2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry

By Maj. Thomas Cieslak (82nd Airborne)August 17, 2018

2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
1 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conduct Sustained Airborne Training at Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield on Tuesday, August 14th. Later that evening, the 3rd Brigade paratroopers jumped onto Holland Drop Zone as ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
2 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conduct Sustained Airborne Training at Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield on Tuesday, August 14th. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers later jumped onto Holland Drop Zone to hone their ski... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
3 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment don T-11 parachutes at Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield on Tuesday, August 14th. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers later conducted a static-line parachute operation onto Holland Drop Z... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
4 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment applies camouflage at Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield on Tuesday, August 14th. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers later conducted a static-line airborne operation onto Holland Drop Zo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
5 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division jump from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft over Fort Bragg's Holland Drop Zone on August 14. The paratroopers jumped as par... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
6 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A jumpmaster assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division performs a check outside an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft over Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 14. The par... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
7 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A jumpmaster from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, center right, gives the "Go" command to a paratrooper from the battalion August 14 while aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft. The paratroopers jumped onto Fort Bragg's... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
8 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conduct a static-line airborne operation from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft over Fort Bragg on August 14. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers jumped as part of a Joint Forcible... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
9 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment descend onto Fort Bragg's Holland Drop Zone after conducting a static-line airborne operation from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft on August 14. The 3rd Brigade paratroope... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
10 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment move to an assembly area after conducting a static-line airborne operation August 14 on Fort Bragg. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers jumped onto Holland Drop Zone as part of a Joint ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
2-505 PIR Paratroopers Train to Conduct Joint Forcible Entry
11 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment perform a security halt on Fort Bragg's Holland Drop Zone on August 14. The 3rd Brigade paratroopers conducted a static-line airborne operation onto the Fort Bragg DZ as p... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers trained to jump into and seize key terrain during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise late Tuesday, August 14th on Fort Bragg's Holland Drop Zone.

Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted the JFE to hone their combat skills and leadership techniques while showcasing their proficiency at the division's hallmark mission.

After conducting the jump into Holland Drop Zone, the paratroopers assembled and began combat operations as daylight quickly faded. The rest of the week was filled with varying scenarios testing not only their tactical skills, but their ability to innovate and improvise solutions to complex problems.

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