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Waiting to board

U.S. and allied paratroopers await the signal to load onto the Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft June 3, 2012, to take part in a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. The aircraft is assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing based at Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Final prep

U.S. and allied paratroopers await the signal to load the Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft June 3, 2012, to take part in a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. The aircraft is assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing based at Pope Field, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Last-minute prep

A U.S. Army parachute rigger helps ensure a U.S. Airman is ready to jump before boarding an Air Force Reserve C-130 June 3, 2012, to take part in a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. The aircraft is assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing based at Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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What a view

Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Fritz Wagoner looks on at Air Force C-130s and allied aircraft June 3, 2012, as they load U.S. and allied paratroopers before taking part in a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. Fritz is a C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Load ‘em up

Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Shannon Memmelaar makes final preparations to receive U.S. and allied paratroopers June 3, 2012, before taking off to support a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. Memmelaar is a C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Ready to jump

U.S. Army paratroopers stay sharp aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft June 3, 2012, before taking part in a joint airdrop exercise outside the French village of Sainte Mere Eglise. U.S. and allied paratroopers, together with U.S., French and German aircrews and aircraft, took part in the large airdrop exercise as part of the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The village of Saint Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Every year, the Normandy region celebrates and remembers the sacrifices of U.S. and Allied forces to liberate the area. The 5th QM Co. is based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Edward Dabrowski chats June 1, 2012, with a resident of Picauville, France, during a World War II remembrance dinner. U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., earlier laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France, U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization and Dabrowski is a C-130 flight engineer assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

Philippe Catherine (left), mayor of Picauville, France, speaks June 1, 2012, with Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. (right) and Lt. Col. John Lacy, assistant U.S. air attache to France with the Defense Attache Office in Paris, after the Airmen presented wreaths to a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. lays a memorial wreath June 1, 2012, on a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. (left) and Lt. Col. John Lacy, assistant U.S. air attache to France with the Defense Attache Office in Paris, present wreaths June 1, 2012, to a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

A crowd hears June 1, 2012, the names of Airmen killed during the initial D-Day invasion of Normandy in the town square of Picauville, France. U.S. and allied forces attended a commerative ceremony honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. A memorial erected within Picauville pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force as well as 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircrews and paratroopers paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

With her peers watching, a young French girl places a remembrance candle adjacent to the Troop Carrier Command Memorial June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France during a ceremony honoring U.S. Airmen and soldiers killed during the D-Day invasion. U.S. and allied forces attended the commemorative ceremony in the Picauville town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 as part of the famous Normandy invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

Standing adjacent to Picauville Mayor Philippe Catherine, Air Force Col. William "Bill" Ward addresses attendees June 1, 2012, during a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and allied forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. Ward is commander of the 86th Operations Group, a subordinate organization to the 86th Airlift Wing based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

Philippe Catherine, mayor of Picauville, France, addresses attendees June 1, 2012, during a commerative ceremony honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. A memorial erected within Picauville pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force as well as 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircrews and paratroopers paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

Allied paratroopers stand in formation June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France, during a ceremony honoring U.S. Airmen and soldiers killed during the D-Day invasion of France. U.S. and allied forces attended the commemorative ceremony in the town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 as part of the famous Normandy invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

Air Force Lt. Col. John Lacy speaks with a World War II veteran June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France. U.S. and allied forces attended a commemorative ceremony in the Picauville town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. Both the Airmen and soldiers were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. Lacy is the assistant U.S. air attaché to France with the Defense Attaché Office in Paris. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S., allied forces remember D-Day sacrifices in Picauville

A model of a C-47 Skytrain sits atop a memorial June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France. The memorial pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force and 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircraft and aircrews paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the famous Normandy D-Day invasion of France. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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