{"id":5113,"date":"2021-06-16T20:01:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T00:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=5113"},"modified":"2021-08-20T18:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T22:37:02","slug":"airborne-and-special-operations-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 6\/14: Airborne and Special Operations Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fayetteville isn&#8217;t the first place that comes to mind when looking for a museum to visit, but the extraordinary Airborne and Special Operations Museum is located here, within striking distance of Washington and the Smithsonian family of exciting museums for every taste. Warfare is not our favorite area to view; however, this museum did such a fine job of treating a hard subject that we recommend it to everyone traveling near DC with two enjoyable hours to spend. Like the Smithsonian, it is free. There are no reservations or covid tickets required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5128 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-1024x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-1024x231.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-1536x347.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Eisenhower-freedom-2048x463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5113 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/20210615_fayetteville_dsc04686\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04686-706x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04686-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04686-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04686.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5291'>\n\t\t\t\tYou enter the museum into a huge lobby, with an open parachute attached to the ceiling. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/20210615_fayetteville_dsc04698\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04698-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04698-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04698-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210615_Fayetteville_DSC04698.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5292'>\n\t\t\t\tA &#8220;man&#8221; is parachuting into the lobby.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5113 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/img_7108\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7108-226x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7108-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7108.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5119'>\n\t\t\t\tHe wasn&#8217;t hung! Just showing a man with a parachute\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/img_7093\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7093-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7093-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7093.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5121'>\n\t\t\t\tAirborne troops lined up ready to jump behind enemy lines\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/img_7099\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7099-300x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7099-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7099.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5120'>\n\t\t\t\tReliable ground transport became even better as soldiers strapped on guns\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/sheridan-tank\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheridan-Tank-300x241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheridan-Tank-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheridan-Tank-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheridan-Tank-1536x1236.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheridan-Tank-2048x1648.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5130'>\n\t\t\t\tSheridan Tank\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/field-canon-packed-with-parachute\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-2048x1271.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Field-canon-packed-with-parachute-825x510.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5129'>\n\t\t\t\tAir deployed field gun with parachute \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/airborne-and-special-operations-museum\/airborne-waco-glider-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Airborne-Waco-Glider-1-300x285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Airborne-Waco-Glider-1-300x285.jpg 300w, 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