A paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division was getting ready to jump toward the earth when a sharp-eyed jumpmaster stepped in and saved him from a potentially fatal injury — a split-second ...
Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt (left) shown in a video (right) stopping a paratrooper from suffering a “catastrophic injury” during a Nov. 17, 2025 training jump. Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt was closely watching as ...