KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - For U.S. paratroopers, the jumpmaster is the first person they see when they step onto the loading ramp of a military aircraft and last person they see before they step out ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. – To the uninitiated, the interior of a military transport plane is a chaotic mix of engine roar, vibrating aluminum, and the acrid scent of JP-8 fuel. To a jumpmaster, however, the ...

1st Sgt. Micah Symmonds is a jumpmaster for the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska. Symmonds said he still gets nervous before jumps, but keeps an outward appearance of calm for his paratroopers.

More than 35 Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) became Jump-master qualified during a certified training course held in the Group’s compound on Eglin Air Force Base on Dec. 8. The ...