EXETER, R.I. – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in Leapfest 2025, at Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 2, 2025. The 767th EOD Company and 722nd EOD Company from the ...

EXETER, R.I. (WJAR) — It's the "Largest, Longest-Running International Military Static Line Parachute Competition in the World," according to its organizers. LEAPFEST took place for the 40th time on ...

U.S. Army paratroopers perform static-line and free-fall jumps from Rhode Island Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over Big River Management Area, West Greenwich, RI on June 27, 2020.

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - The annual LEAPFEST International Parachute Competition kicked off in Exeter, Rhode Island, July 31- Aug. 9. The competition attracts paratroopers from across the globe to jump in ...

I can still remember the old jumpmaster commands from 60 years ago in the days of “Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door …” Back in the day, we were taught to “Hit, shift and rotate” through a PLF, ...

Leapfest, the largest static-line military parachuting competition in the world, is set to kick off in Rhode Island on Aug. 2, 2025. Paratroopers from around the world, including Belgium, Oman, and ...