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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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190604-F-AG991-2030

Hundreds of guests and active duty service members from the United States and Germany gather around the U.S. Air Force monument near the Eglise Saint-Candide de Picauville church for a ceremony honoring all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. The ceremony was one of 55 ceremonies held between June 1 - 9 in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

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190604-F-AG991-2083

A French child looks up at the many flowers raised above the heads of her peers during a ceremony honoring all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Each child, soon after, paired up with a U.S. Army airborne infantryman as they walked together, hands held, up to the U.S. Air Force monument where the child placed their flower at the base of the monument while their soldier held a salute; both honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

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190604-F-AG991-2081

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy, and 93rd Infantry Brigade out of Oklahoma and Arkansas salute at the position of attention while the United States, German and French national anthems were played during a ceremony honoring all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. The soldiers’ presence in the ceremony highlights the strength of the U.S. commitment to European security as they pay respects during the D-Day 75th anniversary commemorations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

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190604-F-AG991-2169

A U.S. Army airborne infantryman salutes the U.S. Air Force monument while a French child places a flower near the monument during a ceremony honoring all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Both acts honored those that paid the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day, 75 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

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190530-F-FM551-1035

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sits on the ramp of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, May 30, 2019. More than 100 Team Ramstein members arrived to support the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Seventy-five years later, the bravery and heroism by all allies on D-Day continue to resonate with U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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190530-F-AG991-1019

Members of Team Ramstein exit from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, May 30, 2019. The men and women of the U.S. military remain forever indebted to World War II veterans who demonstrated selfless service and sacrifice that characterize the greatest generation in denfense of global peace and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

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U.S., French Airmen build trust in the skies over France

U.S. and French air force aircrew members stand for a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Orleans-Bricy Air Base, France, March 19, 2019. U.S. and French aircrews flew together during the off-station training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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