American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division confer with a senior officer at a wood line somewhere in the European Theater of Operations. The 'Screaming Eagle' shoulder patch identifies the unit, one of the elite airborne divisions that spearheaded the D-Day invasion and later fought in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. Informal field briefings such as this were routine as commanders assessed frontline conditions and relayed orders to units operating in close, wooded terrain. Project: 218667