Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, await take off on C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, await take off on C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, leave the Joint Mobility Center and board C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, leave the Joint Mobility Center and board C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, leave the Joint Mobility Center and board C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, leave the Joint Mobility Center and board C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, leaves the Joint Mobility Center and to board C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, take a photo before an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army Pfc. Alyssa Bustamante, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, poses for portrait before an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, assist each other in rigging equipment in advance of an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S Army Spc. Melanie Rivers, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, waits to board aircraft for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Afetese, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, waits to depart to aircraft for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Paratroopers from 11th Airborne take part in all-women jump

Published March 14, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, await take off on C-17 Globemaster III for an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. Every member of the operation including jumpers, jumpmasters and air crew were women, making it the first all-female airborne operation in division history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)