The members of the 75th Ranger Regiment -- a U.S. special operations force -- were training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord when they jumped from a plane and got entangled in towering evergreen trees that canvass the sprawling military installation between Tacoma and Olympia.

CNN: Army Rangers caught high and dry while parachuting

Miller distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism while serving as the weapons sergeant in Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3312, Special Operations Task Force 33, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 25th, 2008.

WHITEHOUSE: Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller

The UK special operations task force, which is generally employed away from Helmand, still mounts some raids.

BBC: UK combat operations in Afghanistan effectively cease