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A cadet practices freefall jumping from an airplane as part of his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A cadet practices freefall jumping from the top of a tower as part of his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A member of the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team, glides toward the jump target using a high performance, square canopy parachute. The Wings of blue are divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A cadet touches down on the jump target during his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A cadet glides toward a target during a demonstration jump by the U.S. Air Force Academy's "Wings of Blue" parachute team. The team is divided into two groups; competition team members, who contend with other college parachutists across the nation, and demonstration team jumpers, who take part in public events

A cadet gathers his parachuting gear after completing a jump during his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The groupis divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet makes a freefall-style parachute jump. After completing five free fall jumps and the basic parachuting course, cadets are eligible for advanced training and a chance to join the "Wings of Blue" parachute team

A member of the wings of Blue parachute team at the US Air Force Academy performs on Field Day

Cadet First Class Jacob Fuka (right) and US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Alex Guerrero, US Air Force Academy (USAFA) walk into the crowd after parachuting in at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR) in the support of the Heroes of the Heartland Air Show

Cadet John Como does the arch-count-pull sequence from a freefall tower during his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

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Base: Colorado Springs

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael Haggerty

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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04/08/1988
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