Army Paratroopers Night Jump – The Legendary 82nd Airborne Division

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division load onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to conduct combat night jumps over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, NC.

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Credits: SSgt Matthew Bruch, SSgt Angela Nartowicz

[metaglypto]

When I was in, a night jump was generally followed by two or three weeks in the field. Other than that, night jumps were awesome, surreal (every jump was surreal), and scary.

[lucysmithers]

Hello 82nd airborne.. I live in Aberdeen NC I see and hear the planes often . They go over my house. Thank you for your service. I feel safe and humble

[boat]

"Jumpers Hit It" "Go Limp and Take It" "Feet and Knees heard these more on bragg boulevard than I did in airborne school! Lived like a damn Rockstar every 3 day weekend

[dianetaylor]

That also was my son from 2001 to 2004 of the 82nd Airborne, 150 Charlie Company. God bless and protect our brave soldiers. We have our freedom which we take for grated everyday. Please stop and think of them and all those who have sacrificed there lives for us and where we would be today without them.

[dianarobertson]

My brother was with the 82nd Airborne ..he told me about the night jumps..I can't imagine in the dark not see when I was going to touch the ground ..our father was 101st Airborne Vietnam 1965 -1968 ..also Korean war 187 Airborne combat infantry ..made 2 combat jumps he was 18 ..can't imagine jumping in war and the dark

[michaela.]

N/CE (Night/Combat Equipment) jumps where when we really made our jump pay (other than real world combat jumps, but those are only once in a lifetime). Everyone hesitantly looks forward to getting that mustard stain.

[stevenbrown]

That brings back memories night jumps were always different

[rollerco]

What's with no weapons on a night combat equipment jump?

[shawnladue]

Steps taken to after a somewhat successful PLF
1. Get out of the harness quick enough too take a piss.
2. Extract rifle from carrying case .
3 .Gather up parachute, , stuff it in the kit bag you jumped with.
4. Sort thru the 500 pieces of 550 cord you used too tie down various equipment. Locate NVGs, attach nvgs to your helmet.
5. Spot your company rally point which is a IR symbol placard on a pole.
6. Done your ruck, put parachute kit bag on top of your ruck.
7. Move too your rally point at a jog, with your neck slightly bent towards the ground.
8. If you’re a grunt, prepare too hate life for the next couple of weeks too a month, because you’re most likely jumping into a field exercise.

This sucked, and yet I still miss it.

[towdjumper]

Miss being on Green Tamp and doing this. “AATW!”

[giannodv]

done quite a few of those...the most interesting thing was how land appeared all of a sudden, not being able to see it approaching

[scottfuller]

Been there....done me a retired Canadian Forces Army parachute rigger EZ, DZ & LZ controller) Airborne...!

[navigatorx]

I love night jumps. You could pull-off a stand up and do all sorts of misbehavior the Lifers didn't see.
All of our night jumps at Bragg were sans equipment. Too many losses in gear.

[lashonearl]

LET’S LET’S GET IT!!!
82nd AIRBORNE DIV ON YOU TO ALL OF YOU MEN AND WOMEN FOR WHAT YOU a U.S ARMY Woman

[scottbehr]

We did a night jump... 2:30 am... And they did a heavy drop ahead of us!... Watch for chem lights!

[paul]

How the hell do they know when they’re gonna land?

[indonesianbassbooster]

Goddang, it's men rainy season all over again? It's heccin good

[clydemchugh]

82 to 86 all my jumps were night jumps ha ha for all you legs 307th engineer and HHT 82nd Airborne

[Dra]

Those guys really respected me because I told them that I'm really frightened by all this but I know what I have to do and I'm going to do it anyway they like the fact that I had healthy fear

[rammone]

They are moving way too fast to the ramp for combat jump. Easy sitting on chairs before hooking up, try that on 53 with full combat and web gear, my knees were shot before I was 24.