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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.
HALO and HAHO parachute jumps from altitudes of 10,000 ft (3,048 m) to 25,000 ft (7,620 m) Upon completion of the MFFPC, graduates are awarded the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge. A MFFJMC student conducts HAHO operations planning at YPG
I would like to suggest that the term "civilian HALO jumps" is an oxymoron. Civilians don't make HALO jumps. HALO is a military acronym used to describe a military activity. Sport jumpers jump for sport. Occassionally, civilians will jump from 35,000 feet and deploy at 2,500 feet, but the similarity between that and a HALO jump ends there.
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2NT is a transfer to clubs; 3 ♣ shows both minors (responder may pass or adjust to 3 ♦) 3 ♦ shows both Majors with massive playing strength (responder takes a preference to 3 ♥ or 3 ♠, or jumps to 4 ♥ or 4 ♠ with supporting values) By design, in many cases, the advancer will become declarer, thus placing the strong 1NT hand on ...
Ogust is a bridge convention used by responder after his partner has made a weak-two opening bid; its purpose is to gauge the strength of the weak-two bidder's hand. Named after Harold A. Ogust from the United States, the convention is also known as the 'Blue Club response' from the bidding system developed by Benito Garozzo.
The Drury convention is a bridge convention, used to show a game-invitational major suit raise by a passed hand while guarding against a light opening by partner in third or fourth seat. It is initiated by an artificial and forcing 2 ♣ response by the passed hand to a 1 ♥ or 1 ♠ opening by partner.