Airborne School
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Airborne School is a U.S. Army training program that teaches military personnel the skills and techniques required for parachute insertion into combat and other operational environments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basic Airborne Course | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army school
ⓘ
military training program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
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surface form:
82nd Airborne Division
airborne units of the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| awards | Parachutist Badge ⓘ |
| badgeLevel | basic parachutist ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courseLength | 3 weeks ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Reserve and National Guard personnel
ⓘ
active duty personnel ⓘ volunteer status required ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
airborne operations
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military parachuting ⓘ parachute insertion techniques ⓘ |
| hasCourse |
Airborne School
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Basic Airborne Course
|
| hasPhase |
Ground Week
ⓘ
Jump Week ⓘ Tower Week ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Moore, Georgia
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surface form:
Fort Moore
Georgia ⓘ |
| mission | train military personnel in basic airborne techniques ⓘ |
| nickname | Jump School ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high physical demands
ⓘ
high-risk training ⓘ |
| officialName | United States Army Airborne School ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Infantry School ⓘ |
| previousLocationName | Fort Benning ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| requires |
Airborne-qualified medical clearance
ⓘ
Army Physical Fitness standards ⓘ |
| studentStatus | temporary duty assignment ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
aircraft exit techniques
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canopy control ⓘ malfunction procedures ⓘ parachute landing fall ⓘ |
| trainingEnvironment |
combat simulation
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field training area ⓘ |
| trains |
U.S. Air Force personnel
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U.S. Army personnel ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard personnel ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps personnel ⓘ U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ U.S. Space Force personnel ⓘ allied military personnel ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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surface form:
C-130 aircraft
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
surface form:
C-17 aircraft
T-11 parachute ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Basic Airborne Course