HIGHLAND, N.Y. – State police on Wednesday provided photos of a parachute and pack that they say are similar to the ones worn by a skydiver who fell to his death this past weekend in the town of ...

Every year, about 15,000 students perform five jumps from a live aircraft before graduating from the United States Army’s Airborne School, each depending on a parachute to get them safely to the ...

For Soldiers in the 421st Quartermaster Company, "attention to detail" is less a catch phrase than a lifesaving mission statement. Parachute riggers with the unit, based in Fort Valley, Ga., pack ...

Ever wondered how skydivers pack their parachutes? Watch from a first-person perspective as I demonstrate the step-by-step ...

WHAT: A request for information from the Army for an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory. WHY: A lot of paperwork used to go into tracking parachutes to make sure they were ...

As the story goes... Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was shot down by a missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy military. He was captured ...

The 75th Ranger Regiment should review its oversight of civilian-contracted parachute packers and implement several procedural changes following a March 2019 free-fall accident that killed a seasoned ...

What happens after you pull the parachute and land safely on the ground? Well, it’s gotta get packed up. BASE jumper Sean Chuma shows us how he packs up a parachute and it’s a lot of freaking work.

Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. He has been the subject of a short story familiar to many. Plumb’s plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile and he ejected safely, but ...

I had my first skydiving experience last week. I don’t like heights at all and would not be crushed if I never rode another roller coaster. So, it was an adventure in overcoming my fears. The keys for ...

The 75th Ranger Regiment should review its oversight of civilian-contracted parachute packers and implement several procedural changes following a March 2019 free-fall accident that killed a seasoned ...