Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s Alaska-based 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division were injured on Oct. 3 when they were blown into pine trees after jumping out from a C-130J in Mississippi.
Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, jump from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2019. The Soldiers of 4/25 belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather and high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)
Thirty-two were injured and 18 required to be hospitalized. None are life-threatening injuries however.
