DVIDS – News – US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces Conduct Mixed Bounce Train

ZARQA, Jordan – Bounce groups from each US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces executed a mixed leap train within the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 2022.

On a nice spring morning, small groups from the US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces particular met in an unassuming open subject on the outskirts of Zarqa within the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Each groups shook palms, exchanged smiles and some laughs, however then it was right down to enterprise when two UH-60 Black Hawks appeared on the horizon.

Each groups began prepping their tools and parachutes because the UH-60 Black Hawks descended down on the open subject. The helicopters have been led by Royal Jordanian Armed Forces crews with a US Special Forces leap grasp overseeing the train. The wind was good, the groups have been prepped and able to go, the thumbs up was given by the leap grasp and the flight crews respectively; it was time to leap.

Each groups boarded the helicopters and the train was underway. The flight crews introduced each groups to leap altitude over the drop zone, the crew chiefs gave the thumbs up and the groups launched in direction of the earth. Every operator, geared up with an altimeter, knew precisely when to interact their parachutes and when the time got here, all of them fell to the earth beneath deployed canopies. The groups shook palms once more, exchanged greater smiles and much more laughs.

Workouts like this show how we regularly construct interoperability with our companion forces, promote readiness, and strengthen our partnership in opposition to regional threats.