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 ...

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.

(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.

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 ...

“We only jump veteran and military trained paratroopers,” said Chris Stephens, president of the Phantom Airborne Brigade.

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 ...

“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 ...

On June 6, 1944, 22-year-old Victor Nelson was the eighth paratrooper to jump in the blackness covering the coastline of ...

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 ...