a signal indicating a rally point for his soldiers during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02, Feb. 24, 2013, at Sicily drop zone, Fort Bragg, N.C. JOAX 13-02 is a combined exercise which enables U.S. and Canadian mobility aircrews to train with paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division on projecting combat power in a denied environment. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released) .
U.S. Soldiers secure a perimeter in Sarde Sofla, Afghanistan, May 7, 2010, during a reconnaissance mission. The Soldiers are assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Joselito Aribuabo, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, International Security Assistance Force commander, speaks with Capt. Scott Haran of the 1-508th PIR at checkpoint 91, July 9, 2010 here.
(ISAF Photo By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail) (released)
Command Sergeant Major Kenneth (Retired) Rock Merritt was with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment when he jumped into Normandy June 6, 1944. He earned the Silver Star for actions July 4, 1944. Merritt is seen here holding a Ruger Blackhawk .357 magnum that was the personal carry weapon of Lt. Gen. Henry (Hank) “Gunfighter” Emerson. Emerson presented the revolver to Merritt, at Emerson’s final change of command ceremony, saying that Merritt was his right hand.
New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Mercilliott, a Soldier with the 508th Military Police Company, coordinates with local officials at a COVID-19 testing site on Kean University in Union, N.J., March 25, 2020. The testing site, is the state’s first county-run, drive-through testing center for COVID-19. The testing center is open Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm for people with an existing appointment or a doctors prescription. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
A U.S. Army Military Police Soldier with the New Jersey Army National Guard is welcomed home at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers with the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
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Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, jump from a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000.
After the 1st Fury paratroopers celebrated a “Century of Service” last week for AAW100, they have wasted no time getting back to training and staying ready. Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a Mission Command Exercise at All American Drop Zone, May 31. For more photos, visit www.paraglideonline.net or like the Paraglide’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BraggParaglide.
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Straight on medium shot as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Combat Team (ABCT) up onto a US Air Force C-130 Hercules, out of Vicenza, Italy, wait on the flightline before they load up onto a C-130 from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany for their drop into Grafenwohr, Germany on August 9, 2000. This mission is in direct support of Operation Lion Drop 12.
Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
Sgt. Kurtis Hargett, right, a Paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives a Dutch parachute badge after a successful jump on the final day of airborne operations, at Houtdorperved Drop Zone in the Netherlands, Sept. 19. More than 1,000 Paratroopers from seven NATO countries attended the 71st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, a commemoration of the allied offensive in World War II that included the largest airborne operation in history. (Courtesy photo)
Paratroopers assigned 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, participate in the Best Squad Competition, located on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2017.
The Best Squad Competition is an All American Week tradition where squads from throughout the Division complete an obstacle course, a warrior skills lane, a combat lifesaver skills lane, and stress shoot for time.
All American Week is an opportunity for Paratroopers past and present to celebrate being members of the All American Division. The theme for All American Week 100 is, "Celebrating a Century of Service!" (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jesse D. Leger)
Sainte-Mère-Eglise, le jour le plus long du 505th.
Bien qu’une heure du matin soit passée en ce 6 juin 1944, les habitants du village de Sainte-Mère-Eglise se pressent sur la place de l’église. Malgré le couvre-feu et alertés par le tocsin, ils ont découvert la maison en feu de Julia Pommier et s’affairent le long d’une chaîne humaine afin de circonscrire l’incendie. Encadrés par les soldats allemands du Grenadier-Régiment 1058, 91. Infanterie-Division, les normands perçoivent un bruit au loin. Depuis 23h, ce vrombissement se fait entendre, mais là, le bruit s’amplifie.
Puis dans la nuit, les civils sont médusés : des avions passent en formation. Une première vague, puis une deuxième venant de l’Ouest survole la péninsule du Cotentin. Les habitants, comme l’occupant allemand, sentaient que quelque chose se préparait, que les alliés allaient bientôt tenter de percer ce Mur de l’Atlantique. Mais ils ignoraient où et quand ?
Il est 1h15 (heure française) et la troisième vague se présente au-dessus de Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Soudain, les C-47 crachent leurs volées de parachutistes, pris pour cibles par les rafales allemandes. Les hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division s’élancent vers le sol de France, au Nord-Ouest du futur secteur Utah Beach. Le Jour J, les régiments de la division aéroportée ont 3 missions principales :
•Le 505th Parachute Infantry Régiment doit s’emparer de Sainte-Mère-Eglise, codé Brooklyn pour les alliés, et de son réseau de communications stratégiques sur la RN13. Le 505th doit également capturer et tenir deux ponts sur le Merderet, à La Fière et Chef-du-Pont. Puis les paras devront signaler et sécuriser la Landing Zone W pour les planeurs.
