307TH Engineer Battalion Prop Blast - An Airborne Tradition

Abstract

The Prop Blast is an airborne tradition steeped in history which has evolved over time and represents a traditional 'rite of passage' for many officers who have served with the parachute forces. Individual unit records record the names of many notable military leaders who have participated in this tradition while serving in airborne units. The conduct of each Prop Blast and the record thereof is a historical anecdote of an airborne unit's history. This condensed history captures the evolution of the Prop Blast in one such unit, the 307th Engineer Battalion (Airborne), and as a historical report, is designed to provide the reader an appreciation for the history behind this airborne tradition and its evolution within the battalion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237079

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Melchior

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Army
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Dominican Republic
  • Engineers
  • Parachutes
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science