Foreign jump wings are a prized possession. But when you are an Army ROTC Cadet, to wear foreign jump wings before you are even commissioned is rare. More than 20 ROTC Cadets from colleges across ...

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, and the Indonesian Army's 17th Airborne Brigade, made four jumps together, June 15-18, 2013, capping the last one with a joint assault on a building.

Soldiers earn foreign jump wings, donate toys in Army’s Operation Toy Drop. ... and it allows paratroopers to earn their foreign jump wings while giving back to children in the community.

About 300 soldiers earned German jump wings, and 359 earned Chilean jump wings, which are awarded to paratroopers who jump under the supervision of foreign nations’ jump masters. U.S. Army ...

Service members from every branch go to this school to earn their jump wings despite this being an Army course. This is a short course for the military, clocking in at just 3 weeks.

U.S. Army paratroopers exit a German C-160 aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 6, 2010, as part of Operation Federal Eagle during which more than 800 American paratroopers earned ...

The Army has about 56,000 paid parachutist positions and plans to reclassify 22,000 of them. Here's why.

As members of the Silver Wings, soldiers put in hours of weekly practice in preparation for their demonstration jumps. The team’s mission is to represent the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s 1 ...

To earn your wings, donate a toy. That was the stipulation for the soldiers who took part in Operation Toy Drop paratrooper jump this year on Fort Moore. Others participated just for fun. While ...

The Army has about 56,000 paid parachutist positions and plans to reclassify 22,000 of them. Here's why. News Sports Weekender Lifestyle Advertise Opinion Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

COLLEGE STATION -- Former President Bush capped his 80th birthday weekend Sunday by jumping from an airplane into the skies above his presidential library and earning his U.S. Army parachutist ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. (July 26, 2012) -- Foreign jump wings are a prized possession in the U.S. Army airborne community. For an Army ROTC Cadet to earn foreign jump wings before he or she is even ...