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82nd MP Company Alumni Reunite

Story by Staff Sgt. Andrew Alfano | Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | Date: 05.20.2011

The 82nd Military Police Company held a reunion coinciding with the end of All American Week on Friday, May 20 at the Fort Bragg Club. Veterans from as far back as the ‘40s and ‘50s shared stories with their... Read More

Paratroopers remember fallen heroes during All-American Memorial Ceremony

Courtesy Story | Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | Date: 05.19.2011

Past and present paratroopers, with the 82nd Airborne Division, honored fallen paratroopers and their families during a memorial ceremony May 19, outside of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum, Fort Bragg, N.C. Read More

Competitors just happy to jump

Courtesy Story | Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | Date: 05.16.2011

Eight paratroopers ran to the helicopter, their heads bowed against the whipping wind from the propellers. The jumpmaster hooked each jumper to the floor of the UH-60 Black Hawk and signaled to the pilot that... Read More

The making of a battle update brief

Story by Sgt. Mike MacLeod | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | Date: 03.21.2011

It begins inauspiciously, with a gathering of geeks on the edge of an empty parade ground used more commonly for grand occasions such as coronations of new division commanders. Arguably, these geeks are among... Read More

Canadian, US Paratroopers train together, exchange jump wings

Story by Capt. Rebecca Walsh | Fort Irwin Operations Group | Date: 03.02.2011

With nearly 120 jumps under his belt, Canadian paratrooper Master Warrant Officer Rowell “Sonny” Pinlac added one more jump to his resume during joint airborne operations with Ft. Irwin paratroopers, Feb.... Read More