Videos tagged with "parachute"

• U.S. Ambassador to France jumps into D-Day memorial with Golden Knights

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  June 3, 2012

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  On June 3, 2012 Charles H. Rivkin, U.S. Ambassador to France, jumps into D-Day memorial with Golden Knights near the La Fiere bridge, where U.S. paratroopers fought on June 6,1944.

• U.S. military paratroopers jump near La Fiere Bridge

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  June 3, 2012

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  U.S., German, French, Dutch and British troops commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day during the events held in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 3, 2012.

• D-Day 2012 from a paratroopers perspective

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  June 3, 2012

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  See U.S. paratroopers jump from a C-130J at the La Fiere drop zone near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 3, 2012, to honor the 68th anniversary of D-Day. Paratroopers from France, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. also participated in the jump.

• A sky full of parachutes

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  October 12, 2011

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  More than 1000 Sky Soldiers of the US Army Europe 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team descended on the drop zone at Hohenfels training area in Germany. US Army Europe’s Richard Bumgardner has the story.

• Paratroopers from 5th Quartermaster Company prepare for jump

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  February 22, 2010

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  Despite the constant snowfall and icy conditions in Germany, paratroopers from the 5th Quartermaster Company are picking up their parachutes and continuing on with the mission.

• US, Bulgarian Paratrooper Training

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  January 7, 2010

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  The year 2009 marked the 20th anniversary of the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe. Today, former enemies are close friends as the United States military works hand-in-hand with former Warsaw pact members; that close relationship can make for some interesting missions.