It’s not completely unheard of for military paratroopers to land, well, not where they expected, whether it be in some nearby trees or on someone’s kitchen floor. And a recent video making the rounds ...
FORT MITCHELL, Al.. (WTVM) - More than 400 men and women graduated a few days ago on Fort Moore from the U-S Army Basic Airborne Course. That includes a new soldier who had wings pinned on him by his ...
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 ...
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Aca,!A"If you want to be a leader in the 82nd Airborne, you have got to be a Jumpmaster,Aca,!A? said Sgt. 1st Class Teigh Statler, platoon sergeant with Battery A, 1st Battalion, ...
A jumpmaster inspects the rigging of a 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper prior to boarding a US Air Force C-130 for an airborne insertion in northern Italy. (Army) Paratroopers who stay current on ...
The winner of the Jumpmaster of the Year Competition hosted by the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team is slated to compete in the All American Division's competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., ...
An Army investigation into the death of Sgt. Shaina Schmigel found that a jumpmaster did not properly inspect the paratrooper's line before the jump that killed her last year, according to an Army ...