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FY27 Parachute and HRST Safety Inspection Schedule

MARADMIN 513/26·October 21, 2026·4 min read·Official source

The Marine Corps has released the FY27 schedule for parachute and HRST safety inspections. These are mandatory, conducted at least once every two years by the Naval Safety Command's Parachute Safety Analyst, and cost the unit nothing. If your unit holds a parachute or HRST capability, check whether you're on the schedule and start preparing now.

Heads up: Cancellations require regimental-level initiation and a general officer endorsement, and your unit may have to fund the rescheduled visit.

Who it affects

Any Marine Corps unit that maintains a parachute or HRST capability. This is a narrow population: Recon battalions, ANGLICO units, Mountain Warfare Training Center elements, EOTGs, select LSBs and DSBs, and a few other specialized commands. If your unit isn't on the list below, this likely doesn't touch you.

What you need to do

If your unit is on the schedule:

  1. Check your inspection window in the tables below. Details will arrive via email roughly 90 days out, or sooner if you request them.
  2. Conduct a self-assessment using the official parachute and HRST safety inspection checklists before the inspector arrives. Provide results to the inspector on arrival.
  3. Have two packed, ready-for-issue parachute systems (main and reserve, for personnel systems) of each type in your inventory ready for inspection.
  4. If you have a scheduling conflict, contact MSgt Doody directly. Conflicts are handled case by case.
  5. To cancel a scheduled inspection, the request must come from regimental level and be endorsed by the first general officer in your chain. Send the cancellation to both contacts listed below.

If your unit wants a safety assist visit (not required, free, and recommended):

  • Submit a request by email to MSgt Doody and the HQMC Risk Management Directorate Safety Division. Contact info is in the "Official version" section.

Key dates

Parachute Program Safety Inspections

DateLocation
02-06 Nov 2026MRR, MRTC, 1st MRB, 2d MRB, 3d MRB, Camp Lejeune, NC
16-20 Nov 2026TECOM, Fort Lee, VA
15-19 Mar 20272d Recon Bn, Camp Lejeune, NC
05-09 Apr 20274th Recon Bn, JBSA, TX
19-23 Apr 2027AMTT, Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ
26-30 Apr 20276th ANGLICO, JBLM, WA
24-28 May 20274th ANGLICO, West Palm Beach, FL
12-16 Jul 2027Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA
02-06 Aug 20273d LLB, MCB Hawaii, HI
23-27 Aug 20271st DSB, Camp Pendleton, CA
23-27 Aug 20271st Recon Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA
13-17 Sep 20273d Recon Bn, Camp Schwab, Japan

HRST Program Safety Inspections

DateLocation
15-19 Mar 20272d Recon Bn, Camp Lejeune, NC
05-09 Apr 20274th Recon Bn, JBSA, TX
26-30 Apr 20276th ANGLICO, JBLM, WA
03-07 May 2027I MEF EOTG, Camp Pendleton, CA
24-28 May 20274th ANGLICO, West Palm Beach, FL
08-11 Jun 2027RTC, Camp Pendleton, CA
22-25 Jun 2027II MEF EOTG, Camp Lejeune, NC
26-30 Jul 20273d Radio Bn, MCB Hawaii, HI
23-27 Aug 20271st Recon Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA
20-24 Sep 20275th ANGLICO, Camp Hansen, Japan
20-24 Sep 2027III MEF EOTG, Okinawa, Japan

Parachute Program Safety Assist Visits (voluntary, free)

DateLocation
19-23 Oct 20263d LSB, Camp Foster, Japan
01-05 Feb 2027I MEF EOTG, Camp Pendleton, CA
15-19 Feb 2027MMPC, Toltec, AZ
26-30 Jul 2027Det. Hawaii, 4th Recon Bn, MCBH, HI

HRST Program Safety Assist Visits (voluntary, free)

DateLocation
02-06 Nov 2026MRR, Camp Lejeune, NC
01-04 Dec 20262d ANGLICO, Camp Lejeune, NC
17-21 May 2027FASTEUR, Naval Station Rota, Spain
17-21 May 2027FASTPAC, Yokosuka, Japan

The official version

Full details are in MARADMIN 513/26. The governing orders are MCO 3120.11A (Marine Corps Parachuting Policy and Program Instruction) and MCO 3500.42C (Marine Corps Helicopter-Tiltrotor Rope Suspension Techniques and Cast Operations Policy and Program Administration).

POC for inspections, assist visit requests, and cancellations:

  • MSgt Patrick Doody, Naval Safety Command: Patrick.E.Doody.mil@us.navy.mil | (757) 444-3520 ext. 7245
  • HQMC Risk Management Directorate, Safety Division: HQMC_Risk_Management_Directorate@usmc.mil

This is written by a reservist, for reservists. It is not an official publication of HQMC or MARFORRES. Always verify guidance with your command or unit S-1 before acting on any article or summary.

Resources & references

The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.

  • Marine Corps Parachuting Policy and Program Instruction (MCO 3120.11A)Reference

    This order governs Marine Corps parachute programs and mandates safety inspections at least once every two years for all commands with a parachute capability. It sets the authority for the inspection schedule published in this MARADMIN.

  • Marine Corps Helicopter-Tiltrotor Rope Suspension Techniques and Cast Operations Policy and Program Administration (MCO 3500.42C)Reference

    This order governs HRST programs and requires safety inspections at least once every two years for all Marine Corps units with that capability. It is the basis for the HRST inspection schedule and cancellation requirements described in this MARADMIN.

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