On Tuesday, a seasoned Navy SEAL officer died after an accident during routine training in Virginia Beach. Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, the commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, suffered serious injuries ...

ATTACK! OpGear introduced the Type 5 and Type 6 Fast Ropes with ECG Termination Eyelets. The Type 5 & 6 Fast Ropes can be connected to any aircraft and offer greater strength, versatility and a higher ...

U.S. Special Forces often deploy on dangerous missions by sliding down a rope from a hovering helicopter, but run the risk of either burning their gloved hands from the friction or hurting themselves ...

LUDINGTON, MI – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovered over the S.S. Badger car ferry on Lake Michigan last week for a special ops training exercise, officials said. The aircrew from USCG Air Station ...

STUTTGART, Germany- During the month of August, Special Operations Command Europe and adjacent units conducted fast-rope insertion and extraction system training, and military free-fall with the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Fast-rope descents are increasingly used around the world by military forces, and while it may look simple it actually requires extensive training as there is no ...

THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN (USASOC News Service, May 15, 2015) -- U.S. Green Berets, assigned to Task Force Oryx, conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System, or FRIES, training at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Marines conduct a fast-rope exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, February 18, 2020.US Navy/MCS Seaman Jomark A.