5.1K views · 292 reactions | Ex SWIFT RESPONSE 23 - The Parachute Regiment and 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is held at Very High Readiness to respond to crisis anywhere on the planet at a moment’s notice. Operating at reach with partners enhances interoperability. This is an essential component of airborne forces that must remain ‘Ready for Anything’. ⬛️ | The Parachute Regiment | Facebook

4.7K views · 211 reactions | Honouring those who went before them. Watch the moment troops from The Parachute Regiment jumped into Normandy to mark the 79th Anniversary of D-Day. | Forces News | Facebook

Roughly one year before D-Day, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a massive training jump at Oujda Airport, Morocco. This exercise was a crucial step in preparing them for the airborne assault on Sicily just weeks later. The 505th would go on to see action in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes, and Germany All the way! #Airborne #505PIR #82ndairborne | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

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13K views · 978 reactions | One year and one day before D-Day, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a massive training jump at Oujda Airport, Morocco. This exercise was a crucial step in preparing them for the airborne assault on Sicily just weeks later. The 505th would go on to see action in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes, and Germany. All the way! #Airborne #505PIR #82ndairborne | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II | Facebook