•Le 507th PIR doit cloisonner le secteur à l’Ouest du Merderet et soutenir le 505th pour la défense des ponts.
•Le 508th PIR doit détruire les ponts de Beuzeville et former la réserve de la division.
Cependant les tirs de la Flak ennemie et le stress des pilotes de C-47 rendent les largages des parachutistes difficiles. Devant être droppés plus au Sud, vers Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, des membres de la 101st US Airborne Division se retrouvent largués avec leurs camarades de la 82nd Airborne.
Il est 1h15, et ce sont d'abord les boys des 502nd et 506th PIR, 101st US Airborne, qui se balancent au-dessus du bourg de Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Le maire Alexandre Renaud enjoint ses administrés à se rendre aux abris. La F Compagny du 505th arrive ensuite sur le guêpier de la place du village. Les allemands ouvrent le feu sur les corolles flottant au vent. Alfred Van Holsbeck se dirige vers les flammes de la maison Pommier. Il hurle, puis péri dans le brasier. Destinée cruelle, des hommes meurent avant d'avoir touché le sol. Six parachutistes pendent aux arbres, tués dans leurs harnais.
L’institutrice va aux toilettes quand une ombre imposante apparait. Robert Murphy vient de toucher terre à vingt mètres d’elle. Les arbres de la place de l’église reçoivent la visite du para Blanchard, qui pour se dégager et échapper à la tuerie, sectionne ses sangles et un de ses deux pouces sans s’en apercevoir. Cliff Maughan atterrit dans le jardin de Mr Monnier, le vétérinaire, et est mis en joue par Werner, un officier allemand. Mais ce dernier, comprenant l’importance du largage américain, se rend à son tour au soldat Maughan.
Au coin Nord-Ouest de l’église, John M. Steele reste accroché par son parachute à l’édifice. Quant à Kenneth Russel, sa toile se prend au toit du transept Nord. En essayant de prendre son poignard, Steele le fait maladroitement tomber à proximité d’un allemand. Le feldgrau lève la tête et ouvre le feu sur le para, le blessant au pied. Steele se résout alors à faire le mort pendant deux à trois heures, malmené par le bruyant tumulte des cloches. Positionné dans le clocher, Rudolf May agrippe le parachute de Steele et hisse l’américain hors du vide (fait prisonnier, Steele parviendra à s’échapper deux ou trois jours plus tard. Il souffrira plusieurs semaines de surdité, mais réalisera son quatrième saut de combat lors de l’opération Market Garden en Hollande en septembre 1944).
Aux alentours, des éléments du 505th PIR ont atterri et se sont regroupés pour donner l’assaut. Dans le même temps les allemands sont perplexes face aux évènements. Ils quittent le bourg et partent en direction du Sud vers le château de Fauville.
Le 3/505th avance prudemment dans les rues de la commune, bientôt rejoint par le Lieutenant-Colonel Krause et 158 hommes. Vers 5h, Sainte-Mère-Eglise est aux mains des américains, et pour quelques minutes à 6h30, le drapeau étoilé flotte sur l’hôtel de ville. Vers 9h, 360 paras du 3/505th tiennent le village, retranchés derrière 7 barrages routiers.
Néanmoins, les paras du Général Ridgway doivent empêcher les contre-attaques dans le secteur. Le 2/505th se met en position défensive au Nord, à Neuville-au-Plain. Leur commandant, le Lieutenant-Colonel Vandervoort se déplace dans une remorque à munition, la cheville gauche brisée lors de son atterrissage. Son supérieur, le Colonel Ekman, n’arrivait pas à joindre le 3rd battalion. Inquiet, il a donc ordonné à Vandervoort de rejoindre le groupe de Krause.
Les américains doivent encaisser les nombreux assauts des allemands, déterminés à reprendre possession du village et de son nœud routier. Dès 9h30, les combats sont acharnés et les Sainte-Mère-Eglisais paient un lourd tribut pour leur libération. Blessé trois fois dans la journée, Le Lieutenant-Colonel Krause laisse la place à Vandervoort et au Major Hagan. Au crépuscule du D-Day, Sainte-Mère-Eglise est un bastion isolé. Les parachutistes accusent de lourdes pertes et le moral est bas. Le 7 juin, même sans nouvelles du VIIth US Corps débarqué la veille sur Utah Beach, ils doivent tenir leur avantage. Car à 9h, l’artillerie allemande fracasse l’entrée Nord du village. Des blindés s’approchent sur la RN13, mais les paras neutralisent la menace. Enfin, vers 15h, le contact est établi avec des GI’s du 8th Infantry Régiment, 4th US Infantry Division. Après l’emploi d’autres tirs d’artillerie, les allemands relâchent peu à peu leur pression dans la soirée. Après 40 heures de combats, les habitants peuvent souffler et savourer la fin de l’Occupation.
Pour les hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division, la Bataille de Normandie commence, Sainte-Mère-Eglise n’étant que la première étape d’une campagne qui durera 35 jours.
L'ultime tir du Sergent Ray
Le Jour J, le Sergent John P. Ray (photo ci-contre) est membre de la Fox Compagny du 505th PIR. Il glisse avec son parachute le long du toit de l’église de Sainte-Mère-Eglise puis chute lourdement. Un autre para de sa compagnie, John Steele, voit sa toile s’accrocher au clocher. Il n'est pas seul, car Kenneth Russel est également en mauvaise posture, lui-aussi resté suspendu un peu plus bas contre le transept de l'église. Un allemand assiste à ces péripéties. Cependant ce dernier remarque aussi au sol le Sgt Ray et fait d’abord feu sur lui, le touchant mortellement à l'estomac. Puis l’allemand vise John Steele et Kenneth Russel. Soudain, le Sgt Ray se redresse et abat son agresseur dans un ultime effort. Il sauve ainsi la vie de ses camarades mais succombe ensuite. Sa tombe se trouve au cimetière militaire américain de Colleville-sur-mer, plot E, rangée 26, tombe 36.
Devant l’église est aujourd'hui placé un monument qui rappelle la libération de la commune par les paras américains. A l’intérieur du bâtiment religieux deux vitraux rendent hommage aux hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division, et un mannequin placé sur le clocher envoi un clin d’oeil à l’odyssée de John Steele (décédé le 16 mai 1969). Des impacts sont encore visibles sur la façade, car les troupes aéroportées ont dû tirer sur le clocher pour déloger des vigies allemandes.
Rendez-vous à l'Airborne Muséum, à droite de la place de l’église. Trois bâtiments, dont la première pierre fut posée par le Général Gavin en 1962, vous propose de revivre et comprendre les préparatifs et l’action des 82nd et 101st US Airborne Divisions. L’un abrite un planeur Waco, le seul d’Europe. On y voit notamment une réplique d’un rupert, ces mannequins largués lors de l'opération Titanic pour leurrer l’ennemi allemand. L’autre abrite un C-47, et des bornes présentent une riche documentation sur la libération du village. Deux films racontent les évènements de l’opération Overlord.
Une extension a été inaugurée en mai 2014 et permet aux visiteurs de s'immerger dans l'épopée des paras américains aux premières heures de la Libération de la France. Devant l’accueil (ou se trouvait la fameuse maison en flammes), un Char américain Sherman et un canon sont exposés.
A l’intérieur du village une dizaine de panneaux jalonnent les rues et racontent les évènements passés. La commune regroupe également plusieurs magasins de militaria, qui font le bonheur des amateurs de tous horizons.
Sainte-Mère-Eglise abrita le premier cimetière américain de la Libération et regroupait 13 000 dépouilles (photos ci-dessous). En 1948, les corps furent rapatriés soit aux Etats-Unis, ou déposés aux cimetières de Saint-James et Colleville-sur-mer. Une stèle commémorative près du complexe sportif marque depuis l’emplacement ou il se trouvait auparavant (voir l'article Les cimetières provisoires américains de Sainte-Mère-Eglise).
A U.S. Army Military Police Soldier with the New Jersey Army National Guard is welcomed home at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers with the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
U.S. Soldiers with the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, stand at a security position near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
A Patrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, traverses an obstacle during the All American Week Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2017. The Best Squad Competition is an All American Week tradition where squads from throughout the Division complete an obstacle course, a warrior skills lane, a combat lifesave skills lane, and a stress shoot for time. All American Week is an oppurtunity for Paratroopers, past and present, to come together and celebrate the history, heritage and pride of being a member of the All American Division. This year's All American Week theme is, "Celebrating a Century of Service!"
