The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it will increase hazardous duty incentive pay for paratroopers, commonly known as jump pay. The monthly stipend will rise from $150 to $200, marking the first ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 8, 2025. The jump was conducted as an opportunity for 82nd ...

Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt (left) shown in a video (right) stopping a paratrooper from suffering a “catastrophic injury” during a Nov. 17, 2025 training jump. Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt was closely watching as ...

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct static line jumps from CH-47F Chinook helicopters assigned to Task Force Viper 1st Battalion, 3rd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, ...

BATARAJA, Indonesia — Paratroopers from U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group, 11th Airborne Division, Tentara Nasional Indonesia and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force jumped into the Bintang drop zone ...

Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last jump he made was to celebrate his 90th birthday. He is now planning to make his final jump this weekend ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Paratroopers at Fort Benning quite literally jumped into the holiday season Tuesday morning. That’s because of Operation Toy Drop, an annual initiative to get presents under ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 100-year-old veteran is planning to make his final jump this weekend. Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last jump he ...