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SEAMAN (SN) Israel Perez of El Paso, Texas, secures lines in the riggers loft aboard the landing helicopter dock ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2)

SEAMAN (SN) Israel Perez of El Paso, Texas, secures lines in the rigge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Essex (LHD 2) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Steven Cooke, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army (USA) Parachute riggers from Echo company 782nd Main Support Battalion (MSB), prepare the drop lines for parachutes that will pull a cargo load out of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Large Package Week at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC). Large Package Week is a joint US Army and US Air Force airdrop, designed to enhance service cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Parachute riggers from Echo company 782nd Main Support B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Cam... More

US Navy (USN) riggers pull the probe release handle ending an underway replenishment (UNREP) on the Persian Gulf between the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser Class Replenishment Oiler USNS GUADALUPE (T-AO 200). The TRUMAN Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism (GWOT)

US Navy (USN) riggers pull the probe release handle ending an underway...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Gregory A. Pierot, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

With reflective belts aglow in the early morning, riggers

With reflective belts aglow in the early morning, riggers

With reflective belts aglow in the early morning, riggers from the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion sprint down the streets of Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 23, during a "Redhat" rigger run in honor of the i... More

The flag of a Candian paratrooper is displayed on his

The flag of a Candian paratrooper is displayed on his

The flag of a Candian paratrooper is displayed on his left shoulder as he listens to a pre jump briefing during Leapfest Airborne Competition on July 30, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parach... More

U.S. Army U.S. Army Maj. General Les Carroll of the

U.S. Army U.S. Army Maj. General Les Carroll of the

U.S. Army U.S. Army Maj. General Les Carroll of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command visits the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve during Operation Green Light G... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th Quartermaster Company from Seymour, Ind. signs the log book of an MC-6 parachute after it was packed for Leapfest, July 30, 2015. Leapfest is an internati... More

Spc. Ethan Tuitt, rigger with Air Item Maintenance

Spc. Ethan Tuitt, rigger with Air Item Maintenance

Spc. Ethan Tuitt, rigger with Air Item Maintenance Platoon, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, separates the lines a G-11 cargo p... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Parks, a parachute rigger with

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Parks, a parachute rigger with

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Parks, a parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2, organizes the control lines at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. Parks organized the control lines for a ... More

Cargo is dropped from the ramp of a U.S. Marine Corps

Cargo is dropped from the ramp of a U.S. Marine Corps

Cargo is dropped from the ramp of a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J during Bayonet Strike, a bi-lateral training exercise with Spanish paratroopers, U.S. Army paratroopers and Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-... More

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne), 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, ... More

Spc. Nate Monk, rigger with Aerial Delivery Platoon,

Spc. Nate Monk, rigger with Aerial Delivery Platoon,

Spc. Nate Monk, rigger with Aerial Delivery Platoon, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, explains the next step in the process of ... More

Spc. Valerie L. Reed, a parachute rigger with the 861st

Spc. Valerie L. Reed, a parachute rigger with the 861st

Spc. Valerie L. Reed, a parachute rigger with the 861st Quartermaster Company Detachment 1 and a Clarksville, Tenn. native, ties down a load at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Nov. 11, 2013. The 861st QM Co. is th... More

A U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper prepares

A U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper prepares

A U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper prepares for airborne training operations July 27, 2016 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade from Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response... More

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) adds

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) adds

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) adds an MC-6 parachute into formation for accountability, Oct. 3, 2017, at the Lee Fulp drop zone in Tifton, Ga. The 820th Combat Operations Squadron’s four-person... More

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Primas, the 773d

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Primas, the 773d

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Primas, the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight noncommissioned officer in charge and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeants Douglas Moye and Nick Braun, both 773... More

U.S. Army Spc. John McKenney repeats the oath of enlistment

U.S. Army Spc. John McKenney repeats the oath of enlistment

U.S. Army Spc. John McKenney repeats the oath of enlistment during his reenlistment ceremony on board the aircraft prior to the Sept. 11 memorial jump, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Ga., Sept. 11, 2015. P... More

