Army Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, also known as “Black Heart”, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to lift and shift fire during a live-fire exercise as part of Operation Devil Strike on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2024. Operation Devil Strike is a brigade-sized joint forcible entry validation exercise designed to test Paratroopers readiness before attending the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The 82nd Airborne Division is the world’s premier joint forcible entry


Army Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, also known as “Black Heart”, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to lift and shift fire during a live-fire exercise as part of Operation Devil Strike on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2024. Operation Devil Strike is a brigade-sized joint forcible entry validation exercise designed to test Paratroopers readiness before attending the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The 82nd Airborne Division is the world’s premier joint forcible entry division, ready to jump, fight, and win anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Operation Devil Strike pays homage to 1st BCT’s nickname ‘The Devils In Baggy Pants’, which they received during World War II in Anzio, Italy. ( Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Moir)


Size: 6720px × 3557px
Photo credit: © APFootage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 82nd, airborne, baggy, devil, devils, division, fire, live, pants, paratrooper, strike