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We asked a pair of longtime paratroopers from both the regular Airborne and special ops world to tell us about the equipment they call their “ride to work.” Sgt. 1st Class Eric Fair is the ...
CRETE, Greece--Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion conducted a staff ride, terrain-walk, and airborne operation here from April 20-24, 2015 to gain lessons from ...
In an event Wednesday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, 17 volunteer paratrooper-reenactors jumped from a pair of World War II-era C-47 Skytrain planes. Watch the video here as Jason ...
Taking part in the New Year jump were paratroopers from the Army’s 11th ... one Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules for the ride to the Narashino drop zone. The Air Self-Defense Force ...
Like any good paratrooper, Connaher had checked his parachute countless times that day and now looked forward to a 30-second ride back to Earth. Instead, what Connaher got that night would not ...