An experienced Navy SEAL died this week after being injured in a fast-rope training exercise. Fast-roping is a common infiltration method used by special-operations and conventional units. It's a ...

When it comes to jumping out of perfectly fine helicopters without using parachutes, soldiers are experts. They train to do this, and while to most of us such operations look extremely dangerous, they ...

Two military helicopters were spotted over Manchester city centre performing dramatic fast-roping exercises. The rare sight ...

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction (FRIES) training out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th ...

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, onto the ...

British commandos fast-rope from a helicopter for the first time in Norway amid “rising Russian threats.” A Merlin Mk4 from Commando Helicopter Force’s 845 Naval Air Squadron conducts fast-roping for ...