SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France (June 05, 2016) Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of the 18th Airborne Corps, packs his shoot June 5, after participating in a D-Day remembrance jump with , French and German paratroopers. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 – 6 June , 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to res

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SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France (June 05, 2016) Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of the 18th Airborne Corps, packs his shoot June 5, after participating in a D-Day remembrance jump with , French and German paratroopers. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 – 6 June , 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Spratt/Released)

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