- These elite soldiers dropped into fields just outside the beautiful Mont Saint Michel, a centuries-old commune and French landmark.
- The jump celebrated the 75th anniversary of the airborne operations conducted by the three-man "Jedburgh" teams that jumped behind enemy lines and trained local resistance forces prior to D-Day.
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US Green Berets honoring their WWII past just dropped into one of the world's most stunning places
135 US Army paratroopers with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jumped from three US Air Force MC-130J special mission aircraft into France this weekend.
.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel, Avranches, France on May 18, 2019.
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More than one hundred Special Forces soldiers celebrated their World War II heritage this past weekend with a jump into the fields just outside the stunning Mont Saint Michel in France.
Here's what it looked like.
135 US paratroopers with the US Armys 10th Special Force Group (Airborne) jumped from three US Air Force MC-130J Commando II special mission aircraft.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Cooper
The drop zone was two kilometers outside Mont Saint Michel, an ancient commune in Normandy that is one of Frances most impressive landmarks.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Avery Cunningham
The jump celebrated the 75th anniversary of jumps by three-man "Jedburgh" teams ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy during WWII. Around 300 Allied troops dropped behind enemy lines to train and equip local resistance fighters.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Avery Cunningham
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The "10th SFG(A) draws [its] lineage from the Jedburghs. Were celebrating their combined effort to liberate Western Europe with local forces," a senior enlisted Soldier assigned to 10th SFG (A) said in a statement.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexis K. Washburn
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The history of the US Army Special Forces is tied to the Jedburgh teams. The 10th Special Forces were created in the early 1950s and forward deployed to Europe to counter the Soviet Union.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexis K. Washburn
"Overall it was a great jump. It was smooth and went as planned," one soldier who made the jump explained, adding, "Its an outstanding experience to be able to honor the paratroopers who jumped into France during World War II."
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June 6 will mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the Allied spearhead into Europe to liberate territory from the Nazis.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Avery Cunningham
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