U.S. Army Airborne Jumpmaster POV Cam - Jumping from C-130

Jumpmaster, Cpt. Jonathan Patten, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Jumping into Latvia from a US Air Force C-130. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Talens | U.S. Army Europe
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[@ryanblue5627]

Eternal respect to all of you. Earned my wings in 2008, gold in 2009. Scared every single jump, but did it.

[@DarthDestructusTheSithLord]

First semester of college with the ROTC, I wondered why all our cadences referenced the airborne rangers. After seeing stuff like this, I think I get it.

[@joetrump5844]

In 1974....... I jumped with an 8mm movie camera which needed winding on the side and was only good for thirty seconds of filming......... man, I wish they had “go-pro” cameras back in my time....... All the way.........Sir. HHC 2/504th Infantry. 82 Airborne Division 1973 - 1976 No matter how much things change............ Going out that door........ still looks and feels the same. Airborne.

[@willm678]

Joe Trump thank you for serving. My grandfather was a paratrooper with the 82nd, 13th, and 11th airborne in ww2. He was in Korea and had a combat jump there, and after the war in the 50s he was the commanding officer of an airborne reconnaissance company in the 11th.

[@johnhaggart9376]

We are a select group. Filled with humility and honor. We are no special who do special things. The fact is it stays with you. Whether you help another motorist or ride an ambulance or fight fires. It stays with you. You see each other at airports, county fairs or a supermarket. Airborne!

[@QuartuvLarry]

Ah, memories! Scared the shit outta me! I still went! The best part is the moment after going out the door, there’s no doubt about getting to the ground. YOU’RE GETTING THERE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! HAHAHA!

[@robertneven7563]

wel Larry, i di t with the 82 airborne in Rhode Island in the year 2.000, i m a Belgain , and i am verry proud to deserve m e U.S.Army parachte badge h.u.a.

[@jaytrock3217]

Remember my first Jump. I must have closed my eyes on exit and when open facing the ground. The chute deployed. All good.

[@infidel9810]

Airborne All The Way! 82nd Airborne Division! Good times!

[@Jw-no7id]

I never realized my favorite part of the process until much later because I was too busy doing other things. It's as you leave the aircraft and the aircraft volume slowly fades to silence......to be broken only by, "SLIP AWAY MOTHERFUCKER!!!"

[@rhight]

Of course you went, friend! I did the perverted crawl out of a Twin Otter and went. We all went, brother!

[@knaziringram4589]

"Put your knees in the breeze!" Did it 34 years ago, feels like yesterday. The memory never goes away.

[@edschaefer6597]

Thank you for posting this. It bought back some good and bad memories from my time with the 82nd in the early 70s.

[@para1324]

Ed Schaefer 1972 1st 505th 82nd. Airborne brother. Drive on.

[@raymundoblanco6564]

68 70 1 508 1504

[@enriquet2562]

Right on👍💪🤘 3/504 PIR It sure did bring back some good and bad memories, BUT I won't change a thing amd I'll definitely do it again!!!!

[@MarkJosephGuitar]

A co 1505

[@_tony_masters]

@@MarkJosephGuitarwas 1P as well 🙌🏾

[@imasealarparparp5321]

Leaving November 2nd for basic training. After, AIT, after that, I’m off to airborne and after, ranger school. Dreams are coming true.

[@wyattbrunow3213]

I wish you good luck. I will be enlisting for airborne in six months.

[@playboi2393]

Im the jumpmaster, I won't let you down, except by falling

[@grilledchikenz6729]

The idea of jumping out of a plane scares the shit out of me, but no one ever got anywhere by hiding from their fears right? Heading to Fort Benning 20180625

[@soldtobediers]

"Do the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain." -Mark Twain, said that... "Passing Through Those Particular Doors of Perception, Will pave your way in Courage all the rest of your days, young airborne." -i, former recondo sgt. "rock" 82nd abn. 1/504 inf. '71-'74, said that...

[@wolfpack7874]

GrilledChikenz just say fuck it and you'll be okay

[@deandeangelo7177]

I’m heading there in a few days. 11X!

[@xavieralmanza7937]

I’ll be there at 20180623

[@gabrielwalker4741]

GrilledChickenz what's your MOS? Are you 19d?

[@9186frank]

Airborne been there landed there. Thank you SGT Airborne..

[@Darren4352]

Former rigger and I still miss it! Last jump was a C-47 blast from Sicily DZ. 29 years ago.

