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Witnessing History: Veterans Observe an All-Female Airborne Operation Jump

VAJONT, Italy (March 14, 2024)—Anticipation filled Juliet Drop Zone as the noon sun peaked through the clouds. Retired military intelligence Col. Barb Trent was among the crowd of veterans and ...
Task & Purpose

A UAE C-17 and ‘high velocity’ parachutes may be behind deadly air drop in Gaza

A United Arab Emirates C-17 may have delivered an aid drop to waiting Gazans using dangerously small parachutes meant for combat. By Matt White Published Mar 8, 2024 6:32 PM EST Video and flight ...
Stars and Stripes

Sky Soldiers make hazardous duty seem routine near Aviano

The second week of October was unseasonably warm around Aviano Air Base, Italy, with several warm days of almost cloudless skies. That made it just a bit easier for hundreds of Sky Soldiers to ...
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US Paratroopers Fill the Sky in Massive Static Line Jump from C-17 & C-130

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the HALO Jump and Static line technic used by US paratrooper when jumping out of C-130 and C-17. Footage Credit: US Air Force ...
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US Newbie Paratroopers Take Their First Static Line Jump from C-17

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about static line made by US paratroopers from Boeing C-17. Static line is a parachuting method used to open parachutes automatically, ...