NATICK, Mass. - Four parachute riggers assigned to the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Soldier Center recently competed in Leapfest 2025, the annual International Military ...

LONDON (AP) — A former British Army sergeant who tried to kill his wife by sabotaging her parachute so he could get her insurance money was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in prison. Sgt. Emile ...

Some parachutes feature openings or holes, which aid in stability and control. Without a means for some air to escape through the top of the canopy, wind could force the parachute to rock ...

The British Army’s elite airborne infantry regiment, widely known as the Paras and formally part of the 16 Air Assault Brigade, is at the centre of debate about its future role and capabilities after ...

Okinawa officials contend parachute training at Kadena Air Base is no longer justifed after the U.S. military’s primary offshore site reopened last year.

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 ...

Gurkhas who relocated to a new military base have celebrated their biggest festival at their new home for the first time. Over the summer, 70 of the Gurkha Parachute Squadron moved from Maidstone in ...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — In just four days, an Army aerial delivery unit from Alaska packed more than 160 tons of gear onto parachute-rigged pallets to be dropped over Hawaii’s Big ...