RMHEP76E–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dean DeAngelo, of the 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment Airborne, Long Range Surveillance, is being rigged by German paratrooper Master Sgt. Willi Derhsen, of the 26th Abu Brigade and Lufflandebrigade 26, at Silver Comet Field, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, March 17, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral combat camera subject matter expert exchange, hosted by the 982nd Combat Camera Company, which takes place at multiple locations in Georgia. Operation Skyfall is an event which focuses on interoperability of combat camera training and capturing airborne
RMF6B048–A U.S. paratrooper gets up after landing on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMHEP70H–U.S. Army soldiers from the 982nd Combat Camera Company speak with German soldiers from the 26th Abu Brigade and Lufflandebrigade 26 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 16, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral combat camera subject matter expert exchange, hosted by the 982nd Combat Camera Company, which takes place at multiple locations in Georgia. Operation Skyfall is an event which focuses on interoperability of combat camera training and capturing airborne operations with three partner nations and multi-service units. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelson Brooks / Released) Operat
RMHEP7ME–German paratroopers Master Sgt. Willi Derhsen and Sgt. Maj. Michael Eberle, of the Luftlandebrigade 26th, walk back from airborne operations at Plantation Airpark in Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral combat camera subject matter expert exchange, hosted by the 982nd Combat Camera Company, which takes place at multiple locations in Georgia. Operation Skyfall is an event which focuses on interoperability of combat camera training and capturing airborne operations with three partner nations and multi-service units. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelson Brooks/ Rel
RMHEP7MD–Master Sgt. Markus Laut, of the Luftlandebrigade 26th, recovers his parachute after an airborne operation at Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Ga., March 20, 2015. Operation Skyfall is a joint, multilateral combat camera subject matter expert exchange, hosted by the 982nd Combat Camera Company, which takes place at multiple locations in Georgia. Operation Skyfall is an event which focuses on interoperability of combat camera training and capturing airborne operations with three partner nations and multi-service units. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelson Brooks/ Released) Skyfall 2015 150320-A-JL160-18
RMPED5EW–Netherland paratroopers, with the 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, practice their exit from the CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Talley/Released)
RMPED5EY–Paratroopers from the Netherlands with the 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, practice their exit from the CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Talley/Released)
RMPED5TT–U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles Petrarcha, Rhode Island National Guard land forces component commander, receives the Leapfest coin from Lt. Col. David Neary, acting brigade commander of the 56th troop command, during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5PT–Canadian Capt. Noel Mark from the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment presents a gift of Canadian wings to U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Neary, Acting Brigade Commander of the 56th Troop Command, R.I. National Guard during the awards ceremony, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED5G6–U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Edward Reagan (left) and Justin Morelli, and Capt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., are one of the two multinational teams at Leapfest with Netherlands Sgt. 1st Class Corne' van Noorloos, with the Charlie Company, 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, as their fourth member at Leapfest in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest 2015 is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Ai
RMPED5G4–U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Edward Reagan and Justin Morelli, and Cpt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., are one of the two multinational teams at Leapfest with Netherlands Sgt. 1st Class Corne' van Noorloos, with the Charlie Company, 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, as their fourth member at Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne c
RMPED5G2–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Morelli, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., competes with Netherlands Sgt. 1st Class Corne' van Noorloos, with the Charlie Company, 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, as their fourth member at Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Talley/ Released)
RMPED5ER–U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Edward Reagan (left) and Justin Morelli, and Capt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., are one of the two multinational teams at Leapfest with Netherlands Sgt. 1st Class Corne' van Noorloos, with the Charlie Company, 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, as their fourth member at Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Ai
RMPED5G5–U.S. Army Cpt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga, shakes his MC-6 parachute with Netherlands Sgt. 1st Class Corne' van Noorloos, with the Charlie Company, 11 Airmobile Brigade, 12th Infantry Battalion, as their fourth member to be one of the two multinational teams at Leapfest in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest 2015 is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc.
