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Article: Special Warfare Sailors Complete Advanced Jump Qualifications; Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Publics Affairs.
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- March 4, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2009-US Navy and Marines: Special Warfare Sailors Complete Advanced Jump Qualifications; Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Publics Affairs(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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KEY WEST, Fla. (NNS) -- Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20), completed multiple free-fall parachute jumps Feb. 22-March 6, in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
The Sailors jumped out of a plane at altitudes of up to 12,500 feet to maintain their free-fall jump qualification, which they need to be assigned to a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System (MCADS) detachment.
An MCADS ...