U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning is a fast-paced but intense three-week course that trains soldiers from all branches to conduct parachute operations. This video shows what it really takes to ...

Aside from combat, I am most often asked about my experiences as a paratrooper. To become Airborne qualified (jump wings) you must first attend, and pass Airborne school at Fort Benning, GA. I ...

A group of mostly junior Army infantrymen and noncommissioned officers sat in a staging area Thursday, waiting to put on their parachutes for a nighttime jump into the Holland Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, ...

The combined forces of the United States Army and United States Marine Corps took to the skies in Vaziani, Georgia for a joint airborne exercise on August 23, 2023. The jump marked an important moment ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: When this Airborne student collided with a Humvee parked in the drop zone, our camera crew feared she was seriously injured, if not worse. Producer: ...

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Two Army noncommissioned officers were able to mark Father's Day early this year with a rare event: a father-and-son airborne jump. Sgt. Maj. Jason Towns, the command sergeant major of 3rd Special ...

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