Static-line parachuting has been a US military tactic since World War II. The use of a line that automatically pulls your parachute is an effective technique to deploy a large number of troops at ...

The wind calmed, but with the cross-breeze blowing I thought I should static line—that’s the type of BASE jump where you tie the line that opens your parachute to an anchor on the rock so the ...

The Army's Parachute Display Team ... paratroopers jumped into historic drop zones around Arnhem, including static line jumps ...