On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...
Though they share the “Airborne” name, the 82nd and 101st operate in fundamentally different ways, with one specializing in mass parachute assaults and the other dominating helicopter-based air ...
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Private 1st Class Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd ...
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a routine proficiency jump out of an Air Force C-130 over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2016. Paratroopers were ...
Every year in the lead-up to Memorial Day, Fort Liberty hosts All American Week. All American Week gives paratroopers, past and present, a chance to celebrate their service in America's Guard of Honor ...
As the United States' premier intervention force, designed to project American military strength across a large area with top speed and efficiency, the 82nd Airborne Division holds a critical role in ...