At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day May 19, 2018

At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day

It’s the third Saturday in May, and that means we"re celebrating all five branches of the US military on Armed Forces Day. To commemorate our enlisted personnel on this occasion, we bring you this image of paratroopers filling the sky over Fort Bragg in North Carolina, for the annual charity event called Operation Toy Drop. Every December since 1998, Army and Air Force personnel have brought toys to donate to needy children, and in return, earned their foreign jump wings by taking a parachute-aided dive.

© Stocktrek Images/SuperStock

palette

Today in History

May 19, 2019High trekking season in Upper Mustang
May 19, 2020Loud waters
May 19, 2021A path lain with petals
May 19, 2022Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
May 19, 2023Endangered Species Day
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
May 19, 2025Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
May 19, 2026Formentor Lighthouse, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 3, 2019In the Most Serene Republic
Apr 22, 2023Earth Day and National Park Week
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
Feb 23, 2019A view from the top
Jun 3, 2018Travel Sunday: Liverpool
Dec 19, 2022Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
Nov 13, 2018Autumn’s swan song
Jan 18, 2019An opulent backdrop for a historic event
Jan 3, 2022Lick Observatory
Jun 17, 2023International Surfing Day
Mar 27, 2019Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
May 28, 2021Freeloaders of the avian world
Jul 29, 2020Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
Aug 21, 2022International Lighthouse Weekend
Feb 17, 2023Great Backyard Bird Count
Sep 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
May 8, 2024Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
Jul 10, 2019Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
Aug 21, 2025A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
May 13, 2020Of moose and Maine
Jul 1, 2020Canada s $20 view
Jul 16, 2023Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
Nov 11, 2018Poppies for Armistice Day
Apr 14, 2023Mediterranean red sea stars
Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Apr 5, 2019A day of death and rebirth
Dec 5, 2022Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
Feb 12, 2024Darwin Day
Sep 8, 2021Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
Dec 14, 2025Audubon Christmas Bird Count