Watch: What it’s Like to Be the First Guy Out the Door on an Airborne Jump

As 2020 comes to a close, social media is inundated with posts highlighting the best and worst of the year. Amongst all the noise we discovered this video from SOUTHCOM. It’s a first-person video of a jump with the 82nd Airborne Division during a training exercise in Colombia. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be an airborne soldier, here’s your chance to get a front-row seat!

#SOUTHCOM Year in Review: In January, U.S. Soldiers from the @82ndABNDiv & @ARMYSOUTH joined with Colombian counterparts for a week-long airborne assault training exercise in #Colombia. The exercise helped build interoperability & tactical expertise pic.twitter.com/zeH5IaC79j

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) December 31, 2020