Thursday, February 25, 2016

Task Force Spearhead gives wings to 173rd redlegs

 aratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducted over 200 airborne proficiency jumps from two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from 3rd Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Spearhead, here, Feb. 18, 2016, at Bunker drop-zone Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Army Paratroopers maintain airborne proficiency through routine static line parachute operations. Army regulations require airborne soldiers to jump at least once a quarter to remain on jump status and qualify for jump pay.



http://www.army.mil/article/162659/Task_Force_Spearhead_gives_wings_to_173rd_redlegs/


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