CompEtition
The purpose of the competition is to promote the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of the Airborne Soldier through international competition.
Leapfest Updates:
Registration for 2017 is now closed!
2016 Winning Team
DET 2 165th QM CO, NE
2016 Winning Individual
Jumper from a Joint Georgia National Guard Team
Contact us
leapfest@leapfest.com
56th Troop Command
CAMP FOGARTY, 2841
S.County Trail, East Greenwich, RI, USA
REGISTRATION
To register for Leapfest 2017, please download the appropriate Memorandum of Instruction (MOI), and the three enclosures.
Competition Date: August 5th 2017
Location: 3119 Ministerial Road, West Kingston, RI 02892
Rain Date: August 6th 2017
Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition
Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition.
The purpose of the competition is to promote the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of the Airborne Soldier through international competition. The competition is routinely attended by representatives from the Active Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and several international teams.
Each team consists of 5 participants: 4 jumpers and 1 alternate jumper. Jumpers exit from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at an altitude of 1500 feet (457 meters) using an MC-6 static line, steerable, parabolic parachute.
Participants aim to land as close as possible to a marked, designated area within the landing zone. Upon landing and completing a PLF (parachute landing fall), participants are timed by qualified judges until they reach the designated area.
This is both an individual and team event. Each jumper must complete 2 jumps to be qualified for the individual award, and each team must complete 8 jumps in total to be qualified for the team award.In addition, we will be hosting a foreign jump exchange followed by a foreign jump wings pinning ceremony