“Awesome!”
That’s what Maj. Gen. Michael Basla repeated over and over upon landing after a tandem jump with the U.S. Air Force Academy’s parachute team, Wings of Blue, of the 98th Flying training Squadron.
The Air Force Space Command vice commander was invited to jump with the team as they prepare for upcoming demonstrations, performances and competitions around the world including Air Force Week at Cocoa Beach, Fla., Oct. 26 – 31.
The morning started off with a mission briefing followed by life-support training to make sure the general understood the effects jumping from a high altitude have on the human body. General Basla then went over the procedures and practiced with his tandem jumper, Master Sgt. J. E. Hanks, 98th FTS, jump flight noncommissioned officer in charge.
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