Panther Paratroopers Conduct Sunset Static Line Jump

Photo By Spc. Darius Knight-Elliott | A paratrooper from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division recovers his parachute on Bragg’s Normandy Drop Zone after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster on February 1, 2019. The paratroopers conducted a combat equipment static line airborne operation onto the drop zone to maintain their proficiency and rehearse their roles during follow-on missions.  

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

02.01.2019

Story by Maj. Thomas Cieslak 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Fort Bragg-based paratroopers conducted a static-line jump Friday, February 1, 2019 to maintain their proficiency at airborne operations and follow-on missions.

Paratroopers from Headquarters, Headquarters Company and the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion conducted a combat-equipment static-line airborne operation onto Fort Bragg’s Normandy Drop Zone and rehearsed their roles as part of an Assault Command Post afterwards.

• Date Taken: 02.01.2019
• Date Posted: 02.03.2019 18:33
• Story ID: 309356
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US