Each group started from a prototype parachute. • The prototype was made of a rectangular plastic tablecloth 25 cm x 50 cm. • Each group tested the prototype by dropping it inside the classroom. • The ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - The annual LEAPFEST International Parachute Competition kicked off in Exeter, Rhode Island, July 31- Aug. 9. The competition attracts paratroopers from across the globe to ...

EXETER, R.I. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians recently participated in the largest and longest-running international static line parachute competition in the world.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Leapfest, the static-line parachute training event and competition that attracts military teams from around the world, was postponed on Saturday, until Sunday ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - West Point cadets are taking part in a parachute competition with other service academies this weekend. The U.S. Military Academy is hosting the second annual Inter-Service ...