RMPED788–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon shouts jump commands to paratroopers prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6KF–A German Jumpmaster pins German wings on an Italian Carabinieri paratrooper, during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with a German jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED798–South African jumpmaster Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher stands with paratroopers prior to the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9H–Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6K5–South African Lt. Cols. Laurel Thatcher and Skillie Le Roux look at images on a cell phone at Quanset Air National Guard Base while refueling a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook for the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPEEC9A–Paratroopers file onto a CH-7 Chinook helicopter prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6KD–An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United Kingdom paratrooper GNR Shaun Knight from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6M3–U.S. Navy Lt. Bryan Stern stands ready to jump from a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPEEC9R–A U.S Army paratrooper jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6JM–South African Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher sings a traditional paratrooper song with his paratroopers before sending them out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED791–A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest during the wing exchange jump in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED783–Paratroopers wait to participate in the wing exchange jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9P–A U.S. Army jumpmaster, along with the flight crew, prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6M4–All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose for a photo in West Kingston, R.I. during the closing of Leapfest, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED785–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon leads paratroopers onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6K6–South African Lt. Cols. Laurel Thatcher and Skillie Le Roux take a picture at Quanset Air National Guard Base during a refueling stop with a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6JK–South African Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher sings a traditional paratrooper song with his paratroopers before sending them out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6M2–U.S. Army rigger Pfc. Erick Burgerson from the165th Quartermaster Company, Ind. National Guard, assists United Kingdom paratrooper GNR Shaun Knight from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, dons his MC-6 parachute for an wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED78A–South African paratrooper, Col. Adrian Schoeman, waits for his turn to jump during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6KG–The wing pinning ceremony is seen over the shoulder of United Kingdom paratrooper Cpl. Jim Christie from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, during the wing exchange ceremony in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPEEC9G–Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6K8–An Italian paratrooper gains control of his MC-6 parachute after landing at West Kingston, R.I. during a wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED782–Canadian jumpmaster, Sgt. Michel Gagne, shouts jump commands to paratroopers during a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED79G–U.S. Army Capt. Loren Teillon shakes hands with Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon during the wing exchange ceremony at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6JG–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Morelli and Sgt. Austin Berner, members of the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), work as a team rigging each other in their MC-6 parachutes for an international Wing exchange jump, Aug. 2, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED78J–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon shouts jump commands to paratroopers prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6M1–Paratroopers from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery along with U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Burner display their unit flag at the closing of Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPEEC9M–Partner nation paratroopers descend onto a drop zone at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9F–Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED784–A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9J–Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6KB–An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Reagan, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED781–A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC96–British paratrooper Dominic Gardner-Wright takes part in Sustained Airborne Training prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest, West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED797–Italian paratrooper Luigi Azzerboni gives a thumbs up to the jumpmaster prior to the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED787–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon shouts jump commands to paratroopers prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC97–Paratroopers watch a CH-47 Chinook land prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6KC–An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED78N–Italian paratrooper Lucio Fusco, right, waits for jump commands from German jumpmaster Master Sgt. Markus Laut, during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED78M–South African Col. Adrian Schoeman jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED789–Paratroopers wait to jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED786–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon shouts jump commands to paratroopers prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6JN–South African Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher receives the signal from the first jumper that everything is 'All OK' before sending them out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED78P–Italian paratrooper Lucio Fusco, right, waits for jump commands from German jumpmaster Master Sgt. Markus Laut, during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED795–A German paratrooper waits for his turn to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6K7–International paratroopers exit a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during a wing exchange jump over West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED79F–South African jumpmaster Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher ensures all paratroopers have cleared the plane safely after the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED793–U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Goza waits with fellow paratroopers to jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9N–A