As a young man, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Connor Cozad grew up watching Band of Brothers, a 2001 HBO miniseries depicting the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry ...

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 ...

VAJONT, Italy (March 14, 2024)—Anticipation filled Juliet Drop Zone as the noon sun peaked through the clouds. Retired military intelligence Col. Barb Trent was among the crowd of veterans and ...

An Airborne soldier connects his combat equipment to his T-11 Parachute Harness before takeoff in a U.S. Air Force C-17. The soldier is wearing his Impact Monitoring Mouthguard while preparing for a ...

Former US Army Parachute Team member and combat veteran Michael Elliott rates nine airborne jumps in movies, such as "Mission: Impossible — Fallout," for realism. Elliott breaks down the accuracy of ...

If you looked into the skies near the Dauphin and Lebanon county line May 17-18, you might have seen airmen jumping from a helicopter over the training facilities at Fort Indiantown Gap. U.S. Air ...

Black River Falls’ Donald R. Olson returned from World War II a proud recipient of both the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. But Olson never received the two stars meant to adorn his parachute wings ...

The U.S. 101st Airborne parachuted into their first battle on D-Day and became legends. The U.S. 101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, parachuted into their first battle on D-Day, 6th June 1944 and ...

FT MOORE, Ga. (WTVM) - Hundreds of soldiers in our area jumping and earning their wings today, on the same week as America’s birthday. More than 400 men and women graduated on Fort Moore this ...

The Army is reducing the number of soldiers who will be paid parachutists. 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 ...