Over the course of 15 days, the Mt.
Everest Skydiving Expedition team
conducted five jumps in the highest
drop zones in the world in the Mt.
Everest region, honoring the fallen
warriors of Extortion 17.

2021 marked the 10th anniversary of
Extortion 17, the greatest single incident
loss of US lives in Operating
Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan,
on August 6th, 2011. 31 Americans
lost their lives when their CH-47
(callsign ‘Extortion 17’) was shot
down by the Taliban.