[@saudigold50]

Darren4352 - My husband was a rigger at Bragg, 407th S&T BTN, around that time also. After that got stationed at HAAF in Savannah, Such fond memories at the DZs 🇺🇸

[@johnhaggart9376]

For me I felt like God Himself had placed His hand under me as soon as I had left the door in both a C-123 as well as a C-130

[@JukesMcGee]

Same here I was kind of frozen with fear for a few seconds as my body got tossed around by the high-altitude winds. Once my main opened up though... it felt like a godsend.

[@savage_pilotgregg3908]

Do you feel a belly drop jumping out ?

[@johnhaggart9376]

@@savage_pilotgregg3908 No

[@jonathanlee2486]

Where else can you get paid to jump out of a perfectly good airplane! Shit looks awesome!

[@mightymurph3949]

From the camera perspective this all looked so smooth. I hear that you gotta sit for hours not saying a word prior to the jump

[@patgarrett2152]

Awesome! Watching these jumps from inside the plane, and looking down on them is so much better than it was to watch the newsreels of the D-day jumpd over Normandy while the germans were firing st them! These guys are having fun and training to be prepared , if , needed, lets just hope it always is fun!

[@LRRPFco52]

That's a lot of air time compared to what I'm used to. Former F Co 52nd Infantry (Airborne) LRS, 2nd Brigade 82nd Airborne, 1st SFG (ABN) guy here. Most of my jumps were combat equipment, night, 800ft AGL, mass attack. I think the highest jumps I ever did were UH-60A and CH-47D proficiency or fun jumps. Favorite were Twin Otter with SF, small groups, no BS like in 82nd. Jumps in 82nd were the worst hands down.

[@shakamakana8492]

Many thanks for the memories 🤙😎🤙'69, 11B4P, 173rd Airborne Brigade, RVN. All the Way 👍

[@hashbringer975]

I live near by where they had this jump. :D Greetings from Latvia. I wished Latvia had proper airborne units... Looks fun.

[@NgJackal1990]

Fuck you latvian, be ready to be in the union again!

[@dallas4yfe]

Shut your bitch ass up.

[@weedalienpleiadiansaryansg9606]

hi I like Latvia and I want to visit there. is cannabis (weed) is legal in Latvia?

[@whydoplaythis574]

Move to the U.S and join the army. It will help you get to be a citizen faster

[@443drag]

My AIT CO(who wore Ranger, Jump Master and Pathfinder badges), told us that his favorite job was jump master. Because while the rest were humping in the field, he was sitting in the back of the plane smoking a cigar

[@americanman5270]

I'm so excited! I can't wait to get out there

[@mikecollins582]

Took a long time to get down. We jumped from c 130s in the Nam from 1800 ft. Didn’t want to be airborne for a long time. Used T 10s. These chutes today must have a lot of maneuverability. Airborne all the way!

[@OscarGarcia-fs2yn]

I was an Airborne Soldier back in the 1980's. Made 20 jumps at Ft. Bragg N.C. Hasn't changed at all. Go Airborne! All The Way And Them Some! Scared the shit out of me too.

[@erin19030]

I remember that feeling , you can't turn back now. The feeling of euphoria as you sweep down the sky to earth an the last few mi jets as the ground rushes up to,smack you. It was the thrill of a life time to last me a lifetime. Look at me , I'm flying like Peter Pan.

[@carycoller3140]

Super awesome. Felt like I was there with him.

[@elliotssportsgamerpro]

takes me back airborne school 2003

[@tryhard_loves_yt58]

Always wanted to know what it would look like to jump out of a plane! This is one cool video!

[@robpalmer1252]

12 yrs with the Deuce. Kirkuk with 173rd in ‘ 03... what are adventurous career ABN51C

[@liamdewinter3005]

my dad used to do this!

[@Mitch-rd9gs]

I’m not even Airborne but this shit gets me nervous as hell

[@sandtiger]

FT Benning 1964, 20th SF National Guard until my last jump. We jumped at 1000 ft I think. All our cadre were old Airborne vets. Everything looked the same. Had a 11th Airborne vet in charge of rigging section. Jimmy Cazer took great pride in packing parachutes. No malfunctions in 8 years. One of my good friends was combat vet 173rd , lot of good people.

[@rhight]

I've done that many a time. Hang out, man! Geez, I miss the Airborne!

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Nice. That looked like a softer landing.

[@weedalienpleiadiansaryansg9606]

salute soldiers 2018

[@recpro7847]

If you guys are ever at Benning, come to Extreme Powersports and see Troy and get yourself the motorcycle or UTV you've been wanting!

