Pfc. Stephen Rathje, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment from Fort Bragg, N.C., assists South African Army Capt. S. S. Tyali, 44th Parachute Regiment, by helping him secure his parachute before a practice jump at Bloemspr...
U.S. and South African Soldiers gather for a jumpmaster's brief as South African Soldiers board the C-130 aircraft for a practice jump at Bloemspruit Airbase, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that U.S. and South Afri...
South African Soldiers await the instructions to jump out of the C-130 aircraft for a practice jump over the Mimosa Flat Drop Zone, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that South African and U.S. Soldiers will conduct j...
South African Soldiers shuffle to jump out of the C-130 aircraft for a practice jump over the Mimosa Flat Drop Zone, South Africa, July 23. U.S. Army Capt. Craig D. Arnold, commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment...
South African Soldiers board the C-130 aircraft for a practice jump at Bloemspruit Airbase, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that U.S. and South African Soldiers will conduct jointly during Shared Accord 13. Shared A...
U.S. and South African Soldiers board the C-130 aircraft for a nighttime practice jump at Bloemspruit Airbase, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that U.S. and South African Soldiers will conduct jointly during Shared ...
Maj. Rudy Lusa, left, civil affairs officer with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, speaks with Capt. Craig Arnold, also with 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. immediately following a Tactical Air Landing Operation July 26 in East London, South A...
82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers negotiate with a role player after a tactical air landing operation (TALO) as part of Exercise Shared Accord in East London, July 26. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which promotes regional relations...
82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers pull security with their South African National Defense Force counterparts after a tactical air landing operation (TALO) as part of Exercise Shared Accord in East London, July 26. Shared Accord is a biennial train...
Soldiers participate in a practice jump at Bloemspruit Airbase, South Africa, July 23 in preparation for an exercise the units will conduct jointly during Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and South African forces, and furthers cross-training and interoperability. Rathje said that this jump was especially exciting because it will also earn each Soldier a pair of foreign wings for either jumping in a foreign country or jumping with a foreign country's jumpmasters.
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