Commanders reflect as paratroopers descend over sacred ground

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Richardson, commander of the 16th Sustainment Brigade, stands beside Capt. Meckenzie Macilvennie, commander of the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, as they take a pause from observing ongoing airborne operations to record the historical moment during the 81st commemoration of Operation Market Garden at Ginkelse Heide in Ede, Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2025. The event is part of Exercise Falcon Leap, a multinational training exercise honoring the legacy of allied paratroopers.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Nahjier Williams)