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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Lt. Col. Elizabeth Knox, commanding officer of the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, briefs paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, in advance of an all-women’s jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spc. Destiny Clark and Spc. Kennia Lopez, both paratroopers assigned to the 4th Quartermaster Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, don parachutes ahead of an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardon, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spc. Ivelisse Sanchez, a paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, pauses for a photo in advance of an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, approach a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in advance of an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, sit in a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, during an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Virgie Merzier, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, yells "Last Lady!" as she prepares to leap from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, during an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. Traditionally the last paratrooper in each stick yells, "Last Man!" so the jumpmaster knows all jumpers have exited. The airborne operation was held in recognition of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, during an all-women’s jump over Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, descend over Malemute Drop Zone during an all-women’s jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spc. Jalyn Spohn, a paratrooper assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, recovers her parachute after completing her 17th jump while participating in an all-women’s airborne operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. Spohn is from Lufkin, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spcs. Kelsie Ploesch, left and Jalyn Spohn, paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, share a moment of levity after completing an all-women’s jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spc. Jalyn Spohn, a paratrooper assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, displays her father’s Naval parachutist insignia after completing her 17th jump while participating in an all-women’s airborne operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. Spohn, a native of Lufkin, Texas, carries her father’s gold wings from his time in the U.S. Marine Corps on every jump she participates in. The airborne operation was held in recognition of women’s history month, and marked the first all-female jump in division history. Every battalion in the 2/11 was represented in the jump, as well as members of Division staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)</div>
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    <div><b>By Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan</b> <span class="date">/ Published March 9, 2023</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, </span>
    <p>The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division conducted an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2023. </p> <p>The airborne operation recognized the importance of Women’s History Month, and marked the first all-female jump in 11th Airborne Division history.</p> <p>“Women’s History Month reminds us that the Army’s strength is its people,’ said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commander of the division. “Being a diverse force makes us stronger and better.”</p> <p>Every battalion in the Spartan Brigade was represented in the jump, as well as members of the headquarters and headquarters company and division staff. </p> <p>“It is a privilege and an honor to be a member of the team and to be able to be in the first jump within this division as an all-female team,” said Staff Sgt. Amanda Wohlmaker, squad leader for Bravo Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion.</p> <p>Spc. Jayln Sphon, a paratrooper assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, carried her father’s Navy parachutist insignia during the event, recognizing her family’s generational heritage of leaping from aircraft.</p> <p>The 50-woman jump was supported by the 19th Airlift Wing based at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, who are in Alaska for exercise Predictable Iron.</p> <br />
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