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 ...

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 ...

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts fast rope sustainment training aboard Wasp-class ...

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 ...

STUTTGART, Germany- During the month of August, Special Operations Command Europe and adjacent units conducted fast-rope insertion and extraction system training, and military free-fall with the ...

LUDINGTON, MI – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovered over the S.S. Badger car ferry on Lake Michigan last week for a special ops training exercise, officials said. The aircrew from USCG Air Station ...