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Tropic Lightning Soldiers Conduct FRIES Training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) training from a UH-60 Black Hawk during the FRIES Master Course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2026. Live-aircraft training allows Soldiers to apply the techniques developed during
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) training from a UH-60 Black Hawk during the FRIES Master Course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2026. Live-aircraft training allows Soldiers to apply the techniques developed during ground and tower instruction under operational conditions. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Leonardo Martinez Tovar)
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