Operation Toy Drop 2009

1 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A smiling Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge, commanding general of U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), walks off Sicily Drop Zone carrying his parachute during the 12th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, D... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. Ulrich Meyfeld, German 26th Airborne Brigade, pins German jump wings on a U.S. soldier during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hosted by ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Canadian jumpmasters stand in formation while they are recognized for their support this year during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hosted by... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers cross Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg after completing their airborne operation during the 12th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne). Over 900 S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Gary A. Medvigy, commander of the 351st Civil Affairs Command in Mountain View, Calif., salutes a soldier off Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg after safely completing an airborne operation during the 12th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation T... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Skip Tuttle, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), gets pinned by Capt. Chris Nobrega, Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warefare Centre, during the 12th Annual Randy Oler Mem... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Brian Card receives Canadian jump wings during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop has provided thousands of toys to children in need throughout the Fa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael S. Brezenski receives the German Armed Forces Badge during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone Dec. 6. This was the first year a German delegation offered a chance at rece... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ward A. Bernard receives the German Armed Forces Badge during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone Dec. 6. This was the first year a German delegation offered a chance at rec... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Paratroopers receive their Canadian jump wings after performing static line jumps out of C-130 Hercules during the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Paratroopers receive their Canadian jump wings after performing static line jumps out of C-130 Hercules during the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

12 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Canadian Jumpmaster, Capt. Mark Sheppard, talks with German Jumpmasters during the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hosted by the U.S. Army Civi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

13 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A girl runs to her father after he performed a static line jump out of an C-130 Hercules during the 12th Annual Operation Toy Drop, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2009.Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hoste... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

14 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A boy plays with a toy airplane as he watches the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec., 6. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

15 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier glides through the late afternoon sky above Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop earning his Canadian Airborne wings Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop is organized by the U.S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

16 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Maj. Buddy Rogers, with the 18th Airborne Corps packs up his parachute after performing a static line jump from a C-130-Hercules earning him his foreign jump wings during the 12th Annual Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2009.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

17 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Kemp, 189th Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, and his son, Jackson, 3, watch as U.S. paratroopers perform static line jumps out of C-130 Hercules during the 12 Annual Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 200... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

18 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Paratrooper lands onto Drop Zone Sicily after performing a static line jump out of a C-130 Hercules during the 12th Annual Operation Toy Drop, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2009. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

19 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier glides through the late afternoon sky above Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, earning his Canadian Airborne wings Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop is organized by the U.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

20 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort Bragg Soldiers prepare to land on Sicily drop zone to earn their German Jump wings during the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop Dec. 6. Each year since 1998, thousands of Fort Bragg Soldiers have donated gifts for children in ne... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

21 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Air Force C-130 drops off a chalk of Fort Bragg paratroopers earning German Jump wings during Operation Toy Drop onto Sicily drop zone Dec. 6. Operation Toy Drop has provided thousands of toys to children in need throughout the Fayetteville, N.C.,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

22 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Paratroopers perform static line jumps out of a C-130 Hercules during the 12th Annual Operation Toy Drop, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2009, earning their foreign jump wings. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

23 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Canadian Jumpmaster, Master Corporal Gosselin, shouts out instructions to U.S. Soldiers earning their foreign jump wings at the 12th Annual Operation Toy Drop held on Ft. Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2009. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump hel... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

24 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – German Army jumpmaster, Master Sgt. Jurgen Heep, signals to U.S. Army paratroopers aboard an U.S. Air Force C-130 during this year's Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, 2009. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hos... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

25 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., file onto an U.S. Air Force C-130 during this year's Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, 2009. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C., and is hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

26 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort Bragg paratroopers conduct airborne training and preparation for the next day's airborne operation during this year's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. While fostering international cooperation and conducting airborne train... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

27 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Canadian jumpmaster prepares Fort Bragg paratroopers for the next day's airborne operation during this year's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. While fostering international cooperation and conducting airborne training is a pa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

28 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers wait with their toys before the start of Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C. hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

29 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers listen for their numbers to be called during Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C. hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Opera... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

30 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Commanding General, speaks to U.S. Soldiers during the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 on Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is an a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

31 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A child peers into a box of toys donated by Soldiers participating in Operation Toy Drop at Pope Air Force Base Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C. hosted by the U.S. Army Civil ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

32 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Master Sgt. Rodney Smith, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, checks the registration forms of Soldiers participating in the 12th annual Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at P... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

33 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Willie Wellbrock, a retired Air Force Loadmaster serves as the master of ceremonies during this year's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 on Pope Air Force Base. Mr. Wellbrock has been a part of Toy Drop since its inception 13 years ago. Operation Toy Drop ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

34 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, wait in line with their toys early in the morning to ensure their chances of receiving a lottery ticket during this year's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 on Pope Air Force Base. Operation T... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

35 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Headquarters and Headquarters Company waits in line with his toys during this year's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Operation Toy Drop i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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37 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Hundreds of paratroopers from Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base units are introduced to a group of the foreign jumpmasters supporting Operation Toy Drop, an annual combination toy drive and airborne training exercise that raises gifts for children a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

38 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Fort Bragg Soldier's helmet and toy donation sit on a bench in PAX Shed #3 on Pope Air Force Base during Operation Toy Drop 2009. Held annually to support children in the Fayetteville, N.C. community, Operation Toy Drop gives Soldiers and Airmen t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

39 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Reese and Spec. Melissa Menchaca, information security specialists for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), collect toys during Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 on Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

40 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Reese, an information security specialist with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), directs Fort Bragg paratroopers who are donating toys in support of Operation Toy Drop Dec. 4 on Pope A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

41 / 41 Show Caption + Hide Caption – German Soldiers attend a pre-mission brief for the 2009 12th annual Operation Toy Drop at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 3. Operation Toy Drop is an annual Airborne jump held at Fort Bragg, N.C. hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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