First the desert, then the lake. Soldiers from the 6th Airborne Brigade, together with colleagues from 8 another states, took part in the next edition of “Jump Week”. Paratroopers landed in Mistowska Desert and besides jumped to Żywiecki Lake. They landed from the plane C-295M and chopper W-3 Falcon.
Poles practiced with NATO allies – from Belgium, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands and large Britain – and with soldiers from Japan. In total, 50 abroad paratroopers arrived in Poland.
International training "Jump Week" 6 BPD has been organizing for 15 years. Soldiers from different armies will learn about another parachute systems, training methods and procedures in force during the jump. global training format besides means that Poles participate in abroad editions, most frequently in Germany.
– We want to train in an global environment due to the fact that it strengthens our interoperability," explains Lt. Magdalena Trzebińska-Gawin of the 6th BPD. “We are exchanging cognition so that we increase the ability to interact within NATO,” he adds.
During the Polish “Jump Week” paratroopers practiced landing from the deck C-295M au Mist Desert with an elevation of 400 and 4000 m. But it was different.
A pleasant experience, especially in summer
July 30th jumps to Żywiecki Lake. The landing was attended by selected paratroopers from all units of the 6th Airborne Brigade, i.e. from battalions from Krakow, Gliwice and Bielsko-Biała, and abroad delegations. In total, a jump into the water made about 170 military. “We practice specified discharges, due to the fact that we must be prepared to operate in different environments and different areas,” says Lieutenant Trzebińska-Gawin. – Soldiers must know how to proceed in the event of unintentional landing in the water.
Zywieckie Lake is simply a reservoir on the River Soła close Zywiec. In places it is deep to almost 27 m, the average depth is 8.6 m. It is simply a comparatively dangerous environment, which makes it essential for soldiers to pass the swimming test in uniform (50 m). Another task they were given is to sail under a water-extended parachute (15 m). – Big emotions and stress may accompany soldiers especially during the first jump into the water. However, if they follow the instructions, specified a jump can truly be pleasant, especially in the summertime – provided the lieutenant with 6 BPD.
Easy to absorb or sink
During the drop to Żywiec Lake, soldiers were landed from a tallness of 400 m. They were jumping off a W-3 Falcon helicopter, utilizing a low-steer kind AD-95 parachute. specified a jump method makes landing take place only a fewer twelve seconds. Hence, the request for good preparation and preservation of cognition at the ground training centre. – Soldiers are almost bored to repeat the actions that should be performed during parachute descent – provided Lieutenant Trzebińska-Gawin.
How do you make a jump like this safe? First of all, the soldier must get out of the parachute harness at the right time – even before falling into the water. This means that as shortly as the jumper jumps out of the helicopter, he must loosen the harness and correct the femur straps in specified a way as not to hang in them, but to sit.
– Then you gotta unhook 1 of the 2 parachute handles and the chest strap – explains Red Beret officer. Before the Jumper's legs contact the water, he should pull his hips out, press his chin to his chest, release the carrier strap from his hands and decision out of the harness. Then the parachute will go aside and the soldier will fall into the water. – If the jumper performs these activities besides late, then the parachute bowl can cover him in the water – our talker observes. Then it's easy to swallow or sink.
No specified incidental occurred during the "Jump Week ’25".
