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 ...

Welcome Back to the Daily Aviation, as we explore the evolution of U.S. tiltrotor aircraft from early prototypes to the V-22 ...

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 ...

Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (SPIES) Master skills in order to stay vigilant while teaching how to insert and extract Soldiers in the ...

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 19th Special Forces Group, and Royal Moroccan Army soldiers fast-rope out of a CH-47 Chinook in Tifnit, Morocco, on June 14, 2021, during African Lion 2021. (Spc.

LUDINGTON, MI – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovered over the S.S. Badger car ferry on Lake Michigan last week for a special ops training exercise, officials said. The aircrew from USCG Air Station ...