At the invitation of the USNA Parachute Team, CAPT Robert B. Chadwick II, USNA Commandant of Midshipmen,
and CAPT Thomas J. Grady, Deputy Commandant,
decide to experience the sensation of freefalling through the atmosphere, outside of an aircraft, in order to understand
the mission of the USNAPT.
It is said: "if riding in a boat is swimming, then riding in an aircraft is flying!"
Aviators become skydivers.