The Wings of Blue have a long standing commitment to personal and organizational excellence as well as a storied history of success. While the airspace that the Wings of Blue operates in is one of the busiest in the world, their drop zone is one of the safest. The primary mission of the Wings of Blue is to run the Air Force’s Basic Freefall Parachuting course, known as Airmanship 490 (AM-490). Mem
bers of the team serve primarily as jumpmasters and instructors for this course, devoting most of their time to teaching students about parachuting and training them to make unassisted freefall skydives. AM-490 is the only first-jump program in the world where students can make their first freefall jump without assistance. Each year, over 700 cadets are given the opportunity to take AM-490 and earn their jump wings. The Wings of Blue has both a demonstration team and a competition team. The demonstration team travels across the country to airshows, sporting events, and other venues to represent the Air Force in precision parachuting. Similarly, the competition team represents the Air Force by competing with teams from around the country in 6-way speed formations, 4-way relative work, 2-way free fly, and sport accuracy. For more info, check out our website, http://www.usafa.edu/wingsofblue
If you'd like to request the Wings of Blue perform at your event please email the demonstration coordination staff at '[email protected]'. FAQs:
Q. Do you have a request form we need to fill out? A. Yes, the Wings of Blue request process begins by contacting the demonstration coordinators at [email protected]. They will provide the pertinent documents for your request and walk you through the process from start to finish. Q. What support would you need in regards to a jump platform aircraft? For local demonstrations we typically use our UV-18B Twin Otter aircraft as a jump platform as well as a shuttle to and from the show site. However the team is qualified and approved to utilize any DOD jump platform to include the C-130, C-17, HH-60, CV-22, and other military/civilian jump platforms. What costs are associated with booking a parachute demonstration from the Wings of Blue? Is there a booking or activation fee? The Wings of Blue do not charge any performance or activation fees. However, requestors are typically expected to provide, or pay for, the Team's lodging, per diem and incidentals while at the show site.
