Some parachutes feature openings or holes, which aid in stability and control. Without a means for some air to escape through the top of the canopy, wind could force the parachute to rock ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Army is suspending use of its first new parachute since the 1950s after a paratrooper was killed in a training exercise while using the updated model, which features a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Army is suspending use of its first new parachute since the 1950s after a paratrooper was killed while jumping with the updated model, which features a square-shaped canopy ...

The Fort Bragg, N.C., paratrooper from Medina who died Friday during an airborne training exercise was using a newer parachute that has proven safer than its earlier counterpart, officials told Drew ...