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Airborne operation commemorating 20th anniversary of Operation Northern Delay

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Derek Bryant, loadmaster senior enlisted leader, 728th Airlift Squadron greets 1st Sgt. Travis Stoddard, current 1st Sgt. of senior enlisted members, of Bull Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, the 173rd’s organic artillery unit prior to take-off of the airdrop commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operation Northern Delay at Aviano Air Base, Italy on March 22, 2023. Stoddard made the combat jump as a forward observer for one of the infantry units, and both Bryant and Stoddard flew on the same aircraft in the first airdrop of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the 2003 operation in northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Sommers)

PHOTO BY: Christopher Sommers
VIRIN: 230322-F-EP422-1088.JPG
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