U.S. Troops March in Victory Day Parade

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)
US soldiers march through Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2010. Troops from four NATO states marched through Red Square for the first time Sunday as Russia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

In a symbolic moment, 75 Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Baumholder, Germany, joined military units from Russia, Great Britain, France, Poland and member nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 65th Victory Day parade through Red Square in Moscow, May 9th. It is the first time an active-duty U.S. Army unit, carrying the American flag and representing the United States, has marched in the parade along with an estimated 11,000 other troops and hundreds of tanks, missiles and military aircraft.

Russian Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets shoot flares while flying over St. Basil’s cathedral during the Victory Day parade which commemorates the 65th anniversary of the allies’ victory over the Axis powers during World War II.

Top photo by Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images

Bottom photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

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