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Airborne EOD technicians participate in international static line parachute competition

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 ...
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Special Operations Command Soldiers test RA-1 Double Bag Static Line Parachute System, USASOC C-27J

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Okinawa-based Special Operations Soldiers traveled here to support an airdrop certification test of the RA-1 Parachute System in the Double Bag Static Line configuration with the C ...
The National Interest

The Army is Testing Its New Reserve Parachute

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 ...
The Aviationist

Really Bad African Paratroops Demonstrate Every Jump Ramp Error in One Jump

Jumpers Execute Dangerous Exits, Ramp Strikes and Falls in One Jump Exercise. Military static line parachuting is safe when practiced correctly, but minor mistakes can quickly turn a jump into a ...
Business Insider

US special operators have mastered a tricky infiltration method, but there's still a chance they could come crashing through your roof

A British commando fell through the roof of a home in California in July after a parachute malfunction. The paratrooper survived, but it illustrates one of the risks of special-operations forces' ...
The National Interest

‘You First’: The Army is Testing its New Reserve Parachute

Here’s What You Need to Know: During static-line parachuting, as the troop jumps out of the aircraft, a line that is hooked to the aircraft activates the parachute. Then, the troop must ensure that ...