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free fall
Term Source:
JP 3-17
(Air Mobility Operations)
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1.) A parachute maneuver in which the parachute is manually activated at the discretion of the jumper or automatically at a preset altitude.
See Also:
- see also airdrop
- see also high velocity drop
- see also free drop
- see also air movement
- see also low velocity drop
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-17: Air Mobility Operations, updated September 2013
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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