[@recpro7847]

I edited lot of video for 1/507th on Benning years ago.

[@puma421]

its a Great Day to be Airborne!!!!

[@johnhaggart9376]

Airborne! Great Job! Love you guys!

[@ericsierra382]

Man despite all the adrenaline going through my body I would’ve been there floating like “doo be doo be doo” just humming and singing 😂😂

[@richardsmith3481]

Rofl the safety at 00:57 definitely saw his life flash before his eyes. Never trust those AEBPs, 7 seconds to open at 1250 feet? Good luck. Also anyone know the mount/way for the GoPro on the chest? I'm not a fan of the helmet mounts.

[@MisterQueue67]

There's a chest harness/strap rig you can get on Amazon. It came as like some 57 piece thing I got for $20

[@richardvillarreal2463]

Richard Smith never knew what to pull on one of those things if I ever (never) fell out.

[@nickc508]

Nice soft landing at the end x 2 R.E.P

[@tagalog319]

You were in the air for like a minute and half. I remember being on the ground in under 30 seconds

[@Empyre47AT]

Either that was a really nice day to jump, or the newer chutes have a slower rate of decent than the T10-D ("crash-10") I used to jump with

[@derikboles3732]

Empyriel we use T-11’s nowadays and the fall is only 14.5-18.5 fps

[@williambloschdminphd8801]

The manual says the rate of descent for T-10 is 18 ft/sec. The T-11 is only 16 ft/sec. Better for reducing training accidents but a horrible trade-off for combat. Hang time during a combat jump translates to more troops shot in the air. 71 jump masterblaster.

[@majorhawker4776]

What Alt did they jump at 3500 that seem like a long ride. Plus when did 130s get so big? We never had that much room in ours.

[@JFolsom28]

You have the best and gear in your assault pack. Since it was a combat jump the first thing you do is put your weapon into operation then put your gear on.

[@buddysmith1015]

Man, those T10 chutes I used to jump never descended that slow. I guess in combat I would rather have a T10 over whatever this new chute is

[@jeepza889]

Because half the panels were missing out of them:) I remember jumping the hell out of the T-10s.

[@Empyre47AT]

My thoughts exactly!

[@para1324]

Firsbt Lastbb yep T-10 was my chute also. Big load bearing canopy. 1st 505th 82nd. 1972 1976. Had to really climb the risers to get a change of direction. C-141 C130 and Huey’s. Airborne all the way. 👍🇺🇸

[@alexanderbrown8842]

I thought the same thing. I kept thinking, it never took this long to get to the ground with a T10 or -1Bravo.

[@kevinortiz3567]

Firsbt Lastbb Now it’s a T-11

[@BryanCinemas]

I miss doing this so much :(

[@para1324]

Could really hear this guy pulling down those risers.

[@johnschmidt3267]

Best threll you will ever have with your pants on ! 😎 Aco. 3/73 Abn. Armor 82nd Abn. 83-87 !!! ATW !

[@ReveredDead]

Takes a special kind of man to jump from a plane at 1250 feet.

[@classytwnty1]

Black Onyx or woman, I’m going this year 🥰

[@thelazerproject]

Godiva Goddess 100% sure that not at 380 meters....

[@Zwerchhau]

Just graduated airborne school Friday!

[@majorhawker4776]

That was higher than 1250 more like 2500 or 3500. I could be wrong just felt higher for some reason to me.

[@shakamakana8492]

Jump school turns you into that special kind of man! AIRBORNE, ALL THE WAY! 😀🙃👍

[@andrettiandretti627]

.... Speechless

[@shaolin40]

Wow. Those new chutes open softly! looks like dune of those Division guys could use a refresher course in PLFs,! Haha AIRBORNE!

[@wildbanana5628]

When you are in the middle and you see them walking out and your like ohh shiiit

[@snapstring3134]

I enjoyed jumping from C130’s . I had to peddle out of a twist , first jump from a C141. It was all good though . Seen it coming when I had to brush the rip cord from the side of my face.

[@MayaRoses]

My mos offers airborne school and I’m debating whether or not I want to do it. Heights scare me but it’s good to face your fears right?

[@leviwaldrip7093]

Try a night jump in high wind I always hated hitting the ground ended up braking my back.

[@stallingset7301]

Levi Waldrip u mean breaking?

[@josephmartinez2100]

Cant friggin wait xD though all i can think about is my skinny butt hitting the ground like at the end lol Airborne Infantry! (terrified of jumping but also weirdly looking forward to it)

[@sherayabentick6156]

You going to Benning too?

