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D-Day at Fort Bragg, N.C.

By Mr. Kelly C Luster (USACAPOC (A))June 18, 2009

JMPI
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Master Sgt. Dwight Simon, Jumpmaster assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., conducts Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection (JMPI) on 1ST Sgt. Stuart James... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hook Up
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 1st Sgt. David White, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares to "hook up" to the static line cable on a C-130 aircraft prior to a jump on Sicily Drop Z... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Drop Zone Check
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Monte Henderson, Jumpmaster assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., watches for the drop zone from the ramp of a C-130 aircraft. Approxima... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Paratroopers Floating
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Waiting for the Signal
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to the 28th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bragg, N.C., stand hooked up to the static line cable on board a C-130 Aircraft, waiting for the Jumpmaster's signal. Approximately 60 Soldiers participated in the airborne operation on Sici... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Jumpmasters Check Drop Zone
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Master Sgt. Dwight Simon and Staff Sgt. Monte Henderson, Jumpmasters assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., watch for the drop zone from the ramp of... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Paratrooper Jump
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier assigned to the 28th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bragg, N.C., leaps from the ramp of a C-130 aircraft during an air operation at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C. Approximately 60 Soldiers participated in the airborne operation on Sicily... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL