On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Private 1st Class Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd ...
The 82nd Airborne Division held a memorial ceremony to honor fallen paratroopers. The ceremony recognized paratroopers killed in combat and training accidents. Five names were added to the division's ...
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during a mass tactical parachute jump onto Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 12, 2016. During the battalion mass ...
This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. FORT LIBERTY — Several family members traced letters with their fingers on the 82nd ...
The 82nd Airborne Division hosted current and former paratroopers, their families and the community last week for the All American Week on Fort Liberty. The annual event, which took place Monday ...
Every year in the lead-up to Memorial Day, Fort Liberty hosts All American Week. All American Week gives paratroopers, past and present, a chance to celebrate their service in America's Guard of Honor ...
Hundreds of paratroopers marched across Pike Field, Black Hawk helicopters flew overhead, and the 82 nd Airborne Division's colors were passed from one commander to another Friday. Maj. Gen.
This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. It’s been nearly six months since Maj. Gen. J. Patrick Work took command of the 82nd ...