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SOCIAL: Screaming Eagles Conduct FRIES and SPIES Training
Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System training at The Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Aug. 4, 2026. FRIES and SPIES enable Soldiers to rapidly enter or exit areas where helicopter landings are not possible. The footage captures
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Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System training at The Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Aug. 4, 2026.
FRIES and SPIES enable Soldiers to rapidly enter or exit areas where helicopter landings are not possible. The footage captures Soldiers conducting fast-rope operations and suspended beneath a hovering helicopter using the SPIES harness system.
(U.S. Army video by Capt. Jennifer French)
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Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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