Tag: Wings Of Blue
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Air Force Academy Class of 2024: After jumping 669 times, cadet plans for combat rescue work
After jumping out of a plane 669 times as an Air Force Academy cadet, Brock Holmgreen hopes to apply his skills to search and rescue missions as a combat rescue officer. As a member of the academy’s parachute team, the Wings Of Blue, Holmgreen has had the opportunity to teach others how to jump and achieved…
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Air Force Academy parachute program teaches cadets more than how to jump out of an airplane
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During the Air Force Academy’s parachute program, known as Airmanship 490, cadets undergo three days of intensive classroom instruction followed by five jumps each over two days, earning cadets their jump wings. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | A…
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Air Force Academy parachute program teaches cadets more than how to jump out of an airplane
You couldn’t wipe the grin off cadet John Stanley if you tried. The Air Force Academy sophomore from Chanute, Kan., let out a celebratory scream following his first free fall and solo parachute jump earlier this month during a week-long airmanship course. “It was absolutely amazing,” Stanley said, while stuffing a bright yellow parachute into…