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Parachutist Badge (United States)

January 20, 2023

The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces. The United States Space Force and United States Coast Guard are the only branches that do not award the Parachutist Badge, but their members are authorized to receive the Parachutist Badges of other services in accordance with their prescribed requirements. The DoD military services are all awarded the same Basic Parachutist Badge. The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force issue the same Senior and Master Parachutist Badges while the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps issue the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Badge to advanced parachutists. The majority of the services earn their Basic Parachutist Badge through the U.S. Army Airborne School.

Parachutist Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
TypeBadge
Awarded forAirborne training course
Presented byUnited States Armed Forces
StatusCurrently awarded
Last awardedCurrently awarded
Total awarded posthumously86
Army Precedence
Next (higher)Expert Field Medical Badge
Next (lower)Parachute Rigger Badge[1]
Senior Parachutist Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Navy & Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia

Army

The Army's Basic Parachutist Badge is awarded to all military personnel of any service who complete the US Army Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. It signifies that the soldier is a trained military parachutist, and is qualified to participate in airborne operations. The badge and its sew-on equivalent may be worn on the Army Combat Uniform (ACU).[2]

 
Original sketch for the U.S. Army Parachutist Badge, by William P. Yarborough (Patent #134963)[3]

The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Captain (later Lieutenant General) William P. Yarborough and approved by the Department of War in March of that year. The Parachutist Badge replaced the "Parachutist Patch" which had previously been worn as a large patch on the side of a paratrooper's garrison cap. LTG Yarborough also designed the Senior and Master Parachutist Badges and the addition of stars to portray the number of combat jumps. The airborne background trimming that is worn behind the badge of those assigned to airborne units is also a contribution of William P. Yarborough.[3]

Basic Parachutist Badge

To be eligible for award of the basic Parachutist Badge, an individual must have completed the Basic Airborne Course of the Airborne School of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. To graduate, a student must complete the three-phase course consisting of a ground phase, a tower phase, and a jump phase. By the end of the course, a student will have completed five jumps in varying jump configurations, from a "no load" jump all the way to a full combat load jump at night.[1]

Senior Parachutist Badge

To be eligible for the Senior Parachutist Badge, an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements:

  1. Participated in a minimum of 30 jumps including fifteen jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment including individual weapon carried in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat. In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water, rations (actual or dummy), ammunition (actual or dummy), and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat. Two night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness (regardless of time of day with respect to sunset) one of which will be as jumpmaster of a stick. In addition, two mass tactical jumps which culminate in an airborne assault problem with either a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger; a separate company battery; or an organic staff of regimental size or larger. The soldier must fill a position commensurate with his or her rank or grade during the problem.
  2. Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or from the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit, or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements (e.g. the United States Army Alaska (USARAK) or the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Jumpmaster Course), or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as a jumpmaster on 15 noncombat jumps.
  3. Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organizations authorized parachutists for a total of at least 24 months.[1]

Master Parachutist Badge

To be eligible for the Master Parachutist Badge, an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements:

  1. Participated in a minimum of 65 jumps including twenty-five jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment, including individual weapon carried by the individual in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat. In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water rations (actual or dummy), ammunition (actual or dummy), and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat. Four night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness, one as jumpmaster of a stick. Five mass tactical jumps must be made which culminate in an airborne assault problem with a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger; a separate company/battery; or an organic staff of regimental size or larger. The individual must fill a position commensurate with their rank or grade during the problem.
  2. Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit, or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements, including the U.S. Army Alaska Jumpmaster Course, or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as jumpmaster on 33 noncombat jumps.
  3. Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organization authorized parachutists for a total of 36 months (may be non-consecutive).

The 25 combat equipment jumps necessary to qualify for the Master Parachutist Badge must be from a static line.[1]

The master parachutist badge is 1+1⁄2 inches (38 mm) wide at the widest part of the wings and 1+13⁄64 inches (31 mm) from the top of the wreath to the bottom of the parachute where the risers meet in a point.

Accoutrements

 
A Parachutist Badge from a WW2 veteran with the 506th Parachute Infantry—as indicated by the airborne background trimming—who made two combat jumps—as indicated by the two combat jump devices on the badge.