CH-47 Chinook helicopter waits for the next group of paratroopers prior to a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6JR–South African Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher taps out his international paratroopers from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6KN–All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose for a photo in West Kingston, R.I. during the closing of Leapfest, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6JH–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Norwood from B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard, aids Italian 1st Lt. Antonio Nucera check the attachment of his reserve parachute for the wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED78K–Canadian jumpmaster Sylvain Gagnon clasps hands with South African Col. Adrian Schoeman, the first jumper on his pass during the wing exchange, letting him know that his equipment has been checked and he is ready to jump, West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6K9–An Italian paratrooper prepares to remove is his MC-6 parachute harness after landing at West Kingston, R.I. during a wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6KE–An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United Kingdom paratrooper Sgt. Owen Jones from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6JP–South African Lt. Col. Laurel Thatcher communicates to his paratroopers the wind speeds before sending them out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during the international wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED6KA–An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on a South African paratrooper during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmaster, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED794–A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest during the wing exchange jump in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPEEC9K–Paratroopers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED6JJ–Italian 1st Lt. Antonio Nucera aids U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Norwood from B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard, check the attachment of his reserve parachute for the wing exchange jump, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED796–A German paratrooper uses a reverse bite on his universal static line to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the wing exchange jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED616–U.S. Army paratroopers from the 982d Combat Camera Company (Airborne) prepare to land on the drop zone as part of a multi lateral parachute team during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
RMPED5XD–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dane Kreischer dives for the 'X' on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5XF–A U.S. Army paratrooper runs to the 'X' on the drop zone during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5PB–Parachute riggers from Detachment 1, 165th Quartermaster Company, Ind. National Guard pose for a photo at Lepafest 2015, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED5KR–Paratroopers from the United Kingdom exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED5TP–U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Edward Reagan and Justin Morelli of the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) stand in formation during the opening ceremonies of Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED619–U.S. Army paratroopers parachute onto the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
RMPED61C–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sherwein Asuncion dives for the 'X' on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
RMPED5RD–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Tenace from the 3rd Batallion, 126 Aviation Regiment monitors the ground below from his CH-47 helicopter during Leapfest 2015, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED5W5–U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner, of the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), helps British Sgt. Owen Jones, of the 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, rig up a MC-6 parachute during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5RC–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Morelli, 982nd Combat Camera Co., checks the static line prior to a jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED5YK–British paratroopers run toward the 'X' on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5JP–U.S. Army Master Sgt. Tommy O'Hare from the Special Operations Detachment Global, R.I. National Guard, monitors the ground below before exiting jumpers from a CH-47 Chinook, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED5MC–A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter stops off at Quonset Air National Guard Base for refueling by Soldiers from the 126 Aviation Regiment, R.I. National Guard, during Leapfest 2015, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED5P7–Paratroopers attempt to reach a target as quickly as possible on the drop zone at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED61E–U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the tailgate of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
RMPED5WK–A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto the drop zone during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/Released)
RMPED5NF–South African Lt. Col. Hrige Van Heerden from the 44th Para lets U.S. Army Master Sgt. Tommy O'Hare from the Special Operations Detachment Global, R.I. National Guard know that his equipment has been checked and he is ready to exit a U.S. Army CH-47 during Leapfest 2015, Aug.1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED60H–U.S. Army paratroopers deflate their canopies on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
RMPED5PG–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Morelli, 982nd Combat Camera Co., waits as a rigger checks his parachute at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED5RE–U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner from the 982 COMCAM stands by as he is ready to exit a CH-47 helicopter with his team from the United Kingdom at Leapfest 2015, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED5GW–A U.S. Army paratrooper runs toward a target at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Josephine Carlson/Released)
RMPED5MB–U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner from the 982 COMCAM and his team from the United Kingdom jump from a CH-47 helicopter at Leapfest 2015, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/Released)
RMPED5N3–U.S. Army Master Sgt. Tommy O'Hare from the Special Operations Detachment Global, R.I. National Guard, gives the 'GO' signal U.S. Army Soldiers aboard a CH-47 Chinook, Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Horace Murray/ Released)
RMPED615–U.S Army paratroopers run to the 'X' on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joseph Cathey/ Released)
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