FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Newly-minted paratroopers graduate from Airborne School at Fort Moore nearly every other Friday. Today’s graduation, including more than 300 soldiers, was extra ...

1 / 5 Show Caption + 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) paratroopers conduct a proficiency jump to earn Foreign Jump Wings, during Operation Toy Drop 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Dec. 5-9, 2022.

Toys donated by Paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division are prepared to be packaged and shipped out as part of Presents from Paratroopers on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 1st, 2020. (U.S. Army Photo ...

By popular demand, here is an overview of the U.S. Army Airborne Jump School in Fort Benning, GA. Service members from every branch go to this school to earn their jump wings despite this being an ...

To earn your wings, donate a toy. That was the stipulation for the soldiers who took part in Operation Toy Drop paratrooper jump this year on Fort Moore. Others participated just for fun. While ...

16 years after First Sgt. Joseph Turrentine, a US Army jumpmaster, attended Airborne School, his son just did the same on Fort Moore. “My whole life, I’ve been in the bleachers watching him jump.

To earn the basic U.S. Parachutist Badge, commonly called “jump wings,” paratroopers must complete airborne school, which includes five jumps, according to Army regulations.

New paratroopers earn jump wings on Airborne Day by: Olivia Yepez Posted: Aug 16, 2024 / 05:52 PM EDT Updated: Aug 16, 2024 / 05:52 PM EDT ...