1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Airborne Ground Week

During Ground Week, you begin an intensive program of instruction to build individual airborne skills, which will prepare you to make a parachute jump, and land safely. You will train on the mock door, the 34 foot (10 m) tower, and the lateral drift apparatus (LDA). To go forward to Tower Training Week, you must individually qualify on the 34 foot (10 m) tower, the LDA, and pass all PT requirements.

 

The Mock Door

The Mock Door

 

The 34 - Foot Tower

The 34 - Foot Tower

 

The Lateral Drift Apparatus - Parachute Landing Falls

The Lateral Drift Apparatus
Parachute Landing Falls

Mission

The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry Regiment has the responsibility to conduct the U.S. Army Airborne School.