The C-130, in several of its variations, is frequently used for airborne operations and plays a crucial role in training at the Basic Airborne Course, run by 1-507th PIR at Fort Moore, Georgia ...

The C-130-J is the newest addition to the C-130 fleet for paratroop airdrop operations. The world's most advanced airlifter made a pit stop during a test flight at Pope Air Force Base. Weighing in ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the preparation and procedure in place for US Army Paratroopers when conducting aerial insertion, and the dangerous elements the operation entails.

Paratroopers from the US, Germany and France performed a successful night-time parachute insertion for Talisman Sabre 25 in ...

U.S. Army paratroopers will soon have more to leap for, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week during a visit with 82nd Airborne Division soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Former Fayetteville Observer reporters instinctively knew that an aircraft crash at then-Pope Air Force Base 30 years ago meant it was their job to find out what happened. Reporters confirmed the ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base jump out of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules over the air base Tuesday, July 2, 2019.

Paratroopers rig up a T-11 parachute for a CH-47 Chinook airborne operation on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 2, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.