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, ...
Sgt. Daniel Neigel has deployed to Iraq three times with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, but he never had to do it by jumping out of an airplane. The division is trained to parachute into battle at ...
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Private 1st Class Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd ...
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, ...
The 82nd Airborne Division held a memorial ceremony to honor fallen paratroopers. The ceremony recognized paratroopers killed in combat and training accidents. Five names were added to the division's ...
FORT BRAGG — A flyover of Blackhawks and Apache helicopters, passing of unit colors and pass in review aboard the Army’s newest infantry squad vehicle on Fort Bragg means one thing for the 82nd ...