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Serbian paratroopers jump from American C-130

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Paratroopers from Serbian Army’s 63rd Parachute Brigade joined American paratroopers from the Able Co. 2nd Bn., 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during Exercise Double Eagle 17 in Serbia.

KOVIN, Serbia -- Paratroopers from Able Co. 2nd Bn., 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an Airborne insertion exercise with Paratroopers from Serbian Army's 63rd Parachute Brigade during Exercise Double Eagle 17. Exercise Double Eagle is a multi-national company-level airborne insertion exercise intending to enhance the relationship between the U.S. and Serbia, and strengthen regional security.
KOVIN, Serbia — Paratroopers from Able Co. 2nd Bn., 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an Airborne insertion exercise with Paratroopers from Serbian Army’s 63rd Parachute Brigade during Exercise Double Eagle 17. Exercise Double Eagle is a multi-national company-level airborne insertion exercise intending to enhance the relationship between the U.S. and Serbia, and strengthen regional security.

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Fort Rucker retires its last OH-58A

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The U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama has retired its last OH-58A on Oct. 17 and the rotorcraft is now with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.

The Aviation Center Logistics Command’s senior aircraft equipment specialist Steven Gatto, second from left, hands over the keys to the last flyable OH-58A Kiowa aircraft at Fort Rucker, Alabama, to Sgt. Randy Phillips at the Aviation Division of the Crown Point, Indiana, Lake County Sheriff's Department. The Kiowa departed Fort Rucker’s Shell Army Airfield on Oct. 17 for its new law enforcement mission with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. With them are the department’s chief pilot Olaf Tessarzyk, at left, and crew chief Jamieson Hicks. (Courtesy Photo)
The Aviation Center Logistics Command’s senior aircraft equipment specialist Steven Gatto, second from left, hands over the keys to the last flyable OH-58A Kiowa aircraft at Fort Rucker, Alabama, to Sgt. Randy Phillips at the Aviation Division of the Crown Point, Indiana, Lake County Sheriff’s Department. The Kiowa departed Fort Rucker’s Shell Army Airfield on Oct. 17 for its new law enforcement mission with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. With them are the department’s chief pilot Olaf Tessarzyk, at left, and crew chief Jamieson Hicks. (Courtesy Photo)