MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...

EXETER, R.I. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in Leapfest 2025, at Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 2, 2025. The 767th EOD Company and 722nd EOD Company from the ...

Photographer Luke Sharrett marked the invasion's 75th anniversary by parachuting out of a plane in Normandy. This was his way of honoring World... Luke Sharrett is a freelance photographer and ...

Army paratroopers board an Air Force aircraft for a mock airborne assault at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 9, 2018 during exercise Arctic Anvil. Soldiers from Alaska were injured after ...

The Army is testing a new reserve parachute in its quest to minimize malfunctions. The new reserve parachute has a ripcord handle that is a single pin pull and an updated handle that protects from ...

A Fort Bragg paratrooper died Wednesday during parachute training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, according to his unit. The soldier’s name and other information will be withheld until 24 hours after next ...

Luke Sharrett is a freelance photographer and contributor to NPR. He is based in Louisville, Ky., and has had a lifelong interest in World War II. This week, the world is marking 75 years since the ...