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Robby Royster, 435th Security Forces Squadron close precision engagement team leader, prepares to exit a C-130J during Exercise Thracian Spring 17 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, March 20, 2017. Royster is one of very few U.S. service members to earn the elite status of master rated parachutist; a badge requiring a minimum 36 months on active jump status, 65 exits out of an aircraft, 25 combat equipment jumps, four night jumps and two night duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)


PARATROOPER AWARDED ELITE BADGE

Robby Royster, 435th Security Forces Squadron close precision engagement team leader, prepares to exit a C-130J during Exercise Thracian Spring 17 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, March 20, 2017. Royster is one of very few U.S. service members to earn the elite status of master rated parachutist; a badge requiring a minimum 36 months on active jump status, 65 exits out of an aircraft, 25 combat equipment jumps, four night jumps and two night duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 31st Communications Squadron, the 52nd Communications Squadron and the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center present mission statistics to distinguished visitors on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2018. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy Fay, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa deputy commander and Maj. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, USAFE-AFAFRICA, director of operations strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, along with nine other colonels sat in on the briefing that explained the goals of the exercise.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Rodriguez, 86th Operational Support Squadron Current Operations officer, discusses with Maj. Willie Lloyd, 37th Airlift Squadron director of staff, and Capt. James Denoyer, 37th Airlift Squadron resource advisor, about the logistics of carrying out an exercise where five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew together in formation over Germany, on July 2, 2018. In total, 21,800 pounds of training cargo were airdropped on Bunker DZ in eastern Germany near United States Army Garrison Grafenwoehr.
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The shadow of a C-130J Super Hercules flies over the dense woods of Germany, July 2, 2018. This particular C-130J led the formation during an exercise that involved four other C-130Js. Once the pilots have led a formation long enough, they are recognized as multi-element flight lead qualified pilots. Multi-element flight lead qualified pilots help ensure the 37th Airlift Squadron is prepared to accomplish one of its primary missions: aerial delivery and mass on the drop-zone.
U.S. Airmen fly a C-130J Super Hercules during a training mission over Germany, July 2, 2018. Approximately 30 crew members participated in the training mission, where five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew in formation and delivered 21,800 pounds of cargo to a drop-zone.