On June 7, 2012, Jon Harmon was a 19‑year‑old private first class on his first deployment in Afghanistan when an explosion took both of his legs - and nearly his life. Now, exactly 14 years to the day ...
U.S. and Allied service members jump onto the 'Iron Mike Drop Zone' as part of a commemorative airborne operation during the 82nd anniversary of D-Day at Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 7, 2026. June ...
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Fourteen years after an explosion in an Afghan village took both of his legs and nearly his life, former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper Jon Harmon is preparing to step into the ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed paratroopers, veterans and families at the 82nd Airborne Division Review, highlighting pay raises for paratroopers and jump masters. Hegseth celebrated the ...
More than 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Fort Hood on Feb. 9. The airborne troops also dropped dozens of heavy equipment pallets from 1,000 feet in the air as part of ...