John Bream leapt from a helicopter into the sea without a parachute A former paratrooper who leapt from a helicopter into the sea without a parachute has had his jump confirmed as a world record.

Smith said that while troops still have anxiety, it does get progressively easier after the first jump. When paratroopers are going to land, the aim is to approach the ground in a very specific ...

A former paratrooper hopes to break two world records ... He is aiming to break records for the highest free jump from a helicopter and the highest jump into water. He is raising money for mental ...

The free event included a display by the Florida Military Vehicle Group and several jumps organized by the Phantom Airborne ...

He helped complete the paratrooper jump school at Fort Benning, on Nov 11, 1941. Hill said, "Little did I know I'd be going through the same jump school in 1943." On Dec 7, 1941, most of ...

In an airborne spectacular, 700 paratroopers from eight Nato nations - including the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and the US - parachuted from 12 aircraft. The jump was done in two waves ...

(WRBL) — To earn your wings, donate a toy. That was the stipulation for the soldiers who took part in Operation Toy Drop paratrooper jump this year on Fort Moore. Others participated just for fun.

Sgt. James Dassinger was a Vietnam War paratrooper, so when he died, his daughter wanted to find a way to honor him. As FOX31's Jeremy Hubbard reports, Dassinger's ashes will now be spread around ...

“We soon got a 911 call that the paratrooper went missing,” said Detective Joshua Santos with Bern Township Police. A Sunday afternoon jump didn't go exactly as planned for one paratrooper at ...