[@NikIAmNot]

I'm going to airborne school after basic I leave on september 30th

[@josephmartinez2100]

Sheraya Davis yupyup

[@josephmartinez2100]

NikIAmNot right on! i'm going sometime in augest

[@johnxaviere]

Guess you're going to astronaut school next....

[@soreintou]

Pull down hard on your left riser once your chute open's... That way you'll land a lot closer to your men.

[@the_haunted_outhouse]

It looks like the Jumpmaster got a few twists in his risers to me. I can't imagine that is just an effect of how the T-11 system deploys.

[@manuelgchapajr4472]

I MISS MY AIRBORNE DAYS!!! HOOAHH!!!

[@shawnroark582]

God I miss those days

[@killertaco97]

Going Airborne 19D and then 37F down the road, this looks too easy XD (obvious bravado hiding fear).

[@simoncross569]

killertaco97, I was a 37F (began BCT in June, 2000). You'll enjoy it, I miss the hell out of it. I wish I knew who was still in. I would love to hear how everything is going in 4th Group right now. I'm interested to know who we have lost, or what has happened. Anyway, good luck brother, and like I said, you'll enjoy the hell out of PSYOP... It's a trip! AIT is outstanding! Take care, HOOAH!

[@rayk9841]

+Simon Cross how do you become an officer is PSYOP?

[@killertaco97]

Well, hate to say this but the whole thing never happened. Wouldn't let me in over some adhd meds i took at the wrong time. Still gl out there to any would-be's who are looking for the same

[@PRMoll]

I am an Officer currently 13 months into the PSYOP pipeline. I am active duty so I had to serve 3-4 years first and apply when I was CPT(P). Then if your packet is accepted, you go to assessment and selection and try out for PSYOP. If you get picked up you start the training pipeline shortly thereafter. If you are in the reserves it is a different process entirely.

[@johnxaviere]

Another one going to astronaut school....

[@robertlarue5135]

Is it the altitude or the new style chutes? ... it seemed to take all day to get on the ground.

[@MzIvorySeattle]

LOVE IT

[@albertbringas2215]

Man i miss this shit

[@johnhaggart9376]

Only a Paratrooper knows what I just said.

[@axatax57]

I earned my wings 1975. Best time I ever had.

[@BigSmoke-or6yl]

3:44 when you realize you're in new Jordans so you decide to protect them by falling on your ass.

[@stainmasterzinc9418]

Whoa! They either changed the name of the Caserna in Vicenza or they moved.

[@geodes4762]

The Brigade Headquarter is in a new development called Dal Din. When we were there this was Vicenza Army Airfield or Dal Molin. The 5th ATAF and 6th Aviation of USASETAF operated out of there and we jumped the choppers on to Parsons DZ. Not sure what units are located still at Caserma Ederle where the 509th ABCT was quartered back then.

[@berzerker1100]

​@geodes4762 Caserma Ederle Vicenza, Italy CSC 1/ 509th Inf. ( Airborne ) 1981- 84 shortly after i arrived, Brigadier general James L. Dozier was kidnapped by the red brigades, from his off-base housing, it was wild 🇺🇲🪖🪂💥🫡😅

[@stainmasterzinc9418]

@@berzerker1100 I get to brag that they waited until I ETSed before they gathered enough courage to kiddynap him. 😉

[@alvincolbert5009]

Been there done that...Bco 50th signal fort Bragg N.C..B.Company pct Airborne....

[@ncpatriot2220]

does anyone even count when they jump? I don't I just know if it doesn't open soon pull reserve.

[@Jw-no7id]

I shouldn't find the jumpmaster having to bicycle so amusing but I do.

[@peteauthelet8320]

Oh how I miss this, been awhile.

[@chaseholt8783]

I have a question, how do they have vests and flicks and other gear when they hit the ground? I see them wear the parachute and jump gear but no vests?

[@xxairbornexx4499]

that's called a Hollywood jump m8 its just so they can get a feel for shit.next they go with their equipment Its like 150 pounds.

[@m67kabar80]

nice

[@wildbanana5628]

Stand Up, Hook Up, Shuffle to the Door! Jump right out and count to four!

[@saudigold50]

Bernardino Garcia - When the green light pops, the BS stops.

[@clarionlansangan5896]

Brave

[@Djent7779]

This is the best job in the world, no job compares

[@stonecrusher3603]

When you jump do you put your feet out or?

[@Jleed989]

What altitude do they jump? Does it ever vary?

