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Members of 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct ‘fast rope’ training from a helicopter operated by the Fort Campbell, KY based 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) here, Feb. 7. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Earnest A. Christian)
CoLawman
02-13-2008, 08:51
Members of 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct ‘fast rope’ training from a helicopter operated by the Fort Campbell, KY based 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) here, Feb. 7. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Earnest A. Christian)
HEY.........I think I know one of those guys!:D
longrange1947
02-13-2008, 16:57
Why, you recognize his butt or something? :D :munchin
Ret10Echo
02-14-2008, 08:25
What no snow!!!!
Rotor wash...
CoLawman
02-14-2008, 08:27
Why, you recognize his butt or something? :D :munchin
I was talking about 3/10.........in general. Although, I did check out the "sit upons" to see if my diaper changing days would assist in making an identification!:D
I was talking about 3/10.........in general. Although, I did check out the "sit upons" to see if my diaper changing days would assist in making an identification!:D
Time sure does go by quickly….It‘s kind of like a roll of toilet paper…the closer you get to the end the faster it goes.:D
longrange1947
02-15-2008, 06:49
Time sure does go by quickly….It‘s kind of like a roll of toilet paper…the closer you get to the end the faster it goes.:D
That is, unfortunately, all to true. :(
CoLawman - Sorry, just could not resist that jab. :D
mike-munich
02-20-2008, 06:42
I'd like to share this one, 1989 in Bad Tölz, Flint Kaserne, between the Tennis courts and the teamhouse. I was interpreting for the team when they went into the field with a German outfit.
L to R:
me, a German captain, Bill McNeill (Opns Sgt., deceased) and Ken B. (still AD).
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A member from the Special Forces Mountain Detachment, 10th SF Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo., conducts Mountaineer and Rescue Training in the Rocky Mountains, Feb. 5. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Noggle)
The Reaper
02-25-2008, 14:43
Overwhites dirty that day?
TR
CoLawman
02-25-2008, 15:02
Overwhites dirty that day?
TR
They were conducting "Avalanche Training". Not sure if this was the portion in Keystone or on Pikes Peak. The more contrast the better, considering the type of training involved and the extreme risks involved in the area they were working.
mike-munich
04-08-2008, 06:48
One type of training that the Tölz SF guys could never get enough of.... Smart move, wearing the Gore Tex stuff... LOL
Welcome home ceremony, '91 Desert Storm. :D
Overwhites dirty that day?
They were operating in the Black Forest, perhaps? ;)
mike-munich
04-09-2008, 00:22
They were operating in the Black Forest, perhaps? ;)
Razor, would that be Overblacks then ? ;)
"Fast-roping is a technique for descending down a thick rope. It is useful for deploying troops from a helicopter in places where the helicopter itself is unable or unwilling to touch down. First developed by the British, its first combat use was during the Falklands War. " Wikipedia.
This is not true. We got tired of trying to rappel out the back of the 21st SOS HH-53s supporting JCRC in '73-'74 and using the jungle penetrator which was way too slow for putting a team on the ground when the a/c couldn't land. Climbing large ropes during PT gave us the idea that we could use a large rope like a fireman's pole to get down quicker and safer. A couple of guys procured a piece of rope from a tug down at the port in Samaesan and it was secured to the jungle penetrator mount out the starboard door of the HH-53. I did my first fastrope at NKP from an HH-53 in the spring of '74--and there certainly weren't any Brits around the area. It was one of those ideas that often happened in SF which nobody claimed any credit for but took on a life of its own once started.
Richard :munchin
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Members of 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct training Mar. 20. Teams conducted the week-long culmination exercise on Fort Carson ranges with a focus on future deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (US Army photos by PFC Robert H. Avery)