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne), 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, ... More

U.S. Army Col. Jason Benefield of the 18th Airborne

U.S. Army Col. Jason Benefield of the 18th Airborne

U.S. Army Col. Jason Benefield of the 18th Airborne Field, recovers his T-11 parachute during the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program (SPJP) at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroopers w... More

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, drops his gear after performing airborne operations for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) ... More

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose for a photo in West Kingston, R.I. during the closing of Leapfest, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troo... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Neary, assigned to the 56th

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Neary, assigned to the 56th

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Neary, assigned to the 56th Troop Command, pins the American Parachutist Badge on a German paratrooper during Leapfest Airborne Competition July 30, 2014, in West Kingston, R.I. Leapfes... More

Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York - Labor Day Parade, New York City.  Ship Riggers' Union flat in the parade

Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York - Labor Day Parade, New Yo...

Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drops over Fort Irwin during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Riggers with the Defense Logistics Agency hook-up single axle towed trailers to cranes and off-load them from railroad flatbed cars

Riggers with the Defense Logistics Agency hook-up single axle towed tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gs-09 Donna Redes Release Sta... More

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member of the 412st Quartermaster Company rigger detachment, inspects the webbing on a bundle being prepared for aerial delivery in Southwest Asia Sept. 29. The... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Lamb of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Lamb of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Lamb of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve radios an aircraft performing a heavy cargo drop for an airborne operation pertaining t... More

Three U.S. Army paratroopers pose for a photo during

Three U.S. Army paratroopers pose for a photo during

Three U.S. Army paratroopers pose for a photo during the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program (SPJP) at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroopers were participating in a SPJP jump to maint... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kory Williams, 86th Operations

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kory Williams, 86th Operations

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kory Williams, 86th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspector, speaks with an 865th Aerial Delivery Battalion member during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Elefsis Air Base... More

Bertha, Minn. native, Capt. Melissa S. Schwarz, commander,

Bertha, Minn. native, Capt. Melissa S. Schwarz, commander,

Bertha, Minn. native, Capt. Melissa S. Schwarz, commander, 623rd Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, speaks about the significant aerial equipment repair and supply contributions ... More

A C-130J Hercules with the Royal Australian Air Force,

A C-130J Hercules with the Royal Australian Air Force,

A C-130J Hercules with the Royal Australian Air Force, No. 36 Squadron drops a high velocity combat deliver system at Londonderry drop zone, near RAAF Richmond, March 13, 2017. The squadron is attending the Adv... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Schmidt, 820th Combat

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Schmidt, 820th Combat

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Schmidt, 820th Combat Operations Squadron (COS) NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment, ensures an MC-6 parachutes lines’ serviceability, Oct. 4, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base,... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Smith, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Smith, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Smith, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, receives training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Correthers a rigger with the

U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Correthers a rigger with the

U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Correthers a rigger with the 165th Quartermaster Company from Seymour, Ind. stows away the static line on a MC-6 parachute that was just packed for Leapfest, July 30, 2015. Leapfest is an... More

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Duty, with the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Duty, with the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Duty, with the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, conducts a locking stow demonstration for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Belle Cha... More

Spc. Joshua Singletary, a parachute rigger, holds a

Spc. Joshua Singletary, a parachute rigger, holds a

Spc. Joshua Singletary, a parachute rigger, holds a strap and helps steer a high mobility multipurpose vehicle into position on a platform, March 7, 2020, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Singletary and his team ... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Sgt. Jaime Smith and Spc.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Sgt. Jaime Smith and Spc.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Sgt. Jaime Smith and Spc. Joshua Singletary, parachute riggers assigned to the 824th Quartermaster Company, load parachutes at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 7, 2020. Parachute r... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, wait to board an aircraft before airborne operations for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Stenn... More

