US ambassador Stephen Mull completed his first ever parachute jump on Monday, getting by with a little help from a Polish friend.

American ambassador Stephen Mull (R) after completing his parachute jump with Captain Daniel Bobrowski (L). Photo: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk

The joint jump was made near Krakow with Captain Daniel Bobrowski of the 6th Airborne Brigade.

“Jumping with Polish paratroopers today was one of the best experiences of my life,” the ambassador enthused on his Twitter profile.

“They’re great allies!”

Several other members of the 6th Airborne Brigade took part in Monday’s jumps, including formation leader General Adam Joks.

Photo: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk

Mull completed a standard training session before carrying out the 4000m jump.

Asked by journalists what he told his wife before making the leap, he said that as he would be with Polish soldiers “everything would be ok.”

The ambassador revealed that the idea for the jump came as a result of talks he had while observing joint training exercises of Polish paratroopers and the US’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

Poland’s 6th Airborne Brigade has been training with the American brigade since April in Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland, continuing a 12-year cooperation.

“It was then that the suggestion came up...and I gladly accepted the officers' proposal,” Mull said. (nh)

Source: PAP