Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt was closely watching as a stream of Army paratroopers hustled out the door of a C-130. As one of the mission’s jumpmasters, Platt stood in the final safety position, closely ...
The Kremlin demanded to know exactly what the British solider was doing when he was killed in Ukraine PARIAH state Russia disgustingly accused the UK of carrying out terrorism following the tragic ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - About 200 members of the Nebraska National Guard made their final parachute jump last Friday, as the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment’s airborne operations came to an end.
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American Paratroopers

U.S. Army Paratroopers drop into an unknown zone during a training exercise in a foreign country. Film Credits: Courtesy of the U.S. DoD, U.S. Department of Defense ----- Have a look at The ...
The popular Paratrooper ride will return to Waldameer Park & Water World in 2026. The ride was dismantled after the amusement park's 2024 season, leaving riders unable to swoop through the air with ...
The U.S. Army is restructuring its airborne forces, leading to pay changes for thousands of parachutist positions. According to a report from the American military newspaper Stars and Stripes, an ...
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it will increase hazardous duty incentive pay for paratroopers, commonly known as jump pay. The monthly stipend will rise from $150 to $200, marking the first ...
U.S. Army paratroopers will soon have more to leap for, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week during a visit with 82nd Airborne Division soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C. “We are increasing ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addresses 82nd Airborne Division personnel at All American Week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 22, 2025 (Army Spc. Prim Hibbard/Army) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...
In this 1942 footage, volunteer paratroopers train for jumping into fights for World War II. Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband Brandon Blackstock dead at 48 FBI fires three senior officials, including ...
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Sgt. Joe Harris, World War II's oldest surviving paratrooper, died at the age of 108. But his memory will live on in the history books and the community of Compton. Harris ...
Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona. The parachute landing was part of a pregame ceremony at the University of Arizona's Hi ...