{"id":21720,"date":"2018-04-10T19:39:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T19:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/10\/air-force-parachute-part-lands-on-school-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:34:11","slug":"air-force-parachute-part-lands-on-school-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/04\/10\/air-force-parachute-part-lands-on-school-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"US military parachute part lands by school in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days after local residents near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/03\/06\/c-130j-super-hercules-arrives-at-yokota-air-base\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Yokota Air Base<\/a>, Japan, protested the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/air\/2018\/04\/03\/us-air-force-to-deploy-cv-22-tiltrotor-aircraft-to-japan-early\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover69633\">arrival of five Air Force CV-22 Osprey<\/a> tiltrotor aircraft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/08\/30\/another-osprey-makes-emergency-landing-in-japan\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">due to safety concerns<\/a>, part of a military parachute landed on the grounds of a nearby school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A parachutist was forced to cut away the main chute when both the main and reserve parachutes deployed after jumping out of a C-130J, according to the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops are required to do this to avoid the two parachutes getting tangled and potentially endangering the parachutist\u2019s life, the 374th Airlift Wing said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of the reserve parachute that is designed to break away after the reserve parachute is deployed was carried away by the wind and landed on the grounds of Hamura\u2019s No. 3 Middle School without causing any injuries or damage,\u201d the statement said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s Defense Ministry said it received a report that a student found an unfolded parachute on the school\u2019s tennis court, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20180410_36\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a>, Japan\u2019s national public broadcasting organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training was suspended until the incident could be fully investigated, and it was found that the aircrew and parachutist followed all established safety procedures, according to the Air Force. 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