European Paratroopers Military Parachuting Training.

The 142th EPA Basic Airborne Course and 159th Parachute Jump Exercise was successfully held at European Paratroopers Airborne School in Erden, Bulgaria from 12 to 18 September. During the course airborne students coming from United Kigdom, Greece, Ireland, Canada, United States and Australia have learned the principles of the airborne tactics and techniques, and how to conduct parachute jump operations with military static line round canopy parachutes in accordance with NATO standards. Exit-position, behavior below the parachute, malfunctions, safety procedures, emergency landings, parachute landing falls, suspended harness training and mock door training was stressed during the full three days of ground training. After the ground training portion of the course the students have conduct the jump portion of the course and culminate the training successfully completing three parachute jumps together with experienced military parachutists, paratroopers and jumpmasters coming from Bulgaria, Serbia, France, United States, Ukraine, Italy, United Kingdom, South Africa, Luxembourg, and Turkey. Students all performed well and successfully qualified as military parachutists and earned the coveted airborne wings and the prestigious Bulgarian paratrooper badge. Experienced jumpers conducted jumps, as well as a few free fall jumps and had the honor to earn coveted foreigin airborne wings.

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