LEAPFEST took place for the 40th time on Saturday, hosted by the Rhode Island National Guard. Since 1982 - with occasional ...

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The Rhode Island National guard’s Leapfest is back and bigger than ever! Leapfest is the largest, longest-running ...

The timing of the 40th edition of the summertime military parachuting contest is subject to weather conditions.

Beginning in 1982, LEAPFEST has been a staple for the U.S. and International Airborne community and 2025 will be the 40th time that the event has taken place. It has been conducted nearly ...

And on the grassy turf in nearby Exeter, bright orange X-shaped markers highlighted a drop zone. Ground teams were set to dispense streams of yellow smoke. Then, at around 9:35 a.m., a ...

EXETER, R.I. (WHDH) - After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s longest running international static line parachute event returned to Rhode Island on Saturday.

WEST KINGSTON, R.I. (Aug. 10, 2017) -- At first glance, the 300 paratroopers competing at this year's Leapfest on Aug. 6 weren't quite sure what to think of the interesting-looking chest harnesses ...

Leapfest is the largest international static-line parachute competition (and training event) and is in its 30th year, making it the longest-standing event of its kind.

" Leapfest," the largest military parachuting competition of its kind, was poised to kick off from the tarmac at Quonset State Airport on Saturday morning. The chutes were packed and checked.