INDIANAPOLIS – The 151st Infantry Detachment (Long Range Surveillance) of the Indiana Army National Guard’s 38^th Infantry Division will showcase its capabilities on  June 2, with an airborne demonstration between noon and 4 p.m. at Freeman Airfield in Seymour, Ind.

Airborne operations means the sky will be filled with parachutes as Indiana Soldiers jump out of perfectly good aircraft for no apparent reason on Saturday afternoon. The Soldiers will also conduct rappelling operations out of helicopters (air assault operations). “We will take this opportunity to show the citizens of Seymour a combat equipment jump from a C-23 Sherpa, as well as one from a UH60 Helicopter,” said Capt. Shawn Eaken, the unit’s commander. “In addition, I’ll have a static display of the equipment a Long Range Surveillance Team carries during its war time mission.”

The Long Range Surveillance Detachment is moving to the Seymour National Guard Armory this summer and the Soldiers want the community to see them in action and get a chance to meet them face to face.

“The unit has enjoyed a long history of working with and for the communities in which the unit has been involved,” Eaken said. “We have every intention of maintaining that record as we move into the city of Seymour, Ind.”

Seymour’s local flying club will be on hand with refreshments and flying information at the airfield. The Soldiers of the Seymour National Guard Armory will have additional activities set up and hot dogs for sale. The public will be able to climb on a rock wall, practice sumo style wrestling in Sumo Suits, and enjoy a variety of military displays.

Saturday Schedule:      Airplane jump        1 p.m.

                                     Helicopter jump      2 p.m.

                                     Air Assault              3 p.m.

Seymour, Ind., Army National Guard Armory 

1925 First Avenue

Seymour, Ind.  47715-8601