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 ...

NATICK, Mass. - Four parachute riggers assigned to the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Soldier Center recently competed in Leapfest 2025, the annual International Military ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — An international parachute competition is taking place in Rhode Island this weekend. The Rhode Island National Guard’s 56th Troop Command is hosting Leapfest. The ...

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 ...

MOORHEAD — Movies with flight themes were powerful influences on Joe Ridler while growing up in his hometown of Moorhead. He dreamt of flying on the back of the mythical creature, Falkor, in “The ...

MAR LIN – Students used their understanding of physics to make a parachute out of a plastic bag, straws, tape, paper clips and other items at a STEM competition Feb. 27. Four groups of students from ...

EXETER – Paratroopers from all over the globe are already in Rhode Island for the world's largest military parachute competition of its kind. "Leapfest," also the largest public event produced by the ...