It's a great day for justice; fuck yah Rob
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/01/08/paratrooper-charged-in-syria-shootout-acquitted-of-all-charges/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Socialflow+ARM&fbclid=IwAR1YpWgkc2ETlptUI8OtJVBtIlMKCvXhO7JSLLKhpFYJohP0hoCifvC_ZUY
I was wondering what would be orbitally dropped troops be considered? would they claim to be paratroopers and claim their lineage from paratroopers? would they be considered something more akin to glider infantry/air assault infantry considering they're probably going to be dropping down in fancy pods? would they be considered legs?
Would it be the Airforce dropping them off or the space force?
Is their tab gonna be "airborne" or "spaceborne"?
I tried to scan these as best as I possibly could and arrange them by date and rank.
As far as I can tell MSG Barnes was an Airborne Infantry Paratrooper who had a CIB, Master Parachutist Badge and deployments to Korea and Vietnam. Unfortunately, MSG Barnes passed away in the early 90's and neither my wife or myself ever had the pleasure to meet him.
There are some awesome pictures included in this, even some during flight, mid-jump and at the LZ. I was amazed that he was able to collect so many during these events. I think he has even more pictures that I managed to take during my own deployment to Afghanistan lol. Enjoy!
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