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 ...

Several US troops, including Navy SEALs, have died in parachuting accidents over the past decade. Despite the danger, parachuting is a valuable method to put forces on the ground for important ...

A California family is mourning the loss of a young Marine, killed in a parachuting accident in Coolidge on Monday. Twenty-two-year-old Alejandro 'Alex' Romero died in a double-bag static line ...

EXETER, R.I. (WJAR) — It's the "Largest, Longest-Running International Military Static Line Parachute Competition in the World," according to its organizers. LEAPFEST took place for the 40th time on ...

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 ...

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct static line ...

EXETER, R.I. (WHDH) - After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s longest running international static line parachute event returned to Rhode Island on Saturday. Paratroopers ...

SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. - Military paratroopers competing in the Rhode Island National Guard's annual "Leapfest" competition got to the 1,500 foot starting altitude of their jump thanks to ten Soldiers ...