Parachute Jumping

Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit died April 18 during a training incident in a coastal county in...

U.S. troops have been jumping out of perfectly good airplanes for more than 80 years, but a significant amount of training...

Chief Special Warfare Operator Michael T. Ernst died following a "military freefall training accident" on Feb. 19 in Marana...

The British soldier smashed through the roof of a home in Atascadero, California, during the late afternoon of July 6.

Pfc. Jean Cruz De Leon's parachute malfunctioned during a training jump at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

U.S. Army experts are testing a new emergency parachute system that can be used when a paratrooper becomes a towed jumper.

A one-year-old chocolate Labrador is serving with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron.

A U.S. Marine died in a parachute accident in Arizona, prompting the Marine Corps to suspend certain types of jumps.

Cpl. Alejandro Romero died in a double-bag static line parachute mishap Monday in Coolidge.

Lawmakers are calling on the Marine Corps to evaluate what it really needs before investing in a new parachute.