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Chinook Parachute Training

U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, supports special operations parachute training in Maxton, North Carolina, on ...August 13, 2026.

The training focused on static-line and free-fall paradrops, giving both aircrews and jumpers the chance to build currency and sharpen proficiency. Along the way, you'll learn about the history and capabilities of the CH-47 Chinook, the tandem-rotor workhorse that has served the Army since 1962, and the dual state and federal mission of the South Carolina National Guard.

#Chinook #NationalGuard #ParachuteTraining

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Green Berets | Symbol of Excellence

The Green Berets trace their roots to World War II, when the OSS sent small teams behind enemy lines to train and lead resistance fighters. In 1952, the U.S. Army ...officially created Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, building on that model of unconventional warfare.

In the years that followed, Special Forces soldiers began wearing the green beret as an unofficial symbol of their unit, though not everyone in the Army approved. That changed in October 1961, when President John F. Kennedy visited Fort Bragg and met Brigadier General William P. Yarborough. Impressed by what he saw, Kennedy later authorized the green beret as their official headgear, calling it "a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom".

#GreenBerets #GreenBeret #SpecialForces

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French Forces Link Up Near Dijon | Sept. 1944

In mid-September 1944, two French armies met in the heart of Burgundy. After Operation Dragoon, French forces that landed in Provence on August 15 pushed north up the Rhône Valley, ...while Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division, which had fought its way across France from Normandy, advanced from the west. Dijon was liberated on September 11, and the link-up on September 12 near Nod-sur-Seine joined the northern and southern Allied fronts into one continuous line across France. Watch the moment Normandy met Provence.

#OperationDragoon #WW2 #FranceWWII

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Allied Troops Depart for Southern France | 1944

Mid-August 1944: the Allied invasion fleet departs Corsica for the beaches of Provence. Troops of the U.S. Seventh Army, under General Alexander Patch, embark on ships bound for southern France ...as Operation Dragoon gets underway. The landings on August 15, 1944 opened a second front in France and led to the liberation of Toulon, Marseille, and the Rhône Valley. Watch the fleet set sail on one of the largest amphibious operations of the Mediterranean theater.

#OperationDragoon #WWII #SeventhArmy

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Liberation of Southern France | WWII

On August 15, 1944, Allied forces landed on the Mediterranean coast of Provence in Operation Dragoon, originally planned as Operation Anvil. Launched about two months after D-Day, the invasion opened ...a second major front in France and aimed to capture the ports of Marseille and Toulon, which the Allies needed to supply their growing armies.

This video follows the invasion fleet as it sets out from the harbours of Corsica, the island liberated in 1943 and used as a key Allied airbase, and crosses the Mediterranean toward the beaches of Provence. It then covers the assault itself, led by the U.S. Seventh Army under General Alexander Patch, alongside French forces under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny and airborne troops dropped inland ahead of the beach landings.

You'll also see the role of the French Resistance, the FFI (French Forces of the Interior), whose sabotage and harassment of German supply lines helped speed the Allied advance. The video covers the fighting for Toulon and Marseille, with Marseille liberated on August 28, 1944, and the rapid push north up the Rhône Valley as German forces retreated.

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#OperationDragoon #WWII #France1944

00:00 Preparation and departure from the Bay of Naples
03:23 Paratrooper and glider landings in Southern France
05:08 Naval bombardment and beach invasion landings
10:06 Liberation of Marseille
15:05 Encirclement of retreating forces
18:07 Junction in Dijon with Allied forces from Normandy

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