USSOCOM honors 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion

By: Mike Bottoms - Office of Communications - 6/10/2019

Spotlights illuminate a statue at the Special Operations Memorial in the predawn hours before the start of the U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day competition on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019. USSOCOM hosted an event honoring the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competition where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




Army Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McCauley, U.S. Special Operations Command senior enlisted leader, speaks to an audience of military, law enforcement and civilian personnel, about the history of D-Day at the Special Operations Memorial on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




Army Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McCauley, U.S. Special Operations Command senior enlisted leader, speaks to an audience of military, law enforcement and civilian personnel, about the history of D-Day at the Special Operations Memorial on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




A member of U.S. Special Operations Command secures the life vest of a USSOCOM D-Day competition participant on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day competition participants ride a Zodiac during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




A U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day competition participant crawls under simulated barbed wire June 6, 2019 on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., during an event honoring the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled over and under obstacles and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day competition participants ride a Zodiac during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




U.S. Special Operations Command D-day competition participants move toward the shore during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day competition participants climb a rope obstacle during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th anniversary of D-day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




A U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day participant fires at a stationary target during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




A U.S. Special Operations Command D-Day participant fires his pistol at a target during an event on MacDill Air Force Base., Fla., June 6, 2019 honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. USSOCOM honored the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion into Normandy, France with a competitive event where participants stormed a beach, crawled under simulated barbed wire and took part in several marksmanship challenges. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




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