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Two soldiers watch paratroopers floating down from an aircraft against a partly cloudy blue sky as seen from below.

History in Action

Army Capt. Meckenzie MacIlvennie, commander of the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, watches paratroopers exit an aircraft in Ede, Netherlands, during the 81st commemoration of Operation Market Garden, Sept. 20, 2025. The airborne operation is part of Exercise Falcon Leap, a multinational training event honoring the legacy of allied paratroopers.

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