Members of the Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace (French Air and Space Force) execute a military free fall from a Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Cazaux Air Base, France, May 8, 2022. The MFF was part of exercise Athena, a French-led joint and combined Special Operation Forces exercise that validates the full spectrum of integrated component and partner capabilities. Exercises like Athena allow service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.

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Keywords: athena22, france, mc-130j, mff, nato