FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Parachute riggers who normally airdrop test Army equipment are using their sewing skills to fabricate protective masks to keep Soldiers and Civilians safe during the COVID ...

Even before the Department of Defense mandated earlier this month that people on military installations wear masks where social distancing can’t be maintained against the spread of COVID-19, the ...

Local Indiana National Guard parachute riggers made a unique pivot to protect their fellow Hoosier guardsmen from the COVID-19 pandemic. Their mission changed to making protective face masks for their ...

FORT MOORE, Ga.− Parachute riggers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, pack the parachutes used daily in airborne training. Recently they ...

Soldiers with the 338th Quartermaster Company make face masks in Columbus,. This unique mission is part of the Indiana National Guard’s ongoing COVID-19 response. U.S. Army photo by. Cpl. Hannah ...

YUMA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Yuma Proving Ground’s very own Thomas Hall is the 96th inductee to the U.S. Army Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame. The prestigious honor is the highest recognition among parachute ...

Soldiers who usually mend parachutes and rigging are turning those skills to sewing much-needed coronavirus surgical masks. Parachute riggers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord over the last week have used ...

Parachute riggers with 1st Special Forces Group's support battalion sew surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 1, 2020. (Sgt. Adam Armstrong/Army) Before ...

WYOMING, Mich. — Nearly 15 years after his death, a West Michigan soldier is scheduled to be inducted into the Parachute Rigger Hall of Fame in Fort Lee, Virginia. The ceremony is scheduled for Feb.

Erik Bakko wore an Army uniform for 13 years, and when he left the military he probably figured he'd never wear his fatigues again. But his old uniforms, and the uniforms of other veterans, are being ...