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This Senate resolution designates August 16, 2026, as "National Airborne Day," honoring the history and service of the airborne forces of the U.S. Armed Forces. The date commemorates the first official U.S. Army parachute jump, conducted on August 16, 1940, by the Army Parachute Test Platoon, which validated the airborne combat concept later used extensively in World War II and subsequent conflicts. The resolution highlights the contributions of airborne units such as the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Army Rangers, and various special operations forces across the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, recognizing their roles in combat and peacekeeping missions from World War II through the Global War on Terrorism. It also notes the 2022 reactivation of the 11th Airborne Division for Arctic and Indo-Pacific operations. The resolution calls on the American public to observe the day through appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities, but it does not involve any funding or create binding legal requirements, as it is a symbolic gesture of recognition.

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