(CAMP ADAZI, LATVIA) - Before any airborne operation can take place, the parachutes must first be laid out, inspected, and carefully packed so that none of the components inside are tangled or out of ...

FORT MOORE, Ga.− Parachute riggers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, pack the parachutes used daily in airborne training. Recently they ...

On the wall of the parachute shop at Vance Air Force Base hang the photos of some of that shop’s satisfied customers. These are members of the Silkworm Club, which consists of all the pilots who have ...

Even before the Department of Defense mandated earlier this month that people on military installations wear masks where social distancing can’t be maintained against the spread of COVID-19, the ...

YUMA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Yuma Proving Ground’s very own Thomas Hall is the 96th inductee to the U.S. Army Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame. The prestigious honor is the highest recognition among parachute ...

Local Indiana National Guard parachute riggers made a unique pivot to protect their fellow Hoosier guardsmen from the COVID-19 pandemic. Their mission changed to making protective face masks for their ...

Keith Cleveland joined the U.S. Army in 1953 and spent much of his service jumping out of airplanes, a total of 49 jumps over ...

A local veteran was inducted into the U.S. Army Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame, Tuesday, after a heroic act of bravery during WWII. Colonel Thomas Cross led an entire troop to safety in France after ...

Erik Bakko wore an Army uniform for 13 years, and when he left the military he probably figured he'd never wear his fatigues again. But his old uniforms, and the uniforms of other veterans, are being ...