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 ...

EXETER, R.I. (WHDH) - After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s longest running international static line parachute event returned to Rhode Island on Saturday. Paratroopers ...

A California family is mourning the loss of a young Marine, killed in a parachuting accident in Coolidge on Monday. Twenty-two-year-old Alejandro 'Alex' Romero died in a double-bag static line ...

Seven companies have been selected to support military parachuting activities under a five-year, $200 million contract awarded by U.S. Special Operations Command. The ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...

RIPTA announces dozens of route detours due to post-blizzard conditions The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has announced dozens of route detours as the authority attempts to provide service ...