Instructors at the Fort Hood Air Assault School conducted rappel testing out of two UH-60 Black Hawks Nov. 20. Students in the course have to tie their own harnesses in under 90 seconds, and correctly ...

The Charles DeGlopper Air Assault School has a proven record for success in leadership, teamwork and attention to detail. When the school is not in a class cycle, it dedicates resources to cultivate ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2011 -- Air Assault School is widely known as a tough course and, by design, it weeds out those who don't meet the requirements. The road marches, obstacle courses, ...

Dozens of young men and women new to the work of rappelling out of a hovering helicopter to fight backcountry forest fires were trained in Salmon last week by personnel from Salmon Helirappellers and ...

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What goes up must come down. You may be aware that down climbing is much more difficult and time consuming than climbing upwards, as well as sounding a little contradictory. This is because it's much ...

Good luck getting a hold of Aspen School District Outdoor Education Coordinator Katherine Gleason this week. Requests will likely be met by this automatic email reply, “I will be in the back country ...

SALISBURY — South Rowan High School could be getting a new rappelling tower for its JROTC program. The topic is up for consideration at Monday’s Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education work session, and ...

UND ROTC cadets took their training to new heights Thursday, rappelling down the outside of Columbia Hall, also known as the former School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The officers in training ...

FORT PAYNE, Alabama -- Northeast Alabama must be one of the best places in the country for outdoor adventures. True Adventure Sports takes full advantage of the surroundings. Try a zip line in the ...