U.S. Army Col. Mark R. Stammer hands off his universal static line as he moves to parachute from a C-130 aircraft over Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010. Stammer, is the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod
U.S. Army paratroopers exit a C-130 aircraft over Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010, as part of the largest airborne exercise conducted by U.S. forces in Iraq since the beginning of the war. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. A jumper’s parachute is opened by the yellow universal static line seen here along the fuselage of the aircraft. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod Download Hi-Res
Paratroopers Conduct Airborne Exercise
U.S. Army paratroopers land on a drop zone near Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010, as part of a training exercise they hope will lead to combined U.S. – Iraqi training jumps. The jumper rolling on his back is performing a “parachute landing fall,” a maneuver that dissipates the energy of impact, avoiding injury to the paratrooper. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod