U.S. and Estonian Special Operations Forces use the Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) and hoist during training ...

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 ...

US Marines conduct a fast-rope exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, February 18, 2020.US Navy/MCS Seaman Jomark A. Almazan An experienced Navy SEAL died this week after being injured ...

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, LATVIA -- A wind strong enough to knock a person off his or her feet over cuts through air on a spring afternoon as the source thunders overhead. Looking up at the Latvian Mi-17 ...

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction (FRIES) training out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th ...

Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft has a combat range of 500-800 nautical miles, a speed of 280 knots (true airspeed) and capable of a load of more than 12,0000 pounds. (Bell) Bell’s ...

An experienced Navy SEAL died this week after being injured in a fast-rope training exercise. Fast-roping is a common infiltration method used by special-operations and conventional units. It's a ...