For the paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, the ...

On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...

Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them ...

An 82nd Airborne paratrooper who died during a weekend training operation at Fort Bragg was using a new style of parachute, military officials said Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Jamal Clay, 25, of Elida, Ohio, ...

Anyone who has thrown themselves out of a military plane over the last two decades has likely survived because of J.C. Berland. As the vice president of engineering at Airborne Systems, the U.S.

AVIANO AIRBASE, Italy -- Over 400 paratroopers from 12 NATO countries conducted simultaneous parachute assaults into Balchik and Tenevo Airfields in Bulgaria Aug. 24, 2015 led by the U.S. Army's 173rd ...

The paratroopers accomplished a series of tactical objectives, including parachuting the battalion’s advance group onto designated landing sites, thwarting enemy reserve approaches, neutralizing ...

CORONADO, Calif. - A World War II veteran took a giant leap to make his 100th birthday memorable — literally. WWII Airborne Veteran Thomas "Tom" Rice participated in a tandem parachute jump in his ...

The Army’s Basic Airborne Course at Fort Moore, Georgia, is meant to prepare students for the challenges of life as a paratrooper. What you may not have heard until now is that service members who ...

Fort Bragg's18th Airborne Corpsand division units are grounded; parachute jumps have been suspended indefinitely. The reason: reserve parachutes in more than half of those tested do not work. The ...

Kenya Army’s elite 20th Parachute Battalion leads the Trooping of Colours at Nyayo Stadium during Jamhuri Day 2025. President Ruto presides over celebrations focused on tourism, wildlife, and MICE.