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  2. High-altitude military parachuting - Wikipedia

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    United States Air Force Pararescuemen jump at half the height of a typical HALO/HAHO insertion 2eme REP Legionnaires HALO jump from a C-160.. High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion.

  3. List of HALO/HAHO jump capable units - Wikipedia

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    Para-SAR during an exercise. Brazilian Navy. GRUMEC Combat Divers Groupment; Brazilian Marine Corps. COMANF Special Operations Battalion; Brazilian Army. 1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos 1st Commando Actions Battalion

  4. Military Freefall Parachutist Badge - Wikipedia

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    Rigging/jumping procedures for weapons, combat equipment, night vision goggles and portable oxygen equipment; Aircraft procedures; Exit an aircraft from the door and ramp using dive and poised exit positions; Emergency procedures and body stabilization; HALO and HAHO parachute jumps from altitudes of 10,000 ft (3,048 m) to 25,000 ft (7,620 m)

  5. Veterans set record for high-altitude jump at Mt. Everest - AOL

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    Harward told ABC News that it took several test jumps at 14,000 feet, 16,000 feet and 18,000 feet to acclimate to the altitude and to be sure that the helicopter could drop them off in the correct ...

  6. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Deemed 'Couple Goals' as ... - AOL

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    Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom decided to keep their romance feeling fresh as they tried a fun new activity on vacation: jumping out of a helicopter and into the ocean.. In a new video shared by the ...

  7. Talk:High-altitude military parachuting - Wikipedia

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    I would like to suggest that the term "civilian HALO jumps" is an oxymoron. Civilians don't make HALO jumps. HALO is a military acronym used to describe a military activity. Sport jumpers jump for sport. Occassionally, civilians will jump from 35,000 feet and deploy at 2,500 feet, but the similarity between that and a HALO jump ends there.

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    AT&T (NYSE: T) stock is climbing in Wednesday's trading session following the telecom giant's third-quarter report. The share price was up by about 4% as of 1:45 p.m. ET. AT&T serves up solid ...

  9. Mil Mi-26 - Wikipedia

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    The Mil Mi-26 (Russian: Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is Izdeliye 90 . Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest helicopter to have gone into serial production .