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Liberty Jump Team 1st Quarter Edition February 3, 2017
Get Involved… As 2016 demonstrated, we are a wanted entity! Our September and October weekends were full…6 out of 8 weekends had an event that we were invited to. As we continue, with our positive safety record and professionalism, we will be adding new events in 2017 and ‘18. It’s truly because of you that our phone and emails are nonstop. Come on fellow paratroopers - we need you and want you to enjoy the spirit and joys of what we do! As we try to get our schedule out earlier than it has been in the past, we hope that your family time, work, and personal endeavors allow you to plan on one or two events in 2017. We are working on 2018 as well and it looks promising!
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2016
Wow! What a great 2016! Here’s our events from this past year:
April 24-April 30 Basic Airborne Course and Refresher, Cushing, OK Memorial Airport.
Jun 11 National Mounted Warfare Foundation, Ft Hood, TX
Jun Normandy, France Aug 27 Refresher Jumps Sep 23-25 Salinas, CA Airshow Sep Support of jumps in
Holland Oct 9/10 Eisenhower Birthday
Celebration, Denison, TX Oct 14-16 Alliance, TX Airshow Oct 22-24 Tyler, TX American
Heroes Airshow Oct 29 CAF WWII Airshow,
Dallas, TX Dec 6-9 International Council
of Airshows Convention - Las Vegas NV
2017
Get your seat belts on! We have been planning several events already and our visit at the 2016 International Council of Airshows was amazing!
“KNEES IN THE BREEZE” “Airborne All The Way”
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“Adopt A WWII Paratrooper” Our Board of Directors member and Lead Rigger, Jim Micko, has introduced a top notched program to get us all involved and an idea that will help us help ourselves. “Adopt a World War II Paratrooper” was recently crafted by Jim and will be rolled out in January 2017. As the final touches get put on this program we hope that you will all make an effort to rally behind Jim’s idea and take part. More soon...
100th Anniversary of the 82nd Division We have been considered as the featured static line parachute team headed to Fort Bragg, NC in May 2017 to jump onto Sicily Drop Zone! We, TENTATIVELY, will begin the festivities for the 100th Anniversary of the 82nd Division during All American Week. As we took part in the 75th Anniversary of the Airborne at Fort Benning, GA in 2015, jumping onto DZ King, we are overwhelmed by this invitation - TENTATIVE. Manifest call will go out very soon - keep an eye on your email - after we finalize details and permissions.
The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is part of the XVIII
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2017 Basic Airborne Course and Refresher
Karl Johnson has set up our course, once again, and has contacted several “cherries” and refreshers. If you are wanting to get a few jumps in to get your numbers up or get that refresher in, before our 2017 season we encourage you to contact Karl as soon as possible with the dates you might be wanting to come in. Our course, this year, will be run a little differently. Karl will be stressing our safety protocols and he is looking forward to your call!
Information on the 2017 BAC/Refresher:
Report date for new troops:
March 26, 2017
Report date for refreshers:
March 27, 2017
Full Team Dinner/Party:
March 31, 2017
3 Miles Up - 3 Miles Down:
April 1, 2017
(Paratroopers, support personnel, friends, family, and anyone interested are invited.)
Graduation date:
April 1, 2017
Location: North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field
4700 Airport Drive, Denison, TX
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Airborne Corps. The division was constituted, originally as the 82nd Division, in the National Army on 5 August 1917, shortly after the American entry into World War I, and was organized on 25 August 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia and later served with distinction on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the unit acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its famed "AA" shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war, gaining an excellent reputation.
Liberty Jump Team 2017 Schedule Please note that anything marked “TENTATIVE” means we are not 100% sure of the event. If you choose to book your flight and it is marked TENTATIVE - it’s on you. As you plan your year here’s what’s on our horizon. A manifest call from Jil changes it to a “GO”.
MARCHMarch 26-Apr 1 - BAC / Refresher, Denison, TX (GO)
MAYMay 22-26 - 82nd Division 100th, Fort Bragg, NC (Jump is on May 25). (TENTATIVE)
JUNEJun 3-6 - Normandy, France Operations (GO)
AUGUSTAugust 12-13 - Westfield International Airshow, Barnes Air National Guard Air Base, MA (GO)
SEPTEMBERSep 2-4 - Thunder Over Michigan Airshow-Wayne County Airport, MI (GO)Sep 17-20 - Holland Operations (GO)
OCTOBEROct 7-8 - Eisenhower Days, TX - (TENTATIVE)Oct 13-15 - Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow, Dallas, TX (GO)
NOVEMBERNov 4-5 - Joint Base San Antonio Airshow - (TENTATIVE)
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Your Annual Dues Are Due ! We do have bills to pay and as we look ahead in getting things accomplished, we depend on you
being on time with paying your dues on time. Every calendar year, we ask that your dues are paid NO LATER THAN January 10th. Our insurance is due as well as payments on our hangar in
Denison and many other things coming in the new year. Please get your dues in on time.
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CONGRATULATIONS !
We wish to congratulate Captain Darren Cinatl, Adjutant, 507th PIR and Liberty Jump Team member, for recently being awarded his Pathfinder
Badge and his 65th jump! Senior wings - check!
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Board of Directors contact information
Dominique Launay, President-ETO Tracy Huff, President-USA [email protected] 33 7 60 07 25 77 [email protected] 210-573-5867
Jil Launay-Vice President and Treasurer [email protected] 817-966-1026
Karl Johnson-Director [email protected] 817-692-0269
Brad Krewench-Disputes Officer [email protected] 226-345-9252
David Sewell-Disputes Officer [email protected]
Butch Gardner-Primary Jump Master [email protected] 727-867-3125
Jim Micko-Senior Rigger [email protected] 478-662-8252
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Liberty Jump Team members, MSgt John Hawkins, CMSGT Del G. Atkinson and CMSGT (ret) Karl Johnson participated in the Christmas flights of the C47 'Southern Cross' of the Greatest Generation Aircraft tonight. Seen here with ''Southern Cross' pilot David Arber. (12.12.2016)
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Parachute Packing Our Senior Rigger, Jim Micko, will be at our Basic Airborne and Refresher Course, again this
year. As we have tried to reiterate, it is YOUR responsibility to have all the working knowledge to pack your own parachute. This really comes into play during operations at airshows and our Normandy operations. With our upcoming school having some special events, we hope you can
come and get a couple of jumps in, enjoy some camaraderie, and pack - pack - pack your parachute!
Knowledge is Power!
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North Texas Regional Airport Denison, Texas Saturday, April 1, 2017 6:30AM Start NAME: ________________ Age: ______ Shirt Size: ____
Email: _____________________ Phone: ____________
Cost: $15.00 per individual. Must be in our hands no later than March 15, 2017. Check/Cash only. Made to Liberty Jump Team.
Please send to: [email protected]
3 Miles Up 3 Miles Down
In remembrance of paratroopers from World War II to today. Airborne All The Way!
Event held on one of the last training mornings of this years Basic Airborne and Refresher Course.
