NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jared Johnson (left) and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kyle Holzem, both C-130J Super Hercules pilots assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, take off for Operation Toy Drop 2017, in a U.S. Air Force C-130J on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The aircraft flew over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, where paratroopers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries performed static-line jumps out of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

Paratroopers with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and German Air Force, prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The paratroopers participated in Operation Toy Drop 2017 to maintain their military free fall and jump master proficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

Members of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries, receive a mission brief before gearing up for Operation Toy Drop 2017 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The paratroopers participated in Operation Toy Drop 2017 to maintain their military free fall and jump master proficiencies, and to improve NATO interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Sanchez, 86th Operations Support Squadron wing current operations chief, reviews flight plans for exercise Toy Drop 2017 in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. Paratroopers with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries boarded two C-130J’s and performed static-line jumps over southern Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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A U.S. Army jumpmaster looks out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The jumpmaster verified the sky conditions before giving the all clear signal to the paratroopers inside the C-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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A U.S. Army jumpmaster looks out the window of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during a flight over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, Dec. 6. 2017. The paratroopers participated in Operation Toy Drop 2017 to maintain their military free fall and jumpmaster proficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kellan Hyacinthe, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, prepares cargo wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper to be dropped out the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130J for Operation Toy Drop 2017 over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The operation was designed to improve interoperability with NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cecil Johnson, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, speaks with a U.S. Army jumpmaster in a U.S. Air Force C-130J over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany Dec. 6, 2017. Paratroopers with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries participated in Operation Toy Drop 2017 to maintain their military free fall and jumpmaster proficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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A U.S. Army paratrooper speaks to the U.S. Army jumpmaster prior to jumping out of the U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The paratroopers performed static-line jumps out of the aircraft as a part of Operation Toy Drop 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

Published Dec. 11, 2017
By Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Jared Johnson (left) and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kyle Holzem, both C-130J Super Hercules pilots assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, take off for Operation Toy Drop 2017, in a U.S. Air Force C-130J on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The aircraft flew over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, where paratroopers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries performed static-line jumps out of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)