272K views · 6.4K reactions | On June 6, 1944, forever on known as...

11K views · 94 shares | Living the Legacy Do you know why the 82nd Infantry Division was chosen to become the Nation’s first Airborne Division? Learn the Legacy with Chaplain Brian Koyn, the 82nd Airborne Division Chaplain. #LivingTheLegacy #History #Learn #Legacy #Airborne #CampClaiborne | 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

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18K views · 491 reactions | Soldiers assigned to the 16th Military Police Brigade at Ft. Bragg, NC participate in a mass tactical jump during exercise Mobility Guardian at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments. Visit AiirSource Military page for in-depth and extended coverage on #military events and missions. | AiirSource Military | Facebook

Parachute Riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on August 5, 1999. | Red Falcon Historical Society

National Airborne Day The first official Army parachute jump was on August 16, 1940. This validated the insertion of U.S. ground forces behind enemy lines. In 2001, President George W. Bush designated August 16 as National Airborne Day. All Americans, may you always have fair winds and soft landings! #NationalAirborneDay #AATW #ThrowbackThursday | 82nd Airborne Division

51K views · 3.2K reactions | The Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Polish and French paratroopers jump into Hohenfels, Germany for exercise #swiftresponse | British Army | Facebook