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Grand Valley High School freshman Aidan Alstatt works on designing a flag for the town of Parachute in the school library Jan. 25.Ray K. Erku/Post Independent

No city in Garfield County has an official town flag. Grand Valley High School freshman Aidan Alstatt hopes to change that.

On Jan. 19, Alstatt, 15, presented several flag designs for Parachute Town Council to consider for official adoption. Alstatt designe…….

Recruits assigned to an airborne unit of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding a transport plane before a parachuting training exercise in mid-January, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Sheng Chao)

Recruits assigned to an airborne unit of the PLA Air Force jump out of the aircraft during a parachuting training exercise in mid-January, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Sheng Chao)</p…….

Recruits assigned to an airborne unit of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding a transport plane before a parachuting training exercise in mid-January, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Sheng Chao)

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Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Retailer

Parachute makes some of our favorite bedding and loungewear, including a waffle robe t…….

Visitors get ready to board a Bell helicopter to experience skydiving in Sanya, Hainan province, in March 2021. [Provided to China Daily]

Fresh tourism formats for islands, low-altitude air travel, deserts tap ‘experience market’

If thrill-seeking Chinese travelers have their way, staid journeys that don’t create an adrenaline rush will soon become passe. Instead, a “journey” would mean a chopper flight that…….

Tom Cruise often performs his own movie stunts instead of having a professional stuntman do it for him. Recently, Cruise decided to tap this daredevil streak to thank his fans by parachuting from a plane. 

“Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning parts one and two,” Cruise said on camera as he hung out the door of the plane. “I didn’t want the year to end…….

Terrifying footage of two tandem jumpers plunging to the ground was captured by a beachgoer on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Australia, as locals contemplated how to help them

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Queensland: Terrifying moment parachute fails

Two tandem jumpers were filmed as they plunged at high speeds to the gr…….

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

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Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

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