Soldiers assigned to Army units on airborne status wear a cloth oval airborne background trimming underneath their Parachutist Badge, which are uniquely designed for each airborne unit.[4][5] This is one method by which an individual can identify a parachute qualified soldier serving in a unit on active jump status, called a "Paratrooper," versus a parachutist serving in a non-airborne unit. The original airborne background trimming was also a contribution of Captain Yarborough who attempted to address a concern that the Parachutist Badge was too small and did not stand out on the uniform.[4] Today, each unit's airborne background trimming design is created and approved by The Institute of Heraldry who evaluate unit lineage, military heraldry, as well as proposed designs by the requesting unit.[6]

If a soldier completes an airborne jump into a combat zone, they are authorized to wear a combat jump device on their Parachutist Badge turning it into what is officially called a Combat Parachutist Badge. The device consists of a star or arrangements of stars, indicating the number of combat jumps (up to five) conducted by the paratrooper.[7] The use of stars as combat jump devices did not gain official approval until after the 1983 invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury). The stars are awarded as follows:[8][9]

 
1 combat jump A bronze star on the shroud lines
2 combat jumps A bronze star on each wing
3 combat jumps A bronze star on each wing and one on the shroud lines
4 combat jumps Two bronze stars on each wing
5 + combat jumps A large gold star on the shroud lines
List of known U.S. combat parachute jumps[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Date Unit Operation Troopers Country Dropzone
8 November 1942 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion (PIB) Torch 556 Algeria Tafaraoui airfield, La Senia
15 November 1942 509th PIB Torch 300–350 Algeria Youks les Bains
24 December 1942 509th PIB, Hdqt's. Co. Two French paratroopers 32 Tunisia El Djem
9 July 1943 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion (Jumped first); 505th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), Includes: 505th PIR, 456th PFA & Co. B, 307th Engr. Husky I 3,406 Italy Gela, Sicily
10 July 1943 504th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), Includes: 504th PIR, 1st & 2nd Btn.; 376th PFA & Co.A, 307th Engr. Husky II 2,304 Italy Gela, Sicily
5 September 1943 503th PIR 1,700 New Guinea Nadzab, Markham Valley
13 September 1943 504th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) Includes: 504th PIR, 376th PFA & Co. "A" 307th Eng. Avalanche 1,300 Italy Paestum, Salerno
14 September 1943 505th Regimental Combat Team (RCT). Includes: 505th PIR, 456th PFA & Co.B 370th Engr. Avalanche 2,105 Italy Salerno, Paestum
14 September 1943 509th PIB Avalanche 640 Italy Avellino
6 June 1944 82nd Airborne Division (507, 508) 505th RCT, Includes: 505th Parachute Infantry Reg., Co. B/307 Engineer Battalion and 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. 28 Pathfinders, 504th PIR, (7 returned). Overlord, Titanic (Dropping of parachute dummies, "Oscar"). 6,418 France Normandy
6 June 1944 101st Airborne Division [326, 377, 501, 502, 506] Overlord, Titanic (Dropping of parachute dummies, "Oscar"). 6,638 France Normandy
3 July 1944 503rd PRCT, 1st Bn. Table Tennis 739 New Guinea Noemfoor Island
4 July 1944 503rd PRCT, 3rd Bn. Table Tennis 685 New Guinea Noemfoor Island
15 August 1944 1st Abn. Task Force (460th PFA, 463rd PFABn.; 509th PIB; 517th PCT; 551st PIB; 596th PCEng. Co.) Dragoon 5,607 France Cote d' Azur, Riviera
17 September 1944 82nd Airborne Division (508), 505th RCT, Includes: 505th PIR, 456th PFA, & Co.B, 307th Engr.; 504th RCT, Includes: 504th PIR, 376th PFA, & Co.A, 307 Engr Market Garden 7,250 Netherlands Grave & Nijmegen
17 September 1944 101st Airborne Division [501, 502, 506] Market Garden 6,769 Netherlands Eindhoven
29 November 1944, 5 December 1944 Co.C, 127th Abn.Eng, Bn. Co.C., 1st Pl.., 187th P/GIR 221st AB. Med. Co.; 457th PFA 11th Abn. Div. Hdqt's Group 511th Pcht. Signal Co. 11th Abn. Div. RECON Pl. Tabletop 241 Leyte Manarawat
3 February 1945 511th PIR, 457th FABn. Shoestring 1,830 Philippines Tagaytay Ridge
16 February 1945 503rd PRCT, 462nd PFABn; 161st Airborne Engr. Btn. Topside 2,050 Philippines Corregidor
23 February 1945 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment: 1st Btn., Co.B; Hdqt's Co., 1st Btn.; Hdqt's Co., 1st Btn., Light Machine Gun Platoon Rescue 2,147 internees 130 Philippines Los Banos Prison Camp
24 March 1945 17th Airborne Division (507 PIR, 513 PIR, 464 PFA, 466 PFA, 139 AEB, 224 AMC, 155 AAB, 411 AQM, 517 ASC, 680 GFA 681 GFA, 717 AOC & 194 GIR). Also small units: MP's, Division Artillery, Reconnaissance Platoon, & Parachute Maintenance Co. Varsity 4,964 Germany Wesel
23 June 1945 511th PIR Gypsy 1,030 Philippines Aparri
20 October 1950 187th ARCT, 2nd Battalion DZ Easy 1,203 Korea Sukchon
20 October 1950 187th ARCT, 1st, 3rd. Bn's. DZ William 1,470 Korea Sukchon
21 October 1950 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team (ARCT). DZ William 671 Korea Sukchon
23 March 1951 187th ARCT, 2nd & 3rd Bns; 674th ABN Field Artillery Bn; 2nd & 4th ABN Ranger Cos, and Indian army surgical team. Tomahawk 3,486 Korea Munsan-Ni
12 February 1962 FTT-1 White Star SF Team Nam Beng Valley Campaign vs. Pathet Lao 12 Laos Nam Tha airstrip
2 January 1963 Joint General Staff reserve ARVN Paratroopers with U.S. MACV "Red Hat" Advisors from Saigon Ap Bac 300 South Vietnamese, 2 Americans South Vietnam Ap Tan Thoi
22 February 1967 173rd Airborne Brigade, 503rd P.I.R., 2nd & 3rd Btl's,; 3/319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR). Junction City 845 Vietnam Katum
2 April 1967 5th Special Force Group (ABN), 1st Special Forces: Detachments, A-503 Mike Force & A-344, Operation Harvest Moon (Includes Montagnards) Harvest Moon 356 (includes Montagnards) Vietnam Bunard, Phouc Long "Happy Dragon" Province
5 September 1967 USMC, 1st Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Oregon 10 Vietnam South
5 October 1967 5th Special Force Group (ABN), 1st Special Forces: Pathfinder Detachment (12 SF, 37 ARVN Pathfinders), "B" Co II CTZ (Pleiku) Mike Force (50 SF) & 275 LLDB (Includes Montagnards) Blue Max 374 Vietnam Bu Prang CIDG fighting camp, Quang Duc "Great Virtue" Province
1968-73? Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) Airborne Studies Group (SOG 36) Eldest Son, Italian Green, Pole Bean North Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
28 November 1970 Recon Team Florida, CCN, MACV-SOG (High Altitude Low Opening [HALO]) 3 Americans, one ARVN officer and 2 Montagnards Laos NVA road inside Laos
7 May 1971 Captain Larry Manes' Recon Team, CCN, MACV-SOG (HALO) 4 Americans South Vietnam Between Ashau Valley and Khe Sanh, NVA trail extension of Laotian Highway 921
22 June 1971 Sergeant Major Billy Waugh's Recon Team, CCN, MACV-SOG (HALO) 4 Americans South Vietnam 60 miles SW of Danang
22 September 1971 Captain Jim Storter's Recon Team, CCC, MACV-SOG (HALO) 4 Americans South Vietnam Plei Trap Valley, NW of Pleiku
11 October 1971 Sgt. 1st Class Dick Gross' Recon Team, CCC, MACV-SOG (HALO) 5 Americans Vietnam 25 miles, SW of Pleiku in the Ia Drang Valley
23 October 1983 Navy SEAL Team and USAF CCT Urgent Fury 15 Grenada Port Salines
25 October 1983 75th Ranger Regiment LRS Detachment, 82nd Abn Div. combat controllers (CCT), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), 12 troopers; 4 troopers, 1st Bn, tactical air control parties (TACP). Urgent Fury 16(?) Grenada Point Salines
25 October 1983 Navy SEAL Team Urgent Fury 11 Grenada Governor's residence
25 October 1983 75th Ranger Regiment 1st and 2nd Bns; and two paratroopers (SGT Spain and SPC Richardson from 307th Engineer Bn) Urgent Fury 500 Grenada Point Salines airfield
20 December 1989 UNIT: (0100) Rangers, 75th Ranger Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division Ready Brigade Just Cause 4,000 Panama Rio Hato east to Fort Cimarron
20 December 1989 (0124) Rangers; (0145) 82nd Abn. Div., 1st Brigade Task Force: 1/504th PIR, 1/505th PIR; 2nd Bn., 504th PIR; 4th Bn., 325th Abn. Inf. Reg., Co. B and C; A Co., 3/505 PIR; 3rd Bn., 73rd Abn. Armor Reg.; 82nd Abn. MP Co., 3 platoons (0411). All joined to form: Task Force Pacific. Just Cause 2,176 Panama Torrijos-Tocumen Airport
15 January 1991 Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (HAHO) Desert Storm 12 Iraq Northwest desert
Dec. 1991 Navy SEAL Team 6 Raw Deal Haiti Navassa Island
19 October 2001 75th Ranger Regiment Operation Enduring Freedom 200 Afghanistan Objective Rhino at Dry Lake Airstrip
13 November 2001 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan In the vicinity of Alimarden Kan-E-Bagat
25 February 2003 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion; 504th Infantry, 3rd Battalion Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Near Chahar Borjak, Nimruz Province
24 March 2003 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion; 24th Special Tactics Squadron Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq Northwestern desert region of Iraq, in the vicinity of Al Qaim
26 March 2003 173rd Airborne Brigade Operation Iraqi Freedom 954 Iraq Bashur Drop zone
28-29 Mar 2003 27th Engineer Battalion; 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion; 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion; 24th Special Tactics Squadron Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq At H1 Airfield
3 July 2004 75th Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment (HALO) Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Southeastern Region
31 July 2004 USMC 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (HAHO) Operation Iraqi Freedom 6 Iraq Near Baghdad
30 May 2007 10th Special Forces Group, 3rd Battalion, ODA 074 (HALO) Operation Iraqi Freedom 11 Iraq Ninewah Province
11 July 2009 75th Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Company, Team 1 Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan
25 January 2012 Navy DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) Hostage Rescue Somalia
31 October 2020 Navy DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) Hostage Rescue 30 Nigeria

