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 one of ...
The paratroopers floated down after springing out of the C-17 Globemaster aircraft under a deep blue sky into swirling winds as they descended a thousand feet into a vast barren field before ...
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 ...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. airmen and Japanese soldiers gathered recently at this airlift hub in western Tokyo to stuff sand, rocks and water into wooden crates ahead of an annual jump by hundreds ...
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for ...
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Newly-minted paratroopers graduate from Airborne School at Fort Moore nearly every other Friday. Today’s graduation, including more than 300 soldiers, was extra special. April ...
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 ...
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Why elite Polish paratroopers are fans of jumping into a fight with their homemade Grot rifles
What kind of rifle are elite Polish paratroopers jumping into combat with? A relatively new homemade gun that they say offers flexibility and mobility needed at a time when modern warfare is showing ...
DRDO successfully tests indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) with a 32,000 ft free-fall jump, setting a new ...
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