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  2. Military Freefall Parachutist Badge - Wikipedia

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    To attend the Military Free-Fall JumpMaster Course (MFFJMC), students must have graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School, the MFFPC, the U.S. Army Jumpmaster School, be a current military free-fall parachutist, served as a military free-fall parachutist for a minimum of one year, and must have completed at least 50 military free-fall jumps.

  3. High-altitude military parachuting - Wikipedia

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    United States Air Force Pararescuemen jump at half the height of a typical HALO/HAHO insertion 2eme REP Legionnaires HALO jump from a C-160.. High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion.

  4. List of HALO/HAHO jump capable units - Wikipedia

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    USASOC Military Free Fall Parachute Badge. U.S. Air Force Pararescue; U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team; U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party;

  5. Military Free Fall Parachute System - Wikipedia

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    The RA-1 Military Free-Fall Advanced Ram-Air Parachute System (MFF ARAPS) provides a multi-mission, high-altitude parachute delivery system that allows personnel to exit at altitudes between 3,500 feet and 35,000 feet. The parachute, which replaces the current MC-4 parachute, supports a total jumper weight of 450 pounds.

  6. Soldier in secret unit dies in training accident

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    A highly decorated soldier from the Army’s elite Delta Force, Sgt. Maj. Christopher Nelms, 46, died July 1 from injuries sustained when his parachute failed to fully open during a June 27 jump ...

  7. United States Air Force Pararescue - Wikipedia

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    The session culminates with a waterborne field training exercise. [21] Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona (4 weeks) This course instructs free fall parachuting (HALO) using a high performance parafoil. The course provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on ...

  8. National Association of Flight Instructors - Wikipedia

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    The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is a nonprofit professional and educational organisation for flight instructors based in the United States.Founded in 1967 by Jack Eggspuehler, a professor of aviation at Ohio State University, NAFI is dedicated exclusively to "raising and maintaining the professional standing of the flight instructor in the aviation community."

  9. United States Aviator Badge - Wikipedia

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    The first United States Aviator Badges were issued to members of the Air Service during World War I.The badges were issued in three degrees: Observer (a "US" shield and one left-side wing), Junior Aviator or Reserve Aviation Officer (a "US" shield between two wings), and Senior Aviator (a star over "US" shield between two wings).