High above the drop zone, U.S. Army parachute riggers and Special Forces soldiers come together for an airborne operation.

NATICK, Mass. - Four parachute riggers assigned to the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Soldier Center ...

He became a parachute rigger and was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In September 2004, he volunteered to deploy to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a convoy security gunner.

“This is a different goal and mission set, and definitely a unique one,” said Sgt. Mark Monson, parachute rigger with the 338th Quartermaster Company. “It is more of a civil duty.” ...

The Army plans to end jump pay for about 22,000 parachutist positions, the service said in a message delivered to troops on ...

The parachute riggers with the Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) are making masks for use by military personnel in connection with the recent Department of Defense mandate calling for ...

Parachute riggers must be meticulous and detail-oriented because people's lives are literally in their hands. "Our motto was 'good to the last drop,'" Bakko joked in a phone interview.

Like Robles, some paratroopers may go on to become parachute riggers post-graduation. Others will use their qualification to join airborne units across the armed forces.

Soldier folds parachute after airdrop in South Korea. Riggers of Army's 4th Quartermaster Detachment at Kimhae Air Base have the job of packing such parachutes, and of rigging cargo for airdrops.

Parachute riggers with 1st Special Forces Group's support battalion sew surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 1, 2020. (Sgt. Adam Armstrong/Army ...

Ricks said that prior to Perez’s death, certified parachute riggers were allowed to replace extension lines “for any technical or materiel concerns” for C-17 jumps.

After being wounded, he was reassigned to the Parachute School at Fort Benning, Ga., where he served as an instructor and also met his wife, a Women’s Army Corps parachute rigger assigned to the ...