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 ...

- It was apparent on Dec. 9, at 6 a.m., when the first paratrooper got in line in front of Green Ramp on Pope Field, that he wanted the chance to earn a pair of foreign jump wings.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Paratroopers earn foreign jump wings. Spc. L’Erin Wynn 49th PAD. ... completed two multinational jumps into Pointe Denis landing zone during United States Army Africa’s Central Accord 2016 in ...

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

Haley Britzky with Army Sgt. 1st Class Rich Sloan, mid-jump. (U.S. Army/Golden Knights) If you’re going to jump out of a plane, you might as well do it with the best of the best.

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 ...

When David “Robbie” Robinson pinned jump wings to the uniform of his grandson, Daniel Robinson, on March 29 at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) Georgia, it was a full-circle moment.

I did my best to stand up straight in formation to accept my Canadian Jump Wings from a colonel who pinned them to my chest. Next came a major working the line. By now, I’d lost my military bearing.

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 ...