Paratrooper Exercise Is All About Preparation – And the Jump

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Paratrooper Exercise Is All About Preparation – And the Jump
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By Sarah Blake Morgan
March 23, 2020


TOLEMAIDA AIR BASE, Colombia (AP) — Under a covered pavilion near a steaming runway at Colombia’s Tolemaida Air Base, dozens of American paratroopers lie sweating on a concrete slab. Green and brown camouflage face paint drips from their brows.

The soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division can’t move much — they’re loaded down with rifles and nearly 100 pounds of gear. In less than an hour, it will all drop out of a C-130 aircraft moving 150 mph.

The group’s banter quiets to make way for directions from jumpmasters moving from one soldier to the next, making sure buckles and straps are in place.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/03/23/paratrooper_exercise_is_all_about_preparation__and_the_jump_115136.html

[sneakypete]

This sort of thing happens all the time in the STRAC divisions. Everyone of them has a Brigade that remains ready to go in a hour at all times. Ammo,food,and other supplies are already strapped to a pallet and ready to load on airplanes.

Meanwhile,there is usually another Brigade already deployed someone on a training mission,like these guys.