FREE-FALL TROOP

Every SAS soldier is required to be parachute trained before he can enter a squadron. Air-insertion Troop extends beyond these normal static-line procedures and practises HAHO (High Altitude High Opening). This allows the men to glide some 30 kilometres on to a target. Air-insertion Troop also uses unusual entry methods including micro-lights and power-kites.

There is an Air-insertion Troop with each squadron, normally reffered to as the 'Prima Donnas'. Their tasks are more individual, as they are normally only involved with the rest of the squadron in the path-finding role, going in ahead of the main force to secure and mark a drop zone or landing area.

A SAS Trooper  during a HAHO jump