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    Scott Air Force Base Centennial air show 2017 [Image 10 of 12]

    Scott Air Force Base Centennial air show 2017

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, UNITED STATES

    06.10.2017

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria Castle 

    375th Air Mobility Wing

    Members of the Black Daggers, the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, perform aerial stunts during Scott Air Force Base 2017 Air Show and Open House June 10, which celebrates the base’s 100th anniversary. The Black Daggers are capable of performing both high-altitude, low-opening and high-altitude, high-opening jumps, but the principle technique they demonstrate is the HALO, which allows them to get themselves and their equipment behind enemy lines without being detected. After exiting an aircraft at high altitudes, sometimes upwards of 25,000 feet, the jumpers fall to the Earth, reaching terminal velocity before deploying their parachutes and gliding under enemy radar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria Castle)

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    Date Taken: 06.10.2017
    Date Posted: 06.13.2017 11:14
    Photo ID: 3477528
    VIRIN: 170610-F-ES990-246
    Resolution: 2928x1948
    Size: 1.15 MB
    Location: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, US

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    Downloads: 6

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