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From there it is a very short flight to Fryar Field (commonly referred to as "Fryar Drop Zone"), where all of the training jumps are accomplished. Fryar Field is named after Private Elmer E. Fryar of the United States Army's 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. [2]
The 11th Airborne Division ("Arctic Angels" [1]) is a United States Army combined forces between air assault infantry and airborne forces based in Alaska.. Currently, this unit specializes in air assault and airborne operations, cold-weather warfare, combined arms, maneuver warfare, and urban warfare.
Drop zone in Skydive Empuriabrava, Catalonia, Spain. A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land.It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers and airborne forces, [1] or a base from which recreational parachutists and skydivers take off in aircraft and land under parachutes.
The drop zone’s “main pilot” died of cancer about a year ago, so Dause said he took over the cockpit. Parachute Center founder William Dause taxis a plane at the Lodi Airport on Sept. 7, 2023.
Illustration of how multiple airdrops with multiple drop zones, given they are within 25 miles of each other, can be accomplished at once using JPADS The Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) is an American military airdrop system which uses the Global Positioning System (GPS), steerable parachutes , and an onboard computer to steer loads to a ...
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Elmer E. Fryar (February 10, 1914 – December 8, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
An Argentina court has dismissed aggravated rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the pair's lawyer said on Tuesday, drawing a line under a dark ...