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NATO paratroopers exercise together in Poland to learn about each other’s airborne techniques and equipment.

Paratroopers from various NATO nations recently met near Krakow, Poland for ‘Jump Week’; an annual international training exercise that was initiated by the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade.
Its purpose is to integrate soldiers of airborne units from different NATO countries, allowing them to exchange experiences.
During ‘Jump Week’, paratroopers from Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom learned about each other’s airborne techniques and equipment. Soldiers took over 400 parachute jumps from the deck of the C-295M aircraft and the W-3 Sokół helicopter, landing in the Błędowska Desert and Żywieckie Lake in southern Poland.
Footage includes various shots of paratroopers from different NATO nations preparing their equipment and jumping above Błędowska Desert, and paratroopers from the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade jumping above Żywieckie Lake. It also includes soundbites from 2nd Lieutenant Patrick, Polish 6th Airborne Brigade, and Sergeant English, 2nd Battalion the British Parachute Regiment.

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(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATO NATIONS PREPARE THEIR EQUIPMENT
(00:44) VARIOUS SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPERS INSTRUCT PARATROOPERS FROM OTHER NATO NATIONS ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT
(01:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPERS INSPECT THE READIED EQUIPMENT BEFORE THE PARATROOPERS PREPARE TO JUMP
(01:39) VARIOUS SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPERS GIVE MISSION BRIEFING TO INTERNATIONAL PARATROOPERS BEFORE THEY CONDUCT A TRAINING JUMP IN POLAND
(02:09) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATO NATIONS CONDUCT LAST-MINUTE TRAINING DRILLS BEFORE CONDUCTING TRAINING JUMP IN POLAND
(02:57) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATIONS WALK TO WAITING C-295M AIRCRAFT
(03:43) SLOW MOTION TRACKING SHOT (MUTE) – POLISH INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTS STATIC LINE CHECKS BEFORE C-295M AIRCRAFT TAKES OFF
(03:58) POV SHOT – ITALIAN PARATROOPERS PREPARE TO JUMP OUT OF C-295M AIRCRAFT DURING TRAINING EXERCISE IN POLAND
(04:05) POV SHOT – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATO NATIONS JUMP OUT OF AIRCRAFT FOR STATIC LINE TRAINING JUMP
(04:18) VARIOUS POV SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPER CONDUCTS HIGH ALTITUDE FREE FALL JUMP FROM AIRCRAFT
(05:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATO NATIONS LAND IN BŁĘDOWSKA DESERT IN POLAND
(05:36) WIDE SLOW MOTION SHOT (MUTE) – PARATROOPERS FROM VARIOUS NATO NATIONS WALK TOGETHER AFTER CONDUCTING PARACHUTE JUMP
(05:41) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARATROOPERS FROM THE POLISH 6th AIRBORNE BRIGADE CARRY OUT DRILLS BEFORE CONDUCTING PARACHUTE JUMP INTO ŻYWIECKIE LAKE IN POLAND
(05:55) VARIOUS SHOTS - W-3 SOKÓŁ HELICOPTER ARRIVES TO PICK UP POLISH PARATROOPERS
(06:07) VARIOUS SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPERS BOARD W-3 SOKÓŁ HELICOPTER
(06:34) VARIOUS POV SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPER IN HELICOPTER AND JUMPING INTO ŻYWIECKIE LAKE DURING TRAINING EXERCISE
(07:18) VARIOUS SHOTS – POLISH PARATROOPERS LAND IN ŻYWIECKIE LAKE IN POLAND

(07:46) SOUNDBITE (POLISH) – 2nd LIEUTENANT PATRICK, POLISH 6th AIRBORNE BRIGADE
“We familiarise our Allied jumpers from the different NATO armies with the rules and equipment we have on our site. We teach them how to prepare the equipment for jumping and what rules apply on our aircraft and prepare them for the parachute jump itself.”

(08:10) SOUNDBITE (POLISH) – 2nd LIEUTENANT PATRICK, POLISH 6th AIRBORNE BRIGADE
“It is definitely a great experience because we can exchange different experiences from different armies. As you know, each army has different types of parachutes, and jump in different ways, different methods - primarily performing and landing during parachute jumps. This allows us, first of all, to exchange experiences.”

(08:31) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – SERGEANT ENGLISH, 2nd BATTALION THE BRITISH PARACHUTE REGIMENT
“This enables us to access anywhere in the world essentially, it just extends our reach massively. We can deploy highly trained, highly motivated troops at short notice almost anywhere in the world.”

(08:45) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – SERGEANT ENGLISH, 2nd BATTALION THE BRITISH PARACHUTE REGIMENT
“We just get a bit more depth of perspective working with other nations and seeing their kit and equipment, how it works and how they work with it. See any lessons we can draw from that and apply to our own training and drills.”

(08:58) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – SERGEANT ENGLISH, 2nd BATTALION THE BRITISH PARACHUTE REGIMENT
“There’s a lot of unity within the airborne community. Everyone is of a similar mindset and has done similar training so despite the language barrier, everyone has a very similar mentality and mindset.”
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