For Soldiers in the 421st Quartermaster Company, "attention to detail" is less a catch phrase than a lifesaving mission statement. Parachute riggers with the unit, based in Fort Valley, Ga., pack ...

Behind every military aerial delivery is a highly skilled group that meticulously prepare the chutes and the packages that seem to fall effortlessly out of their military transports. They are called ...

As the U.S. military brings humanitarian assistance to Gaza, Army units perform key duties now and in the near term to deliver that aid. A detachment of U.S. Army parachute riggers has worked around ...

High above the drop zone, U.S. Army parachute riggers and Special Forces soldiers come together for an airborne operation. This video highlights the precision work of the riggers in preparing ...

A powered parachute, also known as a PPC, is the result of what happened when someone realized you could couple a parafoil with a paraglider. It allows one to fly without having to jump off of tall ...

HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report on an crash involving a powered parachute that left a man dead. According to the NTSB ...

A local veteran was inducted into the U.S. Army Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame, Tuesday, after a heroic act of bravery during WWII. Colonel Thomas Cross led an entire troop to safety in France after ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- It's become a competition for the soldiers of 647th Quartermaster Company to see who can crank out the most face masks during a shift. The parachute rigging unit is essential to ...