Training on the road: Jumpmasters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Sgt. Matthew MoellerApril 30, 2010

Jumpmaster training
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; 160th Special Operations Aviation Regt.; and 1st Special Forces Group, wait to conduct a parachute jump as part of a comprehensive test phase of an onsite jumpmaster training program, at Joint Base L... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Jumpmaster training
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for the comprehensive testing phase of their jumpmaster training, with a parachute jump over Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 13. Instructors for the U.S. Military's Jumpmaster School, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Jumpmaster training
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An instructor, or "black-hat," with the U.S. Army's Jumpmaster School, based at Fort Benning, Ga., checks the parachute of a Soldier from the 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, attending an onsite jumpmaster training course, a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Chad Rutan, an instructor, or "black hat" with the U.S. Military's Jumpmaster School, observes Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Soldiers load a C-130 aircraft for the comprehensive test phase of their onsite jumpmaster training, a parachut... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Chad Rutan observes a Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as he instructs fellow Soldiers on proper exiting procedures during a parachute jump, aboard a C-130 Aircraft, as part of a special onsite jumpmaster training program ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Samuel Fuller, an instructor at the Jumpmaster School, observes a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier during the comprehensive test phase of a special onsite jumpmaster training program, April 13. Fuller, and fellow Fort Benning, Ga., based i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL