US Marines conduct a fast-rope exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, February 18, 2020.US Navy/MCS Seaman Jomark A. Almazan An experienced Navy SEAL died this week after being injured ...
U.S. Special Forces often deploy on dangerous missions by sliding down a rope from a hovering helicopter, but run the risk of either burning their gloved hands from the friction or hurting themselves ...
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki strapped a camera to his helmet for a unique perspective of fast roping from a helicopter. His group of marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion that hovers above ...
The Air Force Research Laboratory is offering $15,000 to innovators that can create a device to aid airmen in sliding down a rope from a hovering helicopter in a maneuver called “fast roping.” Airmen ...
THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN (USASOC News Service, May 15, 2015) -- U.S. Green Berets, assigned to Task Force Oryx, conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System, or FRIES, training at the ...
When it comes to jumping out of perfectly fine helicopters without using parachutes, soldiers are experts. They train to do this, and while to most of us such operations look extremely dangerous, they ...
U.S. Special Forces often deploy on dangerous missions by sliding down a rope from a hovering helicopter, but run the risk of either burning their gloved hands from the friction or hurting themselves ...