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British soldier smashed through a house roof (in California) in botched training jump
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:57 pm
Imagine phoning in this claim to your insurance company (tho I’d have expected the roof to hold up better).
Military.com
Military.com
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12 Jul 2021
Military.com | By Steve Beynon
A British paratrooper training with U.S. troops crashed through the roof of a home in California during a July 6 High Altitude Low Opening, or HALO, jump after his parachute failed to fully deploy.
"The soldier received minor injuries and is recovering well," a spokesperson with the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Military.com Monday. "The U.K. military always tries to minimise the disruption caused by exercises and continues to be extremely grateful for the support from the local community for critical exercises such as this."
The British embassy didn’t disclose which the British soldier’s unit, and with which U.S. troops he was training. HALO jumps are usually associated with special operations units. The training was conducted out of Camp Roberts, California, according to a National Guard spokesperson.
U.S. Army WTF Moments was first to share images of the incident.
HALO jumps involve exiting an aircraft at an altitude of up to 35,000 feet, but not deploying a parachute until at or below 6,000 feet, according to the U.S. military's 2014 Military Freefall Operations field manual. Jumps are typically conducted that high to hide troops and protect them; at that altitude, planes are out of the range of most anti-aircraft weapons.
"The parachutist experienced issues in freefall and was required to operate his reserve [parachute]," the British Embassy spokesperson said. "Although the reserve deployed, the parachutist did not have sufficient height to land on the allocated drop zone, was significantly disorientated and unfortunately hit a local resident's house."
The British soldier smashed through the roof of a home in Atascadero, California, during the late afternoon of July 6, according to local law enforcement. Preliminary police reports did not note that the incident involved a service member.
All other troops involved in the jump landed safely with no other injuries reported.
"The parachutist was conscious but stunned with complaints of pain but no visible serious injuries," the Atascadero Police Department said in a news release. "The occupants of the residence were not home at the time and therefore were uninjured."
-- Steve Beynon can be reached at Steve.Beynon@military.com. Follow him on Twitter @StevenBeynon.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:59 pm to EKG
Practicing for the roundup of American Christians.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:00 pm to EKG
quote:
I’d have expected the roof to hold up better).
dude was doing a HALO and his chute didn't deploy, he was burning in so to speak...
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:01 pm to EKG
I hope the homeowner pleaded the third amendment.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:03 pm to EKG
You know he had to fall thru there when the homeowner was on the throne.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:04 pm to EKG
One if by land, two if by sea....three if by air?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:08 pm to The Maj
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I’d have expected the roof to hold up better).
dude was doing a HALO and his chute didn't deploy, he was burning in so to speak...
I was being obnoxious.
Glad he’s ok.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:10 pm to EKG
Meanwhile… it was heard bycommand afterwards.. “back in the C130 Redcoat! You are going to do it till you get it right!”
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:14 pm to Wolfhound45
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Feet and knees together.
More like feet, arse, head.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:17 pm to EKG
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This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 9:51 am
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:19 pm to EKG
So we're not going to talk about the fact that there was no mention of a "joint training exercise", etc?
Just that a UK paratrooper was deployed over US territory?
Seems legit.
Just that a UK paratrooper was deployed over US territory?
Seems legit.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:21 pm to EKG
At least the malfunction board will be fun
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:27 pm to VoxDawg
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So we're not going to talk about the fact that there was no mention of a "joint training exercise", etc?
The US military does plenty of joint training exercises with other militaries around the world. I’d imagine the British military are the most common ones the US does them with. Is this actually news to you that countries frequently do joint training military exercises?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:30 pm to 1BamaRTR
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Is this actually news to you that countries frequently do joint training military exercises?
Since I made mention of that very thing, I would hope the answer to your question is obvious, but I'll state again, I'm surprised the article itself didn't include that.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:33 pm to EKG
That picture reminds me of the guy who posted the pic of his Comcast repairman who had fallen through the ceiling on the OT a month or so ago
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:36 pm to EKG
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British soldier smashed through a house roof
Clearly a 3rd amendment violation.
Edit: Dammit yellerhammer.
This post was edited on 7/12/21 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:39 pm to EKG
quote:
The parachutist was conscious but stunned with complaints of pain but no visible serious injuries," the Atascadero Police Department said in a news release.
This is shocking to me. Look at that hole in the roof! How does he not have serious injuries?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 1:39 pm to EKG
The fact he survived his chute not deploying is amazing
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