A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine conducts double bag static line parachute operations from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron ...

EXETER, R.I. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in Leapfest 2025, at Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 2, 2025. The 767th EOD Company and 722nd EOD Company from the ...

Leapfest, the largest static-line military parachuting competition in the world, is set to kick off in Rhode Island on Aug. 2, 2025. Paratroopers from around the world, including Belgium, Oman, and ...

A Marine was killed in a parachute incident that occurred Monday at the Multi-Mission Parachute Course in Coolidge, Arizona. Because of the accident, the Corps has suspended all double-bag static line ...

An Army paratrooper makes contact with the drop zone during Leapfest 2017 at the University of Rhode Island in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 6, 2017. Leapfest is the oldest and largest international ...

The Army is testing a new reserve parachute in its quest to minimize malfunctions. The new reserve parachute has a ripcord handle that is a single pin pull and an updated handle that protects from ...

A Marine was killed in a parachute accident in Coolidge on Monday, according to the US Marine Corps. The Marine, 22-year-old Corporal Alejandro Romero, was in training with the US Marine Corps School ...

A U.S. Marine died Monday in a parachute accident in Arizona, prompting the Marine Corps to immediately suspend certain types of jumps, the service announced. The service member, who was not ...

Parents push for answers after former Ponaganset High School teacher's indictment A school committee member is calling for an independent investigation after a grand jury indicts a former Ponaganset ...