Airborne

First five jumps were from a C-119 flying boxcar, I thought the fucker would never get off the ground, all five times!

 

May bring back memories for some…Early morning daybreak drive on Manchester Rd after a MT.

 

No jump here but my best airborne experience was in the spring of 1992- Flew from West Germany to Sardinia Italy to provide DUSTOFF/MEDEVAC coverage for NATO Operation Dragon Hammer where hundreds of NATO troops parachuted in. Had several evacuation missions to include ship landings. Overall one of my most scenic missions to include MT Edna which was active an active volcano at the time.

 

Not me, but had a full bird COL that I was in class with, pass out in his harness during the swing line trainer. Same COL ended up with Tib/Fib break on jump #1. I guess that's why they have a maximum mage limit.

 

I graduated July 99 from Airborne school, I still remember my stencil number #254

 

3rd Brigade 82nd, 2015 - 2018

 

Ok so this might be a long shot, i graduated airborne school at then Ft Benning GA , class 31-99, July of 1999. If anyone graduated in that class I'd be forever grateful to you to get a copy of the class picture, I lost mine a long time ago and would love to get a copy of it, like I said, a long shot but worth a try, thank you all for your service