Special Boat Service - Jump Course
photo category: special forces

Special Boat Service (SBS) personnel prepare to board a plane during a parachute jump course. The SBS train in a range of parachute techniques including static-line, high altitude low opening (HALO) and high altitude high opening (HAHO). The SBS undergo the basic parachute course at RAF Brize Norton as well as receiving HALO / HALO training from the Specialist Training Squadron there.
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