150TH PARACHUTE JUMP EXERCISE

European Paratroopers 150th Parachute Jump Exercise.

The 150th EPA Parachute Jump Exercise was successfully held at the Erden Airfield in Bulgaria from 19 to 22 August. EPA members from Parachute Regiment of the British Army, Polish Armed Forces 6th Airborne Brigade, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Spanish Air Force Parachute Sapper Squadron EZAPAC, and Brazilian Navy joined the international exercise. During the weekend our airborne brothers received a pre-jump training briefing by highly qualified airborne instructors and jump masters coming from NATO and friend countries' airborne forces and performed parachute static line descents out fixed-wings with current operational military round canopy parachute systems. As true wings exchange paratroopers was awarded with different Airborne Wings by the host Unit’s responsible Training Officers and enjoyed the true airborne brotherhood. On the last day of the exercise we had the honor to be visited by the Bulgarian Special Forces UPB, Col. Vladimir Miliovski who wanted meet the EPA President, Col. Giulio Festa and PJE participants to give them a present.

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