Sgt. Ana Karen Cordoba is welcomed home by her mother as the nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company were reunited with their families at the Lawrenceville Armory on June 6 to conclude a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The 508th provided security, force protection and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region during their deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)
Sgt. Omar Torres, team leader, 1/508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, asks Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, a question during an open question and answer forum at Kandahar Air Field July 19. Pace was in Afghanistan visiting troops, commanders and local Afghan leaders. (Army photo by Sgt. Tony J. Spain, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment continue to play a pivotal Army role in assessing the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN), this time while conducting a live-fires exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Sgt. Larry Welch of Tabernacle walks past members of his Army National Guard unit as the 508th Military Police Company was received by family and friends at the Lawrenceville armory. More than 135 Citizen-Soldiers left the Teaneck Armory in July 2012 on the Operation Enduring Freedom deployment returning to JB-MDL yesterday. The 508th MPs provided a wide variety of Security Force and Force Protection for multiple locations within Afghanistan. The unit played a critical role in support of Task Force Centurion’s Police Advisory Team and mentored of the Afghan Uniform Police..Photo by Kryn P. Westhoven, NJ National Guard
Sgt. Rose Brown, from Modesto, Calif., a military police officer assigned to the 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, poses for a picture after taking top honors in the female category at the 2013 Armed Forces Bowling Championships, held April 23 to 26 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sgt. Brown has competed in international competitions since 2006 and has deployed to Afghanistan, working with the Afghan National Police and the 4th BCT’s female engagement teams (Courtesy Photo)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
New Jersey Army National Guard Spc. Montavious Patton, a Soldier with the 508th Military Police Company, provides traffic control at a COVID-19 Testing Site at Kean University in Union, N.J., March 25, 2020. The testing site, is the state’s first county-run, drive-through testing center for COVID-19. The testing center is open Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm for people with an existing appointment or a doctors prescription. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
A U.S. Army Soldier with Charlie Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, issues body armor plates at the National Guard Armory at Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 9, 2021. The Soldiers are part of nearly 500 New Jersey Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Washington, D.C. The mission is to support the District of Columbia National Guard and local law enforcement, providing security, protection of national monuments, and ensuring the peaceful transfer of power. The mission will last at a minimum until Inauguration Day Jan. 20. In addition to the 114th, Soldiers from the 102nd Cavalry Regiment and the 508th Military Police Company, as well as Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing will be deploying in support of this mission. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
The Soldiers from the 42nd Regional Support Group, Somerville; 117th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, Woodbridge; 50th Chemical Company, Somerset; 508th Military Police Company, Teaneck; and 154th Quartermaster Company, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, conducted individual tactical training from qualifying with weapons, to unit team building at the post’s Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTAF) where they were challenged in combat like conditions.
The troops qualified with their weapons and trained at their jobs skills during the 15-day training period that culminated at the CACTAF training area on July 18. Command and staff members of all the organizations also participated in a simulation exercise to practice their assigned missions for contingency operation in a foreign country.
Photos by Master Sgt. David Moore, JFHQ-PA
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Straight on medium close-up shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, jump from a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000.
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment continue to play a pivotal Army role in assessing the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN), this time while conducting a live-fires exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
A test sample awaits shipment at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., March 20, 2020. The testing site, established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey National Guard. The drive-thru testing center will be open seven days per week, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In order to be eligible for testing, individuals must be current New Jersey residents and experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness. Priority will be given to symptomatic individuals experiencing cough, fever (99.6F or above) and shortness of breath. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Quatre paras de la 82nd US AB assis, ils portent sur la manche droite le flag brassard, voir ici :
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Au sol un couteau de combat US M3, voir ici :
www.flickr.com/photos/mlq/2817830882/
A l'arrière plan du barbelé.
Celui de gauche distribue des documents papier.
Selon Dominique François dans l'article : Une nuit d'enfer de la revue 2e Guerre mondiale N°16, page 34.
" Quelques heures avant leur départ pour la Normandie, des hommes du 508th PIR reçoivent le message du général Eisenhower adressé à l'ensemble des troupes participant au débarquement "
Lire ici le message :
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La localisation est donc un de ces 3 aérodromes :
North Witham si ce sont des Pathfinders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_North_Witham
Saltby si 2/508th PIR transporté par le 314th TCG
Le plus vraisemblable vu que les p013486 et p013487 ont été prises sur cet aérodrome
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Saltby
Folkingham si 1ou 3/508th PIR transportés par le 313th TCG
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Straight on medium interior shot as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, wait onboard a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they prepare to drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000.
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Right side front view medium shot as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules (not shown) from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, before a drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop12 on 09 August 2000.
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Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Army Sergeant Jemery Cowham, Jumpmaster with the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, prepares to jump from a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as he and his unit drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000.
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Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army Sergeant Jeremy Cowham, Jumpmaster and his fellow paratroopers of the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, wait onboard a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they prepare to drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000.
Left: FRACU - UCP-Delta issued to Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division (2d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment) Right: FRACU - UCP-Delta. Issued to the3d Squadron of the 61st Cavalry of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in 2009
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
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Straight on medium shot as US Army troops from the 1st of the 508th Infantry Airborne Combat Team (ABCT), up onto a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from out of Vicenza, Italy, walk to their C-130 from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany for their drop into Grafenwohr, Germany on August 9, 2000. This mission is in direct support of Operation Lion Drop 12.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a static line airdrop from U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02, Feb. 24, 2013, at Sicily drop zone, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Joint Operational Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 is a combined joint training exercise designed to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers, to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF).
( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Not Released)