Third Warrant Officer Jeffrey Heng, the Red Lion who was injured after a hard landing at the National Day Parade (NDP) 2022, was...
at the National Day Parade 2022, was certified medically fit to resume training in mid-April.
3WO Heng is helping with training for NDP 2023, added Colonel Pang, but is unlikely to be part of the Red Lions team jumping on National Day. 3WO Heng, who has tallied more than 1,100 jumps, experienced a sudden strong gust of wind from behind as he was approaching his final turn, and executed a sharp left turn to maintain control of his flight path, said SAF.
Without sufficient altitude for a slower landing, 3WO Heng “instinctively executed the parachute landing fall as per protocol”, said SAF, which noted that doing so “Lieutenant-Colonel Neo Choon Chea, who oversees Red Lions training as commanding officer of the Special Operations Tactical Support Centre, said 3WO Heng did what was required of him during the incident, and executed what is a “fundamental break fall technique” for any parachutist who is unable to perform a soft landing due to...
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