Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division perform static line jumps from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, Nort...

1st person point-of-view footage from a U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North...

See what it looks like for a paratrooper to step into thin air over a drop zone in this footage of a recent jump in the Netherlands to commemorate the anniversary of WWII's Operation Market...

2016年1月16日 · U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a routine proficiency jump out of an Air Force C-130 over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2016. Paratroopers

2024年6月2日 · Discover the rigorous training and awe-inspiring techniques behind Paratrooper Jumps. Explore the history, equipment, and challenges faced by these elite units. Jump into the world of airborne operations with insights on modern applications.

The 82nd and 101st Airborne are both paratrooper infantry, tasked with jumping out of planes and helicopters behind enemy lines.

2024年12月11日 · 1st Sgt. Jovon Propst of Spartan Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, completed his 100th parachute jump, earning the centurion paratrooper title. Reflecting on his first jump at...

2020年10月22日 · Army paratroopers are trained in the art of jumping out a perfectly-good airplane. After they jump — most of the time with the use of static-line parachutes — they’ll often land behind enemy lines to seize an objective, such as an airfield.

2023年8月10日 · Paratroopers from the U.S. and around the globe joined together to test their skills and precision in the skies above Rhode Island during Leapfest 2023, the largest static line parachute...

This type of jump is used when an aircraft cannot fly over a landing zone or if the noise of the parachute would alert an enemy. Paratroopers will deploy their parachutes at very high altitudes and glide into a landing zone at a horizontal distance.