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The team represented the U.S. at the CISM games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in April, where they won the overall gold medal. The team then disbanded, but was resurrected two months later to compete against the U.S. Army Parachute Team to determine who would represent the United States at the 1965 Adriatic Cup. The Marines won, were designated ...
The United States Navy Parachute Team, commonly known as the "Leap Frogs", is the parachute demonstration team of the United States Navy. It consists of active-duty personnel drawn from parachute riggers, naval special warfare, including Navy SEALs, special warfare combatant-craft crewmen, and support personnel. The Leap Frogs are all volunteers.
Parachute Company (Reserve), The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada [112] [113] Parachute Training Company, Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre [114] Air Force. Search and Rescue Technicians - Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue [115] [116] SAR Techs Teams - 103 Search and Rescue Squadron; SAR Techs Teams - 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron
File talk: US Navy 110429-N-0000W-312 Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, perform above Drake Stadium during the opening ce.jpg Add languages Page contents not supported in other languages.
Navy Citation, for fifth, sixth, and seventh war patrols – 30 April to 8 December 1943 USS Tirante (SS-420) U.S. Navy: 1945: U.S. submarine campaign against the Japanese Empire: Navy Citation for first war patrol – March 1945. Commanding Officer George L. Street III awarded Medal of Honor Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) (2 citations) U.S. Navy: 1943
The parachute test jumpers of the Naval Parachute Unit (NPU) and Marine Corps, all qualified parachutist designers and engineers, assembled together at NAS El Centro for the initial testing and evaluation of the SPIE rig. After a few test dummies were tried, Marine Major Bruce F. Meyers, along with four Navy NPU parachutist engineers ...
Name Class year Notability References Guy Henry: 1898 Major general; Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I; commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment; recipient of two Army Distinguished Service Medals and the Silver Star; son of Brigadier General, Medal of Honor recipient, and Puerto Rico Governor Guy Vernor Henry
31 May 1969: VP-9 participated in SEATO exercise Sea Spirit, which was abruptly terminated on 2 June 1969 with the collision of the USS Frank E. Evans and HMAS Melbourne. 25 May 1970 to 28 November 1970: VP-9 split deployment to NAS Adak and NAS Agana , Guam, air and maintenance crews rotated from one site to another.