Special Operations Command To Go Para-Commando Over University of Tampa

Posted Feb 3, 2012 by Howard Altman

Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 09:57 PM

If you see folks falling from the sky over the University of Tampa tomorrow morning, it’s more than likely the The U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, known as the Para-Commandos.

The Para-Commandos are scheduled to perform a free fall parachute demonstration on 8 a.m. during the 38th Annual Lisa Pauchey JROTC Drill Meet at the University of Tampa.

The team is comprised of active duty military or Department of Defense civilians assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.  Most are combat veterans with Special Operations background.  Many served with the US Army Special Forces, commonly known as the elite Green Berets, while others served with US Army Rangers, the world’s premier light infantry fighting force.  The US Air Force is well represented with specialized combat controllers, para-rescue men and combat air crewmen.  The US Navy is represented with US Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen, and the US Marine Corps is represented by Special Operations Marines.