Gearing up

Tech. Sgt. Charles Hardy receives assistance from fellow 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team member, Staff Sgt. John Sinner, prior to a parachute jump out of a Chinook helicopter July 23. Roughly 11 members of the 819th RHS airborne team performed jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base with aerial assistance from the Montana Army National Guard. The parachutes weigh about 40 pounds each and their backpacks and gear weigh between 60 to 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Load 'em up

Roughly 11 members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team walk toward the Montana Army National Guard Chinook helicopter before their quarterly jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base July 23. The parachutes weigh about 40 pounds each and their backpacks and gear weigh between 60 to 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Load 'em up

Master Sgt. Barry Snyder, 819th RED HORSE Squadron power production team member, boards a Montana Army National Guard Chinook helicopter for jump training July 23. Roughly 11 members of the 819th RHS participated in the jump which helps the airborne team meet quarterly training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Waiting for orders

Members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team performed jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base with aerial assistance from the Montana Army National Guard and their Chinook helicopter July 23. The Airmen await orders to jump while the helicopter gains altitude of roughly 1,500 feet. The parachutes weigh about 40 pounds each and their backpacks and gear weigh between 60 to 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Walking the line

Members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team performed jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base with aerial assistance from the Montana Army National Guard and their Chinook helicopter July 23. Teammates receive orders to prepare for the jump and tether onto the jump line once the helicopter reached 1,500 feet altitude. The parachutes weigh about 40 pounds each and their backpacks and gear weigh between 60 to 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Verbal directives

Members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team performed jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base with aerial assistance from the Montana Army National Guard and their Chinook helicopter July 23. Team members receive orders from the front on when to jump and each Airman is responsible for communicating the information to the back of the line. The parachutes weigh about 40 pounds each and their backpacks and gear weigh between 60 to 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Feet first

An 819th RED HORSE Squadron Airman steps off the back of a Montana Army National Guard Chinook helicopter during the squadron’s airborne team jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base July 23. Roughly 11 members of the 819th RHS participated in the jump which helps the airborne team meet quarterly training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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Free fall

Four members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron airborne team participate in jump training at Malmstrom Air Force Base July 23. Roughly 11 Airmen participated in the quarterly training requirement with the assistance of the Montana Army National Guard and their Chinook helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

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819th RHS jump into training

Published July 24, 2008

Gearing up

Load 'em up

Load 'em up

Waiting for orders

Walking the line

Verbal directives

Feet first

Free fall