For Soldiers in the 421st Quartermaster Company, "attention to detail" is less a catch phrase than a lifesaving mission statement. Parachute riggers with the unit, based in Fort Valley, Ga., pack ...

(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 ...

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 ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – A squadron of MV-22 Ospreys flew in formation from behind a mountain range, their silhouettes barely visible in front of the setting sun. Each Osprey pilot ...

FORT LEE - They're an esteemed group of service members who constantly have the lives of their comrades in their hands. For those who wear and are identified by their red caps, every fold of fabric ...

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 ...

Pfc. Mariana Alvarez, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, lives in the barracks on Fort Bragg. Every weekday, she wakes up at 5:50 a.m., ...

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 ...

The Army's top parachute rigger has retired and plans to move back to Fayetteville, where he has spent most of his 40-year career. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Jimenez was honored at Fort Lee, ...