National Airborne Day 2023

National Airborne Day was officially brought into being by President George W. Bush, who on 14 August 2002 declared that August 16th would forever be known as National Airborne Day. The day commemorates the first jump of the storied Test Platoon at Fort a Benning, Georgia’s Lawson Field in 1940. It also falls near the anniversaries of the activation of the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions on 15 and 16 August 1942 respectively. This year marks the 83rd Anniversary of the American Airborne, and it is important that we revisit the introduction of the Airborne Concept and how the Paratroopers of today have been molded by the experiences and bravery of those of the past. #AATW #AAB #LivingTheLegacy (Video by V. Levelev and D. Cinatl)