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  • Congratulations Jonathan!

    Congratulations to OEW Skydive’s latest USPA A-Licence graduate, Jonathan. Spending 2 weeks with AXIS Flight School at Skydive Arizona, Jonathan completed is training with determination and enthusiasm. Here is a short highlight reel of his experience: Instructors: Brianne Thompson, Niklas Daniel, Joost Luysterburg, and Murv Riggins. Special thanks to Skydive Arizona, UPT Vector, Performance Designs,…

  • Down for 50

    Annette O’Neil and Joel Strickland made their skydive jump over Arizona, performing an incredible air dance before pulling their chutes. They also completed jumps in New Mexico, are currently headed to Nevada, and eventually, they plan on making skydives in all 50 states (even Alaska and Hawaii) over the next six months, making it the first…

  • Donna Bachler OEW story

  • FOX 10 News Camera flying interview

    PICTURE PERFECT: Man takes pictures, 15,000 feet up in the air “Skydiving, as one can imagine, is dangerous enough, but try to imagine the added element of trying to capture the perfect picture, 12,000 feet up in the air. One photographer does exactly that, as a career. “As a kid, I’ve always been pretty active, always enjoyed extreme sports, whether it…

  • Brianne Thompson receives USPA regional achievement award.

    USPA recognizes its members for contributions to the sport of skydiving and to USPA. The Regional Achievement Award is to honor an outstanding member of a USPA Region who, by their efforts over a period of time or one outstanding act, has made a significant contribution to that region’s skydiving community. Regional Director, Shawn Hill…

  • SDAZ FEATURED FRIDAY – BRIANNE THOMPSON

    View original post on Skydive Arizona website here. Interview by Melissa Lowe. Skydive Arizona is a big drop zone with many extraordinary people from local to visiting jumpers, staff, pilots, instructors, ground crew, maintenance, manifest to teams, event organizers and load organizers!!! The Featured Friday series is aimed at getting to know the people that make Skydive…

  • Donna Bachler AFF training

  • The Power of Mentorship—Operation Enduring Warrior Skydive Continues Its Mission

    Posted on 03. May, 2016 by Parachutist online. Words by MURV, Photos by NiklasDaniel.com. The Operation Enduring Warrior Skydive program began in 2013 (it was then called Operation X-Wing) to facilitate initial skydiving training for combat-wounded veterans. Since then, nine students have earned their A licenses through the program. But just like other recently A-licensed…

  • Todd Love featured on German Television Pro 7 Galileo

    It has been over a year now since AXIS Flight School got to meet and jump with Todd Love (USMC veteran who lost both of his legs and his left hand to an IED in Afghanistan).  On Saturday 28th February 2015, at 08:15, ProSieben (a German television channel) featured some of Todd’s video footage flying over Skydive Arizona on the show “Galileo Big…

  • OEW Skydive Radio Interview January 2015

    I would like to thank Dave at Skydive Radio for having AXIS Flight School on his show to discuss the Operation Enduring Warrior Project! Skydive Radio is the world’s leading internet radio show dedicated to the sport of skydiving.  Weekly episodes include commentary, feature interviews with industry insiders, listener-contributed photos, and e-mails from an audience that spans…