Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email WASHINGTON — Since the inception of airborne warfare, the practice of using parachutes to insert troops into combat ...
Since World War II, the number of soldiers the Army has trained to be able to jump into combat has more than doubled. But as the service prepares for a future war, it worries there are too many ...
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email PICATINNY ARSENSAL, N.J. – The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's Parachute Team, known as the Black Knights, ...
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Parachute Jump Into Water From Black Hawk Helicopter
U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct a water jump into Biscayne Bay, FL from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The jump was made by members of the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, Psychological Operations ...
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Why they do it; Army’s elite Golden Knights parachute team does more than thrill those on the ground
They soar through the sky, leap from thousands of feet above ground, and captivate crowds below — but for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, it’s about more than just the thrill. The Army’s elite parachute ...
Army leaders are confident that reclassifying 22,000 paid parachutist jobs will improve the readiness of paratroopers. The change, first reported by Army Times, is expected to go into effect at the ...
The Army now uses videotape from the accident to teach other soldiers how quickly things can go wrong, she said in a phone interview. The Roulund family has received an outpouring of support from the ...
Task & Purpose photo composite. 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 ...
VICENZA, Italy — A program that guided the Army’s female soldiers along their career path has been renamed and opened to men, as the services work to comply with new Pentagon rules and executive ...
As wind gushed into the open cavities of the plane, Sgt. Dan Gerlach stuck his head out the door, looking down at the rolling city more than 5,000 feet below. High-fiving his friends, he stepped out ...
A parachute used by a U.S. military personnel during a training exercise at Yokota Air Base in November fell onto the grounds of a nearby children's community center in Fussa, western Tokyo, city ...
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