1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry Regiment has the responsibility to conduct the U.S. Army Airborne School. The Airborne School instructors are the world renowned "Black Hats" and are from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force. Students are trained in the use of static line deployed parachutes.
Students are trained by the same Platoon Sergeants, Section Sergeants, and Squad Leaders for all three phases of training, (Ground, Tower, and Jump). The execution of this teaching philosophy strengthens unit cohesion, discipline, and supervision while providing quality paratroopers throughout the force.
- Administrative Information
- 1-507th PIR Basic Airborne Course Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Entrance Standard
- Class Schedule
- Inprocessing Basic Airborne Course
- Mission
- Physical Training
- Training
- FM 3-21.220 Static Line Parachuting Techiques and Training, 23 SEP 03 (AKO Account Required)
The parachute jump tower, a familiar Fort Benning landmark, was built after soldiers trained in New Jersey on a similar tower built by the company that built parachute towers for the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Note: Only three towers stand today. The fourth tower was toppled by a tornado on 14 MAR 1954.