Staff Sgt. Earnest Simpson, a soldier with 8th Ordinance

Staff Sgt. Earnest Simpson, a soldier with 8th Ordinance

Staff Sgt. Earnest Simpson, a soldier with 8th Ordinance Company, 189th Combat Support Battalion, and Woodbridge, N.J., native, briefs Marines with Land Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion, 22nd Marine ... More

Spc. Kara Agnew, rigger with Air Item Maintenance Platoon,

Spc. Kara Agnew, rigger with Air Item Maintenance Platoon,

Spc. Kara Agnew, rigger with Air Item Maintenance Platoon, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, inspects the inside of a G-11 cargo... More

Two New Zealand paratroopers perpares to put on the

Two New Zealand paratroopers perpares to put on the

Two New Zealand paratroopers perpares to put on the MC-6 parachute during Leapfest Airborne Competition July 29, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Is... More

Soldiers with the 294th Quartermaster Company practice

Soldiers with the 294th Quartermaster Company practice

Soldiers with the 294th Quartermaster Company practice parachute jumps during annual training at Camp Swift, Texas, Aug. 15. The riggers participated in the training for confidence building and competence assur... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Britt of the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Britt of the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Britt of the 82nd Airborne Division, recovers his T-11 parachute during the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program (SPJP) at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroop... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Lomba from the C Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Lomba from the C Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Lomba from the C Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry, R.I. National Guard, inspects the static line of a paratrooper from the United Kingdom aboard a Ch-47 helicopter during Lea... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto Sicily Drop Zone

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto Sicily Drop Zone

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto Sicily Drop Zone during the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program (SPJP) on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroopers were participating in a SPJP jump to maintain their j... More

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the tailgate of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by... More

Riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division anchor fuel containers inside a C-141B Starlifter aircraft in preparation for a container delivery system airdrop at Ice Station Zebra, 60 miles from the North Pole

Riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division anchor fuel containers inside ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jesse M. Villalobos Release St... More

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman First Class Ray Byers maintains tools used by parachute riggers

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman First Class Ray Byers maintains tools us...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Ronald W. Bayles, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Mathew Eakest (left), and USA Sergeant (SGT) Eric Houchens, both Airborne Parachute Riggers, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery, don their fully-loaded field packs during a squad tactics and combat procedures task-training exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Mathew Eakest (left), and USA Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned as Airborne Parachute Riggers, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery armed with 5.56mm M16A1 rifles, refine their squad tactics and combat procedures during a task-training exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned as Airborne Parachute Riggers, 24th Qu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Three U.S. Marine Corps parachute riggers recover a parachute during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

Three U.S. Marine Corps parachute riggers recover a parachute during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Release Status: Released... More

Three U.S. Marine Corps parachute riggers recover a parachute during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

Three U.S. Marine Corps parachute riggers recover a parachute during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Release Status: Released... More

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. David Aaron, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, receives training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a ... More

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct sustained airborne training July 27, 2016 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade from Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response Force ... More

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) descends

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) descends

A member of the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) descends during a static-line jump, Oct. 3, 2017, at the Lee Fulp drop zone in Tifton, Ga. The 820th Combat Operations Squadron’s four-person shop of parachute rig... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Wong, with the

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Wong, with the

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Wong, with the Special Operations Detachment Global Coventry, R.I., gives the one minute command for the paratroopers to get ready, at Leapfest in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Norwood from B Company, 1st

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Norwood from B Company, 1st

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Norwood from B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard, aids Italian 1st Lt. Antonio Nucera check the attachment of his reserve parachute for the wing ex... More

Airman 1st Class Shawn Stickle and Airman 1st Class

Airman 1st Class Shawn Stickle and Airman 1st Class

Airman 1st Class Shawn Stickle and Airman 1st Class Armond Smith, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialists, inspect a parachute for repairs at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. The ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shamir Moore, 58th Rescue

