MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An Eight Mile man who jumped into Normandy on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day recounted the overwhelming support from locals he experienced after the jump.

STORCK BARRACKS, Germany (09/10/2021) — He felt the nervousness in his gut as he prepared to jump out of an aircraft for the first time. It was late, around two in the morning. They were flying 1,000 ...

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 ...

Pfc. Jean Cruz De Leon, 20, of Marrero, Louisana, died from a parachute malfunction during training at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Army) The 82nd Airborne Division released the name Thursday of its ...

Leapfest, the largest military parachuting competition of its kind, was poised to take off from Quonset State Airport on Saturday morning. The chutes were packed and checked. But Mother Nature wasn't ...

It's one of the world's most exhilarating sports. But it also can be one of the most dangerous. Before you "take the leap", ask the following ten questions. Is this really for me? There’s no way to ...

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 chutes were packed and checked. But Mother Nature wasn't quite ready: Rhode Island's soggy morning skies had imposed a schedule delay. Ninety-seven troops waited for the opening drops of the event ...