NATICK, Mass. - Four parachute riggers assigned to the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Soldier Center ...

U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in Leapfest 2025, at Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 2, ...

The Rhode Island National guard’s Leapfest is back and bigger than ever! Leapfest is the largest, longest-running international military static line parachute ...

LEAPFEST took place for the 40th time on Saturday, hosted by the Rhode Island National Guard. Since 1982 - with occasional ...

The timing of the 40th edition of the summertime military parachuting contest is subject to weather conditions.

The paratrooper competition, designed to promote high-level technical training, is hosted by the 56th Troop Command of the ...

Leapfest, the largest static-line military parachuting competition in the world, is set to kick off in Rhode Island on Aug. 2, 2025. Paratroopers from around the world, including Belgium, Oman ...

Paratroopers from allied foreign militaries as well as from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps routinely participate. In advance of the event, Leapfest was expected to draw a total of ...