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title: "Paratrooper’s Quick Response To Chute Malfunction Saves His Life"
date: "2016-06-20"
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# Paratrooper’s Quick Response To Chute Malfunction Saves His Life

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Two weeks ago, more than 30,000 troops from across NATO convened in Poland to execute the largest joint military exercise since the end of the Cold War. [Called Anakonda 2016](<https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/06/17/482432771/nato-war-games-in-poland-get-russias-attention>), the war games involved American soldiers, including many from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and were intended to demonstrate NATO’s military capabilities on the European continent as a unified response to recent Russian aggression. The exercise concluded on June 17.

In addition to extensive land operations, Anakonda 16 involved airborne missions that dropped thousands of soldiers over Poland. [According to the Aviationist](<https://theaviationist.com/2016/06/14/check-out-this-video-of-a-paratrooper-using-reserve-parachute-to-save-his-life-during-nato-airdrop/>), during one of those missions, a Polish trooper’s parachute failed to open, forcing him to deploy his reserve only a few hundred feet above the ground. It’s the ultimate nightmare scenario for anyone who’s ever jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. Fortunately, everything appears to have turned out alright.

Take a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhgzqP0SGsI