82nd Airborne soldier killed, another injured in parachute accident
Sep 17, 2024 · Parachute accident kills one 82nd Airborne paratrooper, injures second in Louisiana. The Fort Liberty, North Carolina-based paratroopers were jumping at the Joint Readiness Training Center at...
US Airborne Rangers parachute in to seize a Pacific airbase, …
Nov 5, 2024 · US Army parachute troops practice an assault. The elite 75th Ranger Regiment recently practiced such an assault on an air base in Palau Credit: Jason Weeding/Australian Army/Reuters
New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall: The U.S. Army …
Oct 29, 2024 · Early one morning this month, 864 Army paratroopers bundled into C-17 transport planes at a base in Alaska and took off for a Great Power War exercise between three volcanic mountains on Hawaii ...
11th Airborne soldier injured during parachute jump in Hawaii
Oct 8, 2024 · The soldier was hurt during a joint forcible entry exercise with hundreds of paratroopers at Pōhakuloa Training Area. The incident is under investigation and follows a fatal jump accident in...
Fort Liberty paratroopers first to receive directed-energy drone ...
Nov 2, 2024 · The U.S. Army is training soldiers to deal with small drones that target troop squads and divisions in war zones. Fort Liberty is the first base to receive directed-energy weapons that can shoot down small drones, as part of the Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems program.
Newest paratroopers on National Airborne Day: “Feeling the wind …
On Aug. 16, 2024 — National Airborne Day — Cozad and 373 of his brothers and sisters in arms became the newest masters of the sky as they graduated from the Army’s Basic Airborne Course at Fort...
Army Paratroopers Jump Out of C-17s Into Freezing Arctic …
Mar 6, 2024 · US Army paratroopers jumped into Arctic terrain at an exercise in Alaska last month. Photos show the mission, including troops loading into C-17s and landing on the icy ground. Soldiers said...
How US Army paratroopers prepare for a night jump training …
Feb 7, 2022 · See how US Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division prepare for a night jump operation, including pre-jump briefing, gear check, and emergency procedures. Learn about their rituals,...
Paratroopers Seek Jump Perfection at Leapfest
Aug 10, 2023 · Paratroopers from the U.S. and around the globe joined together to test their skills and precision in the skies above Rhode Island during Leapfest 2023, the largest static line parachute...
Paratroopers with 82nd Airborne fly non-stop to jump into …
May 7, 2021 · U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Italy will conduct a joint forcible entry exercise with Estonian soldiers as part of Defender Europe 2021. The exercise involves 7,000...