MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...

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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Eighty years ago, some 13,000 paratroopers geared up for a jump behind enemy lines, not knowing if they would see another day. What has been called “The Longest Day,” was really ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An Eight Mile man who jumped into Normandy on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day recounted the overwhelming support from locals he experienced after the jump.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – As the community at Robins Air Force Base celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules in action, a select group of paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 507th ...

Army paratrooper Spc. Abigail Jenks died on Monday after doing a static-line jump training. At the time of the incident, the 20-year-old native of Gansevoort, New York was parachuting from a UH-60 ...

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FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) – Hundreds of paratroopers dropped into Fort Benning, ready to brighten the holiday season for families in need. With the return of Operation Toy Drop, the U.S. Army collected ...