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A breakdown of safety procedures ‘directly contributed’ to an 82nd Airborne paratrooper’s death

On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...
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Here's what happened during the 82nd Airborne's All American Week on Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG — Fort Bragg hosted its annual All American Week on post May 19-22. The longstanding tradition is dedicated to maintaining close ties among the division's veterans, families and the Fort ...
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Veterans remember Fort Liberty's Green Ramp Disaster 30 years later: 'It's hard to talk about it'

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Saturday marks 30 years since the deadly Green Ramp Disaster, that killed the most soldiers in the 82nd Airborne in a single event since World War II. Friday afternoon, ...
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Paratrooper makes first jump with 1-82nd Airborne in Iraq

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Private 1st Class Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd ...