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 ...

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 ...

Leapfest, the largest static-line military parachuting competition in the world, is set to kick off in Rhode Island on Aug. 2, 2025. Paratroopers from around the world, including Belgium, Oman, and ...

Seven companies have been selected to support military parachuting activities under a five-year, $200 million contract awarded by U.S. Special Operations Command. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...

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 ...