In 2002, the U.S. began honoring the first parachute jump that changed modern warfare
Following a presidential proclamation in 2002, the United States honors the elite paratroopers who revolutionized modern combat and established a legacy of courage that began with a single experimental jump in 1940.
On August 16, 1940, the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon performed their first official jump at Fort Benning, Georgia. This daring experiment proved that soldiers could be delivered to the battlefield from the sky, a concept that fundamentally changed military strategy during World War II.
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