173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: Four Air Force C-130 Hercules sit in waiting at the base of the Dolomite Mountains Feb. 9 for a contingent of Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, referred to as jumpers. Based out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Air Force teams-up with the Army to conduct joint training several times a year to maintain Soldier profeciency in static-line jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: An Army jumpmaster practices final door checks before standing his first jumper in the door. The mock door trainer is part of the Personnel Alert Holding Area located on Area F. The PAHA is used by the Army to do sustained airborne training prior to every jump. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: An instructor from the Advanced Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia reassures jumpmaster students are following proper procedure throughout the aircraft portion of their training Feb 10 at the Personnel Alert Holding Area on Area F. The PAHA is used by the Army to do sustained airborne training prior to every jump. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: Jumpmaster students from the 173rd Airborne Brigade train how to release the canopy release mechanism on a parachute Feb. 10 outside the Personnel Alert Holding Area on Area F. The mechanism allows Soldiers to recover from being dragged by an inflated parachute once they land on the ground. The thumb is used to activate the canopy release and the arm is used to help the jumper pull down hard to prevent being dragged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, referred to as jumpers, practice parachute landing falls Feb. 10 at the PLF pit outside the Personnel Alert Holding Area located on Area F. All jumpers are required to do four practice falls before doing static line jumps from an Air Force C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tabitha M. Mans)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, referred to as jumpers, practice the proper form for exiting an aircraft Feb. 10 outside the Personnel Alert Holding Area located on Area F. This training is part of the sustained airborne training that is required before every jump. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tabitha M. Mans)

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173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy: Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, referred to as jumpers, practice checking their parachutes for entanglements Feb. 10 outside the Personnel Alert Holding Area located on Area F. Once these Soliders jump from aircraft, they check their chutes to ensure it deployed properly. The PAHA is used by the Army for sustained airborne training that is required prior every jump. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tabitha M. Mans)

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Sustained airborne training

Published Feb. 26, 2009

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers

173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpers