Parachute Jumping

A West Virginia National Guardsman has died in military parachute training exercise at Suffolk Executive Airport in Virginia.

A Fort Bragg soldier was among the victims of a small plane crash in Georgia on Saturday.

U.S. Army experts are testing a new emergency parachute system that can be used when a paratrooper becomes a towed jumper.

A one-year-old chocolate Labrador is serving with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron.

Sgt. Emile Cilliers was convicted last month of two counts of attempted murder for the parachute tampering.

A U.S. Marine died in a parachute accident in Arizona, prompting the Marine Corps to suspend certain types of jumps.

Cpl. Alejandro Romero died in a double-bag static line parachute mishap Monday in Coolidge.

Lawmakers are calling on the Marine Corps to evaluate what it really needs before investing in a new parachute.

Capt. James Ahn died Sept. 21 during a parachute training operation. He was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washingt...

A tragic parachute malfunction resulted in the death a member of the Navy's elite SEAL parachute team.

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Spc. Ryan Riley, 22, died in Ninawa province, Iraq.

The Air Force Chief of Staff has called for improved, better-fitting uniforms -- not only for comfort, but also for safety.

Furness said he had repeatedly observed that the most disciplined units were the ones who fared best in combat.

Four Florida designated historic lighthouses have been "determined to be excess to the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard."

A federal appeals court rejected a bid by former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to be released from jail.