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Market Garden 81 - Falcon Leap

Paratroopers from allied nations stand in formation

Paratroopers from allied nations stand in formation after receiving the Dutch Parachutist Badge on Ginkelse Heide drop zone during Falcon Leap 2025, in Ede, Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2025. Falcon Leap 2025 was a training exercise in commemoration of World War II’s Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history, featuring more than 870 Paratroopers from 12 allied nations. Paratroopers from each country build interoperability by jumping form allied nations’ aircraft using their parachutes and techniques while honoring the service and sacrifice of the Paratroopers who died during Operation Market Garden in 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aiden O’Marra)

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Tags: 82nd Airborne Division, StrongerTogether, MarketGardenWWII

Photo by: Sgt. Aiden OMarra | VIRIN: 250920-A-AJ888-3583.JPG

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