Instructors at the Fort Hood Air Assault School conducted rappel testing out of two UH-60 Black Hawks Nov. 20. Students in the course have to tie their own harnesses in under 90 seconds, and ...

1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 2nd Lt. John Donaho, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, completes one of the obstacles during Zero Day of an Air Assault School course at Fort Hood ...

FORT HOOD — The Fort Hood Air Assault School was officially renamed the Command Sgt. Maj. Basil L. Plumley Air Assault School on Tuesday during a ceremony attended by the late soldier’s daughter.

Fort Hood’s Air Assault School was renamed after Command Sgt. Maj. Basil L. Plumley on Thursday. “Plumley’s legacy will provide an inspiring example to other Soldiers, ...

Fort Hood’s Air Assault School was renamed Tuesday in honor of a soldier whose actions in the first major battle between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army were recounted first in a book ...

FORT HOOD — Fort Hood’s Air Assault School will be renamed Tuesday after a legend in the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry’s history.

The DeGlopper Air Assault School on Fort Bragg is shutting down, officials announced through the school’s Facebook page Friday. “The decision to close the school involves funding and the ...

Nearly 130 U.S. soldiers assigned to the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, participated in a pre-Air Assault Course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2019 ...

The mission of the Fort Bragg Air Assault School is to train Soldiers in air assault operations, sling-load operations, and rappelling. Upon graduation of the course, each Soldier will be able to ...

Air assault has not been taught on post in 25 years. Air assault school is where soldiers learn how to quickly transfer equipment and supplies as well as enter a danger zone using helicopters.

Pfc. Cooper Hayes has had a busy year. In the past 11 months, he has graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger, Airborne, and Air Assault schools while assigned to C Company, 2-116th Combined Arms ...