https://www.usa.gov/copyrighted-government-workshttps://www.rawpixel.com/image/4224809Edit ImageSaveSaveEditCropCustom TextParatroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, participate in a brigade-level unit run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2018, to commemorate National Airborne Day. Aug. 16, 1940, marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute, and is a recognized annually as a special day to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces and the first parachute jump of 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher). Original public domain image from FlickrMorePublic DomainFree CCO U.S. Government image for Personal and Business useInfoView CC0 LicenseEditorial use only JPEGBanner JPEG 1200 x 799 px | 300 dpiLarge JPEG 2185 x 1454 px | 300 dpiFree DownloadParatroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, participate in a brigade-level unit run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2018, to commemorate National Airborne Day. Aug. 16, 1940, marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute, and is a recognized annually as a special day to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces and the first parachute jump of 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher). Original public domain image from FlickrMore