{"id":8064,"date":"2017-07-20T16:15:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/us-soldiers-parachute-down-in-kosovo-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:41:19","slug":"us-soldiers-parachute-down-in-kosovo-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/us-soldiers-parachute-down-in-kosovo-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. soldiers parachute down in Kosovo exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4516\" height=\"3296\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17599\" data-id=\"17599\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg 4516w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg?resize=300,219 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg?resize=768,561 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,747 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1121 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162948202104-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-10-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1495 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4516px) 100vw, 4516px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldier of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo looks at a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17630\" data-id=\"17630\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162957094275-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-2-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17641\" data-id=\"17641\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956782269-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-3-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3169\" height=\"2083\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17651\" data-id=\"17651\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg 3169w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg?resize=768,505 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,673 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1010 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162922929618-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-4-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1346 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3169px) 100vw, 3169px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo rest before a parachute jump training exercise in the U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3144\" height=\"2221\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17663\" data-id=\"17663\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg 3144w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg?resize=768,543 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,723 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1085 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162933693825-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-5-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1447 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3144px) 100vw, 3144px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo secure the landing zone during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4035\" height=\"2894\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17682\" data-id=\"17682\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg 4035w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg?resize=768,551 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,734 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1102 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162939309933-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-6-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1469 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4035px) 100vw, 4035px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo packs his parachute after a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17700\" data-id=\"17700\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162956470263-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-7-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army pilot of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo prepares for a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3834\" height=\"2636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17706\" data-id=\"17706\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg 3834w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,704 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1056 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162950230143-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-8-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1408 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3834px) 100vw, 3834px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo jump from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4826\" height=\"3180\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17724\" data-id=\"17724\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg 4826w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,675 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1012 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162962866386-kosovo-u-s-army-parach-9-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1349 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4826px) 100vw, 4826px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo parachutes down during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. U.S Army peacekeeping force regularly conducts parachute exercises to maintain proficiency in airborne operations on this deployment in Kosovo. (AP Photo\/Visar Kryeziu)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17729\" data-id=\"17729\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635575162971290548-kosovo-u-s-army-parachute-ejpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S Army soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Combat team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo parachute after jumping from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during a parachute jump training exercise in U.S military base Camp Bondsteel, near the village of Sojeve in Kosovo on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. 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