Red Bull Air Force
United States
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Skydiving Team
Year of foundation | 2012 |
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Based in | United States |
Disciplines | Outdoor Skydiving / BASE Jumping / Paragliding |
The Red Bull Air Force is a team of experienced aerial athletes who specialize in performing highly coordinated jumps and aerobatic demonstrations at events and Air Shows around the World. The team of experts combine for over 176,000 skydives and are skilled in nearly every discipline of human flight, including skydiving, BASE jumping, wingsuit flying and speed-riding.
For more information or to follow the team’s adventures you can follow them on Instagram or Facebook @redbullairforce.
The team consists of:
JON DEVORE - Team Captain
Jon Devore, a professional skydiver and cameraman with 23 years of experience and over 21,000 skydives and BASE/wingsuit jumps, is a two-time World Champion and three-time National Champion who has also served as an aerial coordinator for the Red Bull Air Force Stunt Team for 15 years. Devore has lent his expertise to numerous major Hollywood feature films as a stunt coordinator, skydiving, or aerial stunt coordinator, including "Fast and Furious 7," "The Hangover Part 3," "Iron Man 3," "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "San Andreas," and most recently, "Point Break".
MIKE SWANSON
Mike Swanson, originally from Vermont and now residing in Truckee, CA, is a seasoned skydiver and holds multiple gold medals in the skydive discipline known as free-flying. He boasts four national and three world championship titles and has more than 23,000 and 26 years of flight experience in the sport. Swanson specializes in wingsuit flying.
SEAN MACCORMAC
Sean MacCormac has completed more than 22,000 jumps, including tandem and AFF. MacCormac is etched in competitive history as a multiple-time U.S. National Skysurf Champion, X Games medalist, and world record-setter in free flying, sky-surfing, and swooping. He continues to push creative boundaries through performances with the Red Bull Air Force, as well as in film and television. MacCormac has appeared in productions such as "Ironman 3" and "Point Break," as well as TV shows including "Hawaii Five-0" and "Animal Kingdom."
JEFF PROVENZANO
Jeff Provenzano is a pioneering figure in skydiving, having invented a few new tricks within the sport and pushing the boundaries through high-speed swooping. A dedicated athlete, he has not only mastered advanced skydiving techniques but has also transformed his passion into a career. Provenzano sets an example through his leadership and aims to motivate others to pursue their aspirations. He has popularized skydiving through airshows and live demonstrations. Additionally, he regularly lends his skills to stunt work in movies, TV shows, and commercials, and has had the privilege of training military personnel. Amidst these achievements, Provenzano consistently pushes the limits of human flight, innovating within the sport, and advancing as a professional athlete.
MILES DAISHER
Miles Daisher, the son of an Air Force pilot, has aviation in his lineage and has amassed over 8,000 jumps during his 21 years of skydiving experience. Daisher's passion lies in BASE jumping from fixed objects, where he stands as a leader in the sport with with over 7,000 BASE jumps. Additionally, he excels in wingsuit flying and speed wing flying. In 2017 he was back in the record books, increasing the world record for most unassisted BASE jumps in 24-hours to 63. Throughout the 24-hour period, Miles climbed more than 30,500 vertical feet – about 1,500 feet higher than Mount Everest”.
LUKE AIKINS
Luke Aikins is a third-generation skydiver and resides in Seattle where he assists the family business of operating the largest drop zone in the state. Luke comes from a lineage of skydivers and has been professionally involved with the sport for 19 years. Aikins has accumulated over 19,800 jumps and earned multiple medals across various skydiving disciplines. Aikins gained widespread recognition for his historic world record jump from 25,000 feet without a parachute, successfully landing in a 100x100-foot net suspended 170 feet above ground level during (2016).
AMY CHMELECKI
Amy Chmelecki, originally from Mamaroneck, New York, currently resides in Eloy, Arizona. She has completed 19,000 skydives and has produced full length feature films championing diversity in the male dominated sport of skydiving. Additionally, she co-founded and co-captains the Highlight Pro Skydiving Team and serves as both a civilian and military skydiving instructor. With multiple world records and national and world titles under her belt, Chmelecki is also a Hollywood stuntwoman, having appeared in films such as "San Andreas" and "The Mummy," as well as commercials for Kia Motors and Verizon.
ANDY FARRINGTON
Andy Farrington is a third-generation skydiver and seems to be airborne all the time. Carrying on the legacy of operating the family dropzone at Skydive Kapowsin, Farrington also boasts over 27,000 skydives, thousands of BASE jumps, and has logged numerous hours as a pilot. He has clinched multiple gold medals in high-speed canopy competitions and excels in wingsuit racing. With over 27,000 jumps and 6,000 hours of airplane flying experience, Farrington has also worked as a stuntman in Marvel's movies "Black Widow" and "Iron Man 3."
KEVIN COLEMAN
Kevin Coleman has logged thousands of hours in the air, ultimately joining Red Bull Air Race in 2016 as one of the youngest faces in the sport. Now, he wows crowds around the world with his incredible acrobatic flying as part of the Red Bull Air Force. Coleman sets the bar for aerobatic flight with his remarkable skill, aggressive flying style, and precision.
KIRBY CHAMBLISS
Kirby Chambliss, a Red Bull Air Race World Champion from residing just outside Phoenix Arizona, is regarded as one of the best aerobatic pilots in the world. Chambliss is a five-time winner of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship and a former Men’s Freestyle World Champion. Having earned virtually every aviation license possible, flown more than 70 types of aircraft, and logged over 26,000 hours in the air, Chambliss is a showman at the top of his game.
AARON FITZGERALD
Aaron Fitzgerald is an ATP-rated helicopter pilot and one of few pilots with aerobatic an aerobatic rating in the United States. He now performs aerobatic helicopter displays for millions of spectators at airshows throughout North America. Fitzgerald also owns and operates an aerial production coordination company, works as a SAG stunt pilot for TV and film, and serves as a camera platform pilot and aerial coordinator, having worked on over 100 film and television projects across North America.