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Fort Drum brigade commander fired over alleged misconduct April 29 Col. J.T. Eldridge, right, was relieved Wednesday, April 28, by the 10th Mountain Division commanding general. (Army/Facebook) The commanding general of 10th Mountain Division relieved one of his brigade commanders Wednesday due to a loss in trust in his ability to command, the unit said in a press release. Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes relieved Col. J.T. Eldridge, commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Drum, New York, following an investigation stemming from allegations of misconduct. Mennes said in a statement accom...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 21-year-old Army paratrooper who died Monday at Fort Bragg was killed when something went wrong during a helicopter jump, according to the 82nd Airborne Division. Investigators identified the soldier as 21-year-old Spc. Abigail Jenks, a native of Gansevoort, New York, about 45 miles north of Albany, the division said in a news release. “Jenks was conducting a static-line jump from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter when she suffered the fatal injury,” the 82nd Airborne reported. Other details of the incident were not released. An investigation is underway, Army ...

Paratrooper died during jump training from Black Hawk helicopter 2 hours ago Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, a forward observer in the 82nd Airborne Division, died during static-line jump training April 19. (Army) A paratrooper who died Monday during training was performing a static-line parachute jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when she suffered a fatal injury, 82nd Airborne Division officials said Wednesday. Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, was assigned to the division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team when she died during the training operation at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Di...

By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 21, 2021 ATLANTA — An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper killed during a training jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Monday was a talented artillery forward observer and a gifted artist, Army officials said Tuesday. Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, of Gansevoort, N.Y., was fatally injured during a static-line jump as part of the training exercise, said Lt. Col. Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne. She was assigned to the division’s 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Comb...

The Soldiers are expected to deploy Tuesday and come from the division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The exercise is a Department of Defense-directed, strategic effort designed to rapidly test the Army’s ability to alert and deploy units worldwide.