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shamir Moore, 58th Rescue

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shamir Moore, 58th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, checks the pack that will hold a MC1-1D parachute, June 24, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The aircrew fli... More

Soldiers from the 4th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne)

Soldiers from the 4th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne)

Soldiers from the 4th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne) conduct land navigation training at Training Area 7B, JBER-Richardson, on July 26. Land navigation training instills confidence in the Soldier’s abilit... More

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct

U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct sustained airborne training July 27, 2016 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade from Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response Force ... More

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descend to the ground with

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descend to the ground with

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descend to the ground with their MC-6 Parachutes during Leapfest Airborne Competition Aug. 4, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the ... More

A group of U.S. Army Parachute Riggers, assigned to

A group of U.S. Army Parachute Riggers, assigned to

A group of U.S. Army Parachute Riggers, assigned to the Packs and Aerial Delivery Platoon, 165th Quartermaster Company, stows a MC-6 parachute back into the aviator kit bag during parachute shake out at the 16... More

A group of German paratroopers jumps from a CH-47 Chinook

A group of German paratroopers jumps from a CH-47 Chinook

A group of German paratroopers jumps from a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter during Leapfest Airborne Competition Aug. 4, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode I... More

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve performs airborne operations for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Stennis Drop Zone, Miss., on ... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto the drop zone

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto the drop zone

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends onto the drop zone during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Natio... More

A Italian paratrooper stands ready to be inspected

A Italian paratrooper stands ready to be inspected

A Italian paratrooper stands ready to be inspected while a U.S. Army Jumpmaster conducts a jumpmaster parachute inspection on a British paratrooper during Leapfest Airborne Competition July 30, 2014, West Kings... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receive training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a Low Cost, L... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper exits a C-130 Hercules over

A U.S. Army paratrooper exits a C-130 Hercules over

A U.S. Army paratrooper exits a C-130 Hercules over Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroopers were participating in a Saturday Proficiency Jump Program (SPJP) jump to maintain their jum... More

A New Zealand paratrooper walks to the turn in point

A New Zealand paratrooper walks to the turn in point

A New Zealand paratrooper walks to the turn in point with his MC-6 parachute during Leapfest Airborne Competition Aug. 2, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the... More

A group of South African paratroopers descend to the

A group of South African paratroopers descend to the

A group of South African paratroopers descend to the ground with their MC-6 parachutes during a familiarization jump at the Leapfest Airborne Competition July 30, 2014, in West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an air... More

Paratroopers sit and wait on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter

Paratroopers sit and wait on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter

Paratroopers sit and wait on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to a jump at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rho... More

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo, of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Caputo, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, receives training on how to properly pack a personnel parachute system while on Operatio... More

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the colors of the flag at the opening ceremony of Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hoste... More

Capt. Jeremy Stuursma (background), 340th Expeditionary

Capt. Jeremy Stuursma (background), 340th Expeditionary

Capt. Jeremy Stuursma (background), 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot and volunteer, and Spc. Shayne McKeever, 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 10 Rigger, pack cases of water onto a pallet,... More

Wind speed is checked before airborne operations for

Wind speed is checked before airborne operations for

Wind speed is checked before airborne operations for Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) at Stennis Drop Zone, Miss., on June 23, 2015. Operation Green Light Geaux (OGLG) is a joint operation and annual training... More

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron drops a Humvee during the 563rd Operations Support Squadron’s aerial delivery and recovery training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. T... More

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 56th

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 56th

A group of U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 56th Troop Command, prepare to put on their MC-6 parachutes during Leapfest Airborne Competition July 30, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachu... More

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with the 3 Parachute Battalion South Africa Reserve Force, rigs up U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jose Moreno's, with the 56th Command Rhode Island National Guard, parachute at... More

Airmen from the 179th Aerial Port Squadron at the 179th

Airmen from the 179th Aerial Port Squadron at the 179th

Airmen from the 179th Aerial Port Squadron at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, pack chutes, weigh pallets and test lines Jan. 9, 2016. Every air drop that a C-130H Hercules delivers is prepared and insp... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gary Isaacs is aided by his son

