Behind every military aerial delivery is a highly skilled group that meticulously prepare the chutes and the packages that seem to fall effortlessly out of their military transports. They are called ...
For Soldiers in the 421st Quartermaster Company, "attention to detail" is less a catch phrase than a lifesaving mission statement. Parachute riggers with the unit, based in Fort Valley, Ga., pack ...
A red, Paul Bunyan-sized baseball cap marks the entrance into rigger territory, or more specifically, Pack Platoon, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — If you're looking for the best team of parachute riggers in the Army, look no further than the Army's 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Eglin Air Force Base. The Army’s 82nd ...
Pfc. Mariana Alvarez, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, lives in the barracks on Fort Bragg. Every weekday, she wakes up at 5:50 a.m., ...
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