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190606-F-FM551-2530

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, wears the marks of “Whiskey 7,” as it flies over Utah Beach, Normandy, France, June 6, 2019. Whiskey 7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)
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190606-F-FM551-1056

An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules stages on the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The aircraft are assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 39th AS, 41st AS, 61st AS, and 62nd AS. The 37th, 61st, and 62nd are legacy squadrons of Troop Carrier Squadrons who conducted personnel drops during Operation Neptune June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)
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190606-F-FM551-1145

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., flies over a Douglas C-47 Dakota at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The 61st AS, draws lineage from the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, which flew C-47s during the invasion of Normandy, 75 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)
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190606-F-AG991-1256

The American flag, secured to the open ramp of the lead 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, waves in the wind, as seven C-130J Super Hercules tail behind as part of an eight-ship formation in Normandy, France, June 6, 2019. The eight-ship formation flyover was part of the commemoration events in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In this formation, four C-130J Super Hercules belong to the 37th AS out of Ramstein Air Base, two belonging to the 61st and 62nd AS out of Little Rock Air Force Base, and two belonging to the 39th and 40th AS out of Dyess Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190605-F-AG991-2795

Three C-130J Super Hercules, belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, fly in a four-ship formation with a C-17 Globemaster III trailing a mile behind over the Atlantic Ocean near Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. The 37th AS is a legacy squadron to the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, who on D-Day, June 6, 1944, accurately dropped hundreds of paratroopers onto the intended drop zone. The objective: to seize the city of Sainte-Mère-Église. The precision and accuracy carried out by the 37th TCS allowed the paratroopers to quickly take the city. Later, it would be discovered Sainte-Mère-Église was the first city liberated in France by Allied forces, in part because of the effort provided by the 37th TCS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1109

A U.S. Air Force service member sits on-board a C-130J Super Hercules during an eight-ship flyover of the Normandy-American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2019. 2019 signifies the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, where tens of thousands of Allied service members stormed the beaches of Normandy, beginning the liberation of France and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190605-F-AG991-2712

Two C-130J Super Hercules, belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, fly over Pointe-du-Hoc as part of a four-ship formation with a C-17 Globemaster III trailing a mile behind the formation in Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. Pointe-du-Hoc, coastal land featuring a 100 foot cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, provided the highest vantage point between the American landing sectors at Utah and Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The German army heavily fortified Pointe-du-Hoc as a result. Axis defenses notwithstanding, the U.S. Army Ranger Assault Group scaled the 100 foot cliff and soon after captured Pointe-du-Hoc. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190605-F-AG991-2357

A C-130J Super Hercules, belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, bearing the Whiskey-7 marker, flies as part of a four-ship formation over the coast of Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. The 37th Troop Carrier Squadron bore the W7 identifier during D-Day as their pilots dropped airborne infantrymen on intended drop zones. As their legacy squadron, the 37th AS bears the W7 identifier in 2019 to pay homage to the 37th TCS and the sacrifices they made on D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1107

People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019, to celebrate freedom and honor all service members who fought for it on D-Day, 75 years ago. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the village square was filled with events ranging from an 82nd Airborne ceremony to several C-130J Super Hercules flyovers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-3002

Two French locals, from their second story apartment, compare photos of the crowds gathered in the village square in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the village square was filled with events ranging from an 82nd Airborne ceremony to several C-130J Super Hercules flyovers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1134

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, pose with a U.S. military veteran dressed in a WWII-era uniform in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. Behind them is the church of which U.S. Army Private John Steele’s parachute snagged on the tower during the D-Day invasion. Steele would be captured by German forces but would escape captivity four days later and return with the 82nd Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1027

The parachute of the U.S. Army Private John Steele monument billows in the breeze on the Sainte-Mère-Église Church spire in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day when U.S. forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. During this invasion, Steele dropped from the skies with infrantrymen belonging to the 82nd Airborne Division with the objective of seizing Sainte-Mère-Église from Axis defenses. During the drop, Steele’s parachute snagged on the church tower where he pretended to be dead for two hours before Germans took him prisoner. Four days later he escaped captivity and rejoined his division. Steele was awarded the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1058

A U.S. spectator, dressed in a WWII-era uniform, looks on at the activity and people around him in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the liberation of Normandy. The events held in Sainte-Mère-Église were just a few of 55 events held throughout 40 different French communities honoring those that paid the ultimate sacrifice on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190606-F-AG991-1019

U.S. Army Col. Jon Beale, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade commander, stands at attention with fellow airborne infantrymen before filing into the Sainte-Mère-Église Church to honor those that paid the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day, 75 years ago, in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. In total, approximately 1,000 U.S. service members participated in the 75th anniversary of D-Day commemorations, which consisted of 55 ceremonies and events across 40 French communities in the region of Normandy, France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190604-F-FM551-1834

Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flyover a ceremony in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. A formation of four aircraft flew over the ceremony, honoring airborne and aircrew members involved in the invasion of Normandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)
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190604-F-AG991-2216

A U.S. Army airborne infantryman shakes the hand of retired Private First Class Joseph Morettini, 82nd Airborne, 508th Regiment, Easy Company, during a ceremony held to honor all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. On June 6, 1944, Morettini dropped from midnight skies into Normandy with the objective to overtake an enemy stronghold near Picauville. During the ceremony’s conclusion, Morettini remarked to each active U.S. airborne infantrymen he shook hands with: “I dropped here 75 years ago.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190603-F-AG991-1023

Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd Communications Squadron base equipment custodian officer in the Royal Air Force Croughton, England, smiles before a ceremony began to honor all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Apart from the leather jacket, Sneddon’s WWII-era flight-suit attire was entirely authentic, dating back to that time; behind him stands the Eglise Saint-Candide de Picauville church. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190603-F-AG991-1052

Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini, 82nd Airborne, 508th Regiment, Easy Company, poses for a photo during a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. On June 6, 1944, Morettini dropped from midnight skies into Normandy with the objective to overtake an enemy stronghold near Picauville. During the ceremony’s conclusion, Morettini remarked to each active U.S. airborne infantrymen he shook hands with: “I dropped here 75 years ago.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190603-F-AG991-1113

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John B. Williams, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa mobilization assistant to the commander, speaks at a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Williams said seeing the terrain where so many U.S. sacrifices were made is a poignant reminder of the cost of freedom experienced today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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190603-F-AG991-1135

A French child smiles for a photo following the conclusion of a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. The ceremony’s guest speaker, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John B. Williams, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa mobilization assistant to the commander, said how real the memories of D-Day are for families living in Normandy, France, as if it happened yesterday. Williams said it’s very gratifying to know the events that transpired 75 years ago will be remembered well into the future in large part because of the French effort to ensure the memories of D-Day remain eternal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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