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gary Isaacs is aided by his son

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gary Isaacs is aided by his son Spc. Gary Isaacs Jr. in donning his parachute at Green Ramp, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2016. Paratroopers were participating in a Saturday Proficiency Jump ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Domingo, Hawaii National

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Domingo, Hawaii National

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Domingo, Hawaii National Guard, demonstrates different knot techniques to Philippine service members during a subject matter expert exchange in support of Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsa... More

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute landing fall during Operation Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., July 29, 2015. Leapfest is an international parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Co... More

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during familiarization jump for Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., July 29. Leapfest is an international parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode... More

Sgt. Pedro Roldan, shift noncommissioned officer for

Sgt. Pedro Roldan, shift noncommissioned officer for

Sgt. Pedro Roldan, shift noncommissioned officer for 403rd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 330th Transportation Battalion, and Reading, Pa., native, briefs Marines with Land Support Platoon, Combat Logisti... More

U.S. Army Col. Tucker Wilson, of the 642nd Regional

U.S. Army Col. Tucker Wilson, of the 642nd Regional

U.S. Army Col. Tucker Wilson, of the 642nd Regional Support Group, and Sfc. James Micko, of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve, discuss the missions and train... More

Spc. Brittany Williams, a native of Savannah, Ga.,

Spc. Brittany Williams, a native of Savannah, Ga.,

Spc. Brittany Williams, a native of Savannah, Ga., assigned to 4th Quartermaster Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska... More

Containerized delivery system bundles drop on a drop

Containerized delivery system bundles drop on a drop

Containerized delivery system bundles drop on a drop zone at Combined Armed Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2017, during a training mission. Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Ea... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Weaver runs to the "X" on

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Weaver runs to the "X" on

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Weaver runs to the "X" on the Drop Zone during Leapfest XXXI, in Kingston, R.I., Aug. 2, 2014. Leapfest is an airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard... More

U.S. Army Spc. Maurice Banks of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Maurice Banks of the 421st Quartermaster

U.S. Army Spc. Maurice Banks of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receives training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a ... More

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster

Army parachute riggers assigned to the 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne), 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, ... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster (Aerial Delivery Systems) Company (Riggers), U.S. Army Reserve receive training on how to properly pack a Personnel parachute system and how to set up a Low Cost, L... More

A group of British paratroopers sits and waits in their

A group of British paratroopers sits and waits in their

A group of British paratroopers sits and waits in their MC-6 parachutes to jump during Leapfest Airborne Competition July 30, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by... More

C-130H Hercules transports with the 440th Airlift Wing

C-130H Hercules transports with the 440th Airlift Wing

C-130H Hercules transports with the 440th Airlift Wing approach Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014, for a joint airborne operation. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., and 30 Air Force... More

Sgt. Edgar Uriberobles assigned to 4th Quartermaster

Sgt. Edgar Uriberobles assigned to 4th Quartermaster

Sgt. Edgar Uriberobles assigned to 4th Quartermaster Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, inspects and logs a T-11 a... More

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United Kingdom paratrooper GNR Shaun Knight from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmast... More

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – A C-17 releases 40 air drop

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – A C-17 releases 40 air drop

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – A C-17 releases 40 air drop training bundles during the Qatar military capabilities presentation, May 10. The presentation showcased the Qatar military’s new acquired C-17 air drop a... More

A group of German paratroopers waits to jump with their

A group of German paratroopers waits to jump with their

A group of German paratroopers waits to jump with their MC-6 parachutes inside a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut National Guard during Lea... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vinicent Buckley of the 127th

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vinicent Buckley of the 127th

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vinicent Buckley of the 127th Engineer Battalion, performs a Jumpmaster personnel inspection on U.S. Army Pfc. Nathan Ploeg of the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), East Point, Ga... More

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