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In honor of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots this article will focus on a similar group of elite firefighters, the Smokejumpers! WHAT IS A SMOKEJUMPER? A smokejumper is a wildland firefighter who parachutes into rugged terrain to combat wildfires. By parachuting into fire zones, smokejumpers are able to combat fires in remote areas unreachable by other […]

In late June of 1940, the US War Department finally followed suit of many other countries and created an Airborne Infantry “Test Platoon” at Fort Benning, GA. This test platoon was composed of 2 officers and 48 enlisted soldiers from Fort Benning’s 29th Infantry Regiment. The first Lieutenant William T. Ryder was the test platoon’s […]

At this festive time of year, we’d like to take a moment to say thanks to those who stand in harm’s way to ensure that the rest of us live safely in a free society. This includes the military, law enforcement, fire fighters, search and rescue professionals and homeland security. Your sacrifices do not go […]

Officers at Ft. Benning, where 200,000 paratroopers have been trained since the first U.S. airborne test unit was formed there in 1941, call the Capewell release a significant military improvement, one that theoretically can save hundreds of lives, greatly reduce the number of injuries in troop jumps, and vastly increase the potential effectiveness of combat […]

Did you know that the same life-saving hardware used on today’s troop parachutes is essentially the same tried and true device that’s been in service for over 50 years? The best story of how the Capewell release came to be was written in the 1960s when the T-10 parachute was first adopted by the U.S. […]

Happy Birthday Team Capewell! One hundred and thirty five years and going strong! What, you might ask, is the secret to our long life and good health? The key is staying ready to evolve and change with the times. When Capewell was founded in 1881, the company thrived because George Capewell introduced the first machine-made […]

A tragic crash of a C-130J crash in Afghanistan took the lives of patriotic servicemen and civilians. Capewell Aerial Systems would like to acknowledge them and their loved ones.