Air Force Capt. Jeff Smart, left; Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith, bottom on tandem; and Staff Sgt. Andrew Melanson, top on tandem, free fall with the American flag at 9,000 feet over Gilliam, LA before a re-enlistment ceremony April 5, 2016. Smith and Melanson are both B-52 Stratofortress crew chiefs from the 2nd Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. Smart, who is assigned to the Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, administered the oath of enlistment to Smith in front of the flag the moment they landed from the jump. (Courtesy photo by Todd Falkenberry)
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