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 ...

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 ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory is offering $15,000 to innovators that can create a device to aid airmen in sliding down a rope from a hovering helicopter in a maneuver called “fast roping.” Airmen ...

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 ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Pathfinders from Company F, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), trained scouts from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ...

CLARK AIR FIELD, Philippines — It’s the final second that gets you, before reaching out to a rope dangling 70 feet above a hard, dirt field. “You just have to drop your body out before your feet ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Burn Calories Fast With Heavy Ropes! Fitness Expert, Carlos Rivas, says Battle Rope Training is one of the most fun and effective ways to get in shape. Originally developed ...

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 ...

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 ...