On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it will increase hazardous duty incentive pay for paratroopers, commonly known as jump pay. The monthly stipend will rise from $150 to $200, marking the first ...

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division was fatally injured during recent training at a combined arms instruction facility in Louisiana, the Army said. Pfc. Matthew Perez, assigned to the 3rd ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 8, 2025. The jump was conducted as an opportunity for 82nd ...

Every year in the lead-up to Memorial Day, Fort Liberty hosts All American Week. All American Week gives paratroopers, past and present, a chance to celebrate their service in America's Guard of Honor ...

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Private 1st Class Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd ...

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a routine proficiency jump out of an Air Force C-130 over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2016. Paratroopers were ...

The 82nd Airborne Division held a memorial ceremony to honor fallen paratroopers. The ceremony recognized paratroopers killed in combat and training accidents. Five names were added to the division's ...