Japan's GSDF to hold parachute drill in Chiba Pref. with 14 other countries

The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) will conduct its annual "parachute drop training commencement" on Jan. 11 at the ...
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Parachute Riggers prepare for Operation Toy Drop

FORT MOORE, Ga.− Parachute riggers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, pack the parachutes used daily in airborne training. Recently they ...
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Vets Honored on First Mass Parachute Drop Anniversary

Kershaw County, S.C. (WLTX) - Friends, family, and veterans gathered at the 82nd Airborne Division Monument off of Highway 1 Sunday to honor and remember the first U.S. Army mass parachute drop. The ...
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ESA Completes The First ExoMars High-Altitude Parachute Drop Test

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it has completed the first high-altitude drop test for the ExoMars parachute system. The successful test was completed after delays due to several ...
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A 97-year-old vet jumped out of a plane to recreate his D-Day parachute drop

(CNN) — For most people, a summer trip to France is a chance to relax in beautiful surroundings and to savor the country's fine food. For Tom Rice of San Diego, it's an opportunity to relive the time ...
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Prince Charles Jokes with Paratroopers About Skydiving Mishap When He Was 'Upside Down … in the Rigging Lines'

Prince Charles visited Merville Barracks to present new Colours to the British Army's Parachute Regiment Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. It's been nearly 50 years ...
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ESA resumes ExoMars parachute tests

A parachute developed for the ExoMars mission is successfully tested in a high-altitude balloon drop test in Sweden in June. Credit: Vorticity WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has resumed tests ...