861ST QM Co - TAD

04/03/2022

Don't miss the ACFT Town Hall! 📢

Today at 1:00 pm ET, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston will be hosting an ACFT Town Hall discussion with us, which will be featured right here on our page!

Make sure you tune in to get all of your ACFT questions answered!

03/08/2022

Now nearly 5 decades in. For international women’s day we continue to honor, remember and educate.

Privates Joyce Kutsch and Rita Johnson are recognised as the first women to earn parachutist’s and Rigger wings after completing airborne school at Ft Benning, Georgia in November 1973. Watch a short video below or scroll through some photos that certainly broke a few ceilings.

Honoring our history. AATW

It's been four decades since the first female paratroopers got their Airborne wings. To commemorate this occasion, female Soldiers from the 507th Parachute I...

01/15/2022

Sooo cool!!

This episode was produced in partnership with The Gettysburg Museum of History. See how you can support history education & artifact preservation by visiting...

01/01/2022

We are saddened by the passing of Betty White.

Not only was she an amazing actress, she also served during WWII as a member of the American Women's Voluntary Services.

A true legend on and off the screen.

11/25/2021

The 861st would like to wish you and your family’s a very Happy Thanksgiving! Here is to 400 years of friends and family…and yummy food of course!

11/11/2021

Today, we honour all who have served! Have a happy Veterans Day! If anyone has a great photo from their service or their time as a Military Parachute Riggers (Past, Present, and Future) please post in the comments below! AATW

09/02/2021

Great advice.

08/16/2021

Happy National Airborne Day 2021