Multiple safety procedures were not followed prior to the parachute jump in which Spc. Matthew Perez was killed, an ...

A detailed report on pre‑jump training conducted during Talisman Sabre 25 in Queensland, Australia. The 11th Airborne ...

A static line is a long yellow fabric cord that is attached to a paratrooper as they jump. The cord pulls the jumper’s parachute open as the jumper leaves the plane.

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the preparation and procedure in place for US Army Paratroopers when conducting aerial insertion, and the dangerous elements the operation entails.

One by one, the 36 paratroopers dropped from the hatch of the high-tailed C-123 troop carrier. Their static lines, the 15-ft.-long “ripcords” attached to the plane, automatically plucked open ...

Paratroopers threw their static lines and exited the side door. When it was my turn, I pulled together all of my strength, wound up, and threw the static line as hard as I could.

The paratroopers jumped in three passes over the Malemute Drop Zone from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on a partly sunny day. ... deployed by a static line just after jumping.

Airborne, SOF Soldiers test new weapon sights. By Mr. Mike Shelton, Test Officer, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command July 8, 2024 ...