(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 ...

Yuma Test Center at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is proud to announce the induction of Thomas Hall into the U.S. Army Rigger Hall of Fame. This prestigious honor has only been bestowed on 96 parachute ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WYOMING, Mich. — Nearly 15 years after his death, a West Michigan soldier is scheduled to be inducted into the Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame in Fort Lee, Virginia. The ceremony is scheduled for Feb.

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 ...

On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...