[@antoniododson6274]

ATW!!!!

[@rcfoley]

C-130 coming down the strip, Airborne Daddy going to take a little trip. Stand-up, hook-up, shuffle to the door. Jump right out and count to four. Co. C, 2nd Bn., 20th SFG (Abn), ODA-2054, 1975-1982.

[@josephwarra5043]

"Mission undetermined, destination unknown, We don't even know if we're Coming home."

[@wyattbrunow3213]

thank you for your service.

[@anthonyjaramillo6647]

that guy had his risers twisted lol

[@Papaphippacus]

I leave for basic In a week and a half and set to do airborne school and I'm really regretting that decision haha

[@cirtapnageem5329]

My palms still sweat when I smell JP-8

[@rnbspowa7of69]

Good Landing.

[@kennethrobertson9907]

GO GO GO GO GO............. UHHHHHH NO

[@furlandusjones]

Check canopy?

[@REDtheblazian]

Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door, jump right out and count to 4,

[@kyestephens3700]

If my main don't open wide, I got a reserve by my side.

[@josephwarra5043]

"I have a dog and his name is Jack, If you throw him a stick He won't bring it back 'Cause Jack's got better Things to do Jack is Airborne Ranger too! When Jack was just a little pup We taught him to jump And we took him up In the door there was no doubt He wagged his tail AND he jumped out!

[@mattpope1746]

How do you find your dudes?

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

They definitely know how to un@$$ a Herckybird. Seemed like it took forever to get to the ground, though. I don't remember it taking that long.

[@anthonybeal9069]

i'm at 48:15 and the comments stopped, he must have been sentenced

[@abntemplar82]

can someone please explain to me the logic behind jumping into any foreign country with almost all your gear, minus your most important piece of kit, YOUR RIFLE? of course if the date on this is correct, I think I understand.

[@lFURTIVOl]

This is a training jump. We can jump with just the main and reserve chute is called Hollywood jump for fun. Or can be a heavy combat jump with gear, the chain of command decided if we gonna jump with weapons or not. There is plenty videos showing heavy combat jump's with the weapons case to the side of the jumper.

[@abntemplar82]

wow so what you are saying is that paratroopers don't have to jump with their weapons in training? I guessed I missed that in my 22 years as a paratrooper. ever hear the adage of train as I fight, fight as I train? you now big boy rules. maybe you could pull your head out of your 4th point of contact to remember that this jump was into Latvia. thus it was a show of force against the Russians. now what good is a show of force if your force is unarmed? yea that dam common sense big boy rules thing really sucks doesn't it. fucking cherry.

[@lFURTIVOl]

I jumped twice on Germany with the 82nd couple years ago on military exercise with other countries and only junior enlisted jumped with the weapons, senior enlisted and officers just with the rack sacks. But the regulations change constantly, now the Hollywood jumps are almost extinct, and most of the training jumps are in the night full combat gear. And only can talk about the 82nd , don't know how the jumps are on the 173th or 25id.

[@imaxzulu5745]

0:47 Ahh. What a bright day..

[@Yodie208]

The first thing after hitting the ground and releasing the harness was to take a much-needed leak after being strapped into all of that gear and crammed like a sardine in the aircraft for a few hours.🙄😁

[@cirtapnageem5329]

Most units make jumping a pain in the ass....that, no matter how scared you are...you just want out of the aircraft

[@terryrobinson3760]

I don't ever remember a jump like that! He didn't even have to PLF. He could have landed on his tippie toes!😂

[@mistrunner12]

I REMEMBER

[@Thedogbond]

What happens if the airman (without a parachute) falls out? Does he just dangle there and have to be dragged back into the plane?

[@Cotopaxi27]

Thedogbond He bounces off the ground and goes back into the air, falling back down and bouncing again and again until he eventually stops landing.

[@Thedogbond]

I meant the ones with the safety lines?

[@l3ubba22]

Thedogbond Yes, he is tethered into the aircraft so if he falls out they will pull him back in. Probably will hurt when he smacks the side of the aircraft but at least he won't fall 1,200 feet to his death.

[@xxuncexx]

+Thedogbond what the fuck do you think? No they just let him dangle until they get bored and then cut him loose to his death

[@Thedogbond]

Yeah, i was just concerned about the smacking the side part.

[@jeremyslater2381]

That's not how I remember the Assault pack being rigged.

[@wot33965]

buckle up buckaroo

[@j_money5043]

why is no-one covering their rip cord handle to their reserve? come on JMs and Safety's