Army, Swift Strike III - paratroopers and guerrillas in and near Fayetteville, North Carolina, August 14, 1963 [View 10] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Army, Swift Strike III - paratroopers and guerrillas in and near Fayetteville, North Carolina, August 14, 1963 [View 10] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

Negative taken for August 14, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "GIs Get 'Special Warfare' Training in Bavaria," B1:2 and for August 16, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Swift Strike is Impressive Display of Simulated Combat," B1:2. Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division parachute in and near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was an exercise of equipment and the men's ability to perform their duties in a simulated guerilla warfare called Swift Strike III.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 cm. (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

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