That's what I'm talking about. Here is a beautiful picture of a mass drop. The 82nd Airborne Division is the only Division-Sized unit of its kind in the free world. They fluctuate between 14,000-15,000 troops in strength. They can be gone for anywhere in the world within 18 hours on no notice. They don't even need secure air fields to land air planes.

This is a picture of the 82nd Airborne Division assembled for division pass-in-review, which takes place once a year. The division, in it's entirety, celebrates their proud history 1 week every May and concludes with the division review ceremony, division memorial, and an Airborne demonstration. Even though this photo was taken with a wide angle camera, and the troops are about 200 yards away, you can't even quite see half of them in this picture.

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