1st TSG (A) Team Leader LT Mike Sparks ready to jump from the rear ramp with MC1-1B steerable round parachute, 5.56mm M16A2 rifle in M1950 weapons case, folded all-terrain bike (ATB) and mesh material enhanced tactical load bearing vest prototype (water, ammo, food) in airdrop bag for lowering. Note the upper M1950 weapons case tie down is 50 pound break cord. He is wearing Combat Mag-1 glasses under an issue PASGT kevlar helmet with parachutist retention strap and foam shock pad. He uses a reverse bight to hold his static-line as is SOP for U.S. military ramp jumps. He wears sterile BDUs underneath his combat equipment and awaits the jumpmaster's (visible in lower right of the picture) signal to make his walking exit on the second pass over the Laurenburg-Maxton Airport Drop Zone. The pilots area in the front of the aircraft is also visible.
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