Lt. Col. Mark Natale, the Space Force’s first paratrooper, completes his parachute jump on April 24 at Fort Carson, Colorado, according to multiple reports. Natale jumps from a Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules, exiting the aircraft and landing at the Sullivan Drop Zone. The reports describe the event as part of a capability effort that has taken about seven years to reach this first jump milestone for the Space Force. Details reported are limited to the date, location, aircraft type, and Natale’s role in conducting the jump. The coverage does not provide further information on follow-on training, additional jump dates, or how the Space Force will expand parachute operations beyond this initial milestone. Overall, the sources agree that the jump marks the Space Force’s first paratrooper taking to the skies, and that the demonstration occurs at Fort Carson using a Marine Corps aircraft and drop zone.
Space Force’s first paratrooper jumps from KC-130 at Fort Carson
Lt. Col. Mark Natale, the Space Force’s first paratrooper, completes his parachute jump on April 24 at Fort Carson, Colorado, according to multiple reports. Natale jumps from a Marine Corps KC-130 Her...
- Lt. Col. Mark Natale is identified as the Space Force’s first paratrooper.
- Natale makes the jump on April 24.
- The jump takes place at Fort Carson, Colorado, at the Sullivan Drop Zone.
- The aircraft used is a Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules.
- The event is described as a roughly seven-year effort reaching the first paratrooper milestone.
Lt. Col. Mark Natale jumped from a Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules into the Sullivan Drop Zone at Fort Carson, Colorado, on April 24.
3 months agoLt. Col. Mark Natale jumped from a Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules into the Sullivan Drop Zone at Fort Carson, Colorado, on April 24.
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