1/19/2024 0 Comments New halo 5![]() The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides full educations and additional educational opportunities, “cradle to career” (preschool – college), for the surviving children of Special Operations Forces lost in the one of duty as well as children of all Medal of Honor Recipients. “We’re ecstatic that our mission was successful, and I cannot thank the team enough for their dedication and commitment to this project.” “It’s been a long and challenging road, but our team has been driven by the incredible work SOWF does to honor the legacy of Special Operations Personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our Nation,” said Daugherty, Founder and CEO of Operator Solutions and Project Lead. The project was supported by a team of over 50 personnel including meteorologists, doctors, riggers, balloon pilots, logistics experts, skilled ground crew, biometric personnel, physical therapists, communication experts, and command and control professionals. The Alpha 5 team includes Larry Connor, Astronaut/Entrepreneur, A5 Jumper, and Team Captain Brandon Daugherty, USAF Pararescueman, A5 Jumper, and Project Lead Rob Dieguez, USAF Pararescueman and A5 Jumper Chris Lais, former USAF Pararescueman and A5 Jumper Jimmy Petrolia, former USAF Pararescueman and A5 Jumper, Shane Wallace, Balloon Pilot and Tad Smith, Oxygen Technician. ![]() Together we all did something many thought was impossible, and did it for a great cause.” “We share this record with each and every person who contributed to the mission. “I could not be prouder of the exemplary team behind the Alpha 5 Project that set this world record – including the PJs, and technical experts who enabled us to do this safely and successfully,” said Connor. From there, the jumpers exited the balloon, and linked arms in a five-person formation before separating and landing roughly 14 miles east/southeast from the launch site.Īn official observer from Guinness World Records was onsite to validate the jump. Launching this morning from Stapp Parade Ground at the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), the five jumpers, ascended to an altitude of 38,000 feet in the largest balloon ever manufactured in the U.S., which inflated to nearly 115 feet in height. ![]() To donate or learn more about The Special Operations Warrior Foundation, please visit Air Force Special Warfare Pararescue Specialists known as “PJs,” The Alpha 5 Project is seeking to raise $1 million for Special Operations Warrior Foundation. With an overarching goal to highlight the invaluable work carried out by Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF), while also serving as a tribute to the remarkable skills and technical prowess of U.S. Operator Solutions, a leading provider of specialized search and rescue solutions to the commercial spaceflight and private sectors, and Larry Connor, pilot of the Axiom Space Ax-1 Mission and Founder and Managing Partner of The Connor Group, a nationally recognized real estate investment firm, today announced that the Alpha 5 Project has successfully set a new world record for highest HALO (high altitude, low opening) formation skydive. Alpha 5 Project Sets New HALO Formation Skydiving World Record to Support Children of Fallen WarriorsĪir Force Pararescue Specialists and Astronaut/Entrepreneur Larry Connor Jumped from 38,000 feet, In Five-Way Formation ![]()
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