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Vincit Qui Primum Gerit - 440th Airlift Wing - Air Force Link

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Operation <strong>Air</strong>drop WarriorU.S. Paratroopers from the 82nd <strong>Air</strong>borne and 10th Mountain Division wait in the back of a <strong>440th</strong> C-130 with international jumpers from Germany, Italy, the UnitedKingdom, Canada and France. Operation <strong>Air</strong>drop Warrior had special meaning to the <strong>440th</strong> <strong><strong>Air</strong>lift</strong> <strong>Wing</strong> Reservists because the unit’s original flying unit, the <strong>440th</strong>Troop Carrier <strong>Wing</strong>, flew missions to France on D-Day. The heroic efforts of the <strong>440th</strong> TCG and other Americans are still celebrated 64 years later.Page 6 The Combat <strong><strong>Air</strong>lift</strong>er August 2008

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