U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexis K. Washburn
US Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel, Avranches, France on May 18, 2019.
- 135 US Army paratroopers with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jumped from three US Air Force MC-130J special mission aircraft into France this weekend.
- These elite soldiers dropped into fields just outside the beautiful Mont Saint Michel, a centuries-old commune and French landmark.
- The jump celebrated the 75th anniversary of the airborne operations conducted by the three-man "Jedburgh" teams that jumped behind enemy lines and trained local resistance forces prior to D-Day.
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More than one hundred Special Forces soldiers celebrated their World War II heritage this past weekend with a jump into the fields just outside the stunning Mont Saint Michel in France.
Here's what it looked like.