Spc. Evelyn Rodriguez, a paratrooper with Brutal Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, gives a holiday greeting to her family. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Aug. 28, 2018) -- Approximately 900 Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in training and testing to earn the Expert Infantry Badge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Aug. 13-31, 2018.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Aug. 13, 2017) -- Approximately 500 Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted a forcible parachute entry from Fort Bragg, North Carolina into White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Aug. 5, 2018.
Msg. Cooke, father, and Cpl. Cooke, son, conducted an airborne operation together. The airborne operation was the 100th jump for Msg. Cooke and the first jump in the 82nd Abn. Div. for Cpl. Cooke.
