As part of the training they receive during their training as parachutistsmembers of the Secretary of National Defense and of the National guard They carried out various demonstrations to highlight.
The course to train a paratrooper soldier lasts eight weeksincludes training as a combatant, with urban operations and small unit operations in rural areas.
Subsequently, the elements receive specialized training for parachute jumping, which covers activities inside the aircraft, during the cup flight, during the fall and landing.
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In interview with 24 HOURSparatrooper brigadier general Roman Jacinto Gonzalez of the Staffhighlighted that currently the unit has 2,400 troops and will fulfill 80 years of its creation next year, founded on August 1, 1946.
Among the exercises shown, the exit of aircraft through the use of the jump tower, reaction training in the face of ambushes, in moving vehicles within the obstacle area, as well as techniques to cover and lcreate spaces in T- and L-shaped streets.
Practices such as boat recovery, three-meter pit jumps and wind tunnel activities were also exhibited, used for personnel taking the basic military free fall parachuting course.
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“The tunnel was a great job and a great effort by the high command, because it allows us to acquire the skill of military free fall and carry out tactical operations with this type of parachute, which allows us to reach conflict areas stealthily from aircraft flying to 18 thousand feet high”.
The general stressed that this training allows quick and timely arrival to conflict zones using aircraft of the Air Forceusing static tape parachutes, facilitating support to the civilian population in cases of disaster and in confrontations with criminal groups.