Whether on a special ops jump from 25,000 feet or with hundreds of paratroopers filling the sky, U.S. troops use a wide range of parachutes. By Joshua Skovlund Updated Aug 12, 2024 10:05 AM EDT ...
A Marine was killed in a parachute incident that occurred Monday at the Multi-Mission Parachute Course in Coolidge, Arizona. Because of the accident, the Corps has suspended all double-bag static line ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Knuckles bloody, hands red and swelling, one Soldier sits alone. His eyes are closed but he isn't asleep. He is shadow boxing, his tired hands precisely moving against an unseen ...
Seven companies have been selected to support military parachuting activities under a five-year, $200 million contract awarded by U.S. Special Operations Command. The ...
A jumpmaster's failure to properly inspect a paratrooper's static lines was determined the "single most definitive failure" that led to the parachuting death of a young female soldier, an Army ...
“SPC Jenks was a dedicated Paratrooper, gifted forward observer, loyal friend, and talented artist who consistently made a tremendous impact on all around her,” Lt. Col. Christopher Walsh said Digital ...
A paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division was getting ready to jump toward the earth when a sharp-eyed jumpmaster stepped in and saved him from a potentially fatal injury — a split-second ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Okinawa-based Special Operations Soldiers traveled here to support an airdrop certification test of the RA-1 Parachute System in the Double Bag Static Line configuration with the C ...
The Air Force's Special Tactics teams consist of airmen in three career fields: combat controllers, pararescuemen and special reconnaissance. Each of these special operations career fields requires ...