When Army paratroopers jump in exercises like the ... In the worst-case scenario, the static line could accidentally wrap around a soldier’s neck, a mishap that killed a paratrooper in 2016.

An Army investigation into the death of Sgt. Shaina Schmigel found that a jumpmaster did not properly inspect the paratrooper's line before the jump that killed her last year, according to an ...

Most of the deaths occurred during static-line jumps from C-17 Globemaster aircraft ... She enlisted in the Army in October 2018, and is survived by her parents. Her awards and decorations ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on static line jumps performed by paratroopers from the C-17 and C-130 ...

Fort Bragg-based paratroopers conducted a static-line jump Friday, February 1, 2019 to maintain their proficiency at airborne operations and follow-on missions. Paratroopers from Headquarters ...

Army Airborne troops participated in a static line jump that called for them to jump out of a plane during a training course. Ariana Triggs Ariana Triggs, USA TODAY More Videos ...

Fair, with 22 years in the Army, has 114 static line jumps and 60 freefalls. But underneath them all, he said, is the same caliber of soldier. “They choose to do it. They want to do this ...

Currently the United States Army Special Operations Command's C-27J aircraft is only certified for conventional Static Line and Military Free-Fall parachute operations. The test evaluated jumpers ...

Static-line parachuting has been a US military tactic since World War II. The use of a line that automatically pulls your parachute is an effective technique to deploy a large number of troops at ...

(Army) The 82nd Airborne Division released the name Thursday of its paratrooper who died after experiencing a static-line parachute malfunction the day before. Pfc. Jean Cruz De Leon, 20 ...

Over the last week, four Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne became the first all-woman military parachute team to compete in such a static line competition. Staff Sgt. Marilyn Reyes, 1st. Lt.