Air Force

Like the Army, the Air Force issues the same parachutist badges in the same three degrees (Basic, Senior, & Master) but have different criteria for the awarding of these badges. The level of degree is determined by the number of jumps the wearer has successfully completed, years of service on jump status, and other requirements as specified by AFI 11-402, Aviation and Parachutist Service, Aeronautical Ratings and Badges.[16] Additionally Airmen who have earned the Parachutist Badge while serving as members of a sister branch then transferred to the U.S. Air Force are allowed to continue wear of the badge without having to requalify.[17]

USAF Parachutist Badges from 1956-1963
 
Basic Badge
 
Senior Badge
 
Master Badge

In 1956 the Air Force began issuing a unique Basic, Senior, and Master Parachutist Badges. These parachutist badges were modeled after the Air Force's Medical Badges. Due to popular demand, the Air Force decided to revert to issuing the Army style parachutist badges in 1963.[18]

Basic Parachutist Badge

The Basic Parachutist Badge may be awarded following completion of basic parachute training through a designated Air Force Air-Ground Training Program. Air Force personnel generally earn the basic parachutist badge either through the Army's Airborne School at Fort Benning, or the United States Air Force Academy's AM-490 freefall parachute training course taught by AETC's 98th Flying Training Squadron.[16]

Senior Parachutist Badge

The Senior Parachutist Badge consists of the Basic Parachutist Badge with a star atop the parachute. Awarded for 30 static line jumps with a minimum of 24 months of cumulative time on jump status. The 30 jumps must include: (1) Two jumps during the hours of darkness; (2) Fifteen jumps with operational equipment IAW AFI 11-410; (3) Actually perform one night jump as a Primary JM (PJM); and (4) Seven jumps performing as PJM.[19]

Master Parachutist Badge

The Master Parachutist Insignia consists of the Senior Parachutist Badge with a star centered within the wreath. Awarded for 65 static line jumps with a minimum of 36 months of cumulative time on jump status. The 65 jumps must include: (1) Four jumps during the hours of darkness; (2) Twenty-five jumps with operational equipment IAW AFI 11-410; (3) Two night jumps performing PJM duties; and (4) Fifteen jumps performing as PJM.[19]

Navy and Marine Corps

The United States Navy and Marine Corps issue parachutist insignia in two degrees: the U.S. Military Basic Parachutist Badge, also called the Basic Parachutist Insignia (the same badge that's awarded to all DoD military services), and the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia. Parachutist insignia is available to personnel who perform qualifying airborne jumps as a:[20][21]

  • Static-Line Parachute Jumper,
  • Military Free-Fall Parachute Jumper, and
  • High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) Parachute Jumper (used for premeditated personnel parachute (P3) operations).

Training is accomplished by successful completion of the prescribed course of instruction while attending the:[20][21]

Basic Parachutist Insignia

The right to wear the Basic Parachutist Insignia is based on the completion of prescribed training defined in OPNAVINST 3501.225 and MCO 3120.11:[21]

When a US Navy enlisted member initially qualifies as a static line parachutist, an entry shall be made on NAVPERS 1070/613 (commonly referred to as a "Page 13" entry) of the US Navy enlisted service record indicating the date of qualification, type(s) of aircraft in which qualified, and unit at which the training was received. Navy enlisted members are authorized the parachutist (PJ) designator added to their rating.[21]

A qualified static-line parachute jumper who successfully completes the prescribed program of instruction while attending a formal, interservice training facility including a minimum of 10 military free-fall parachute jumps, at least 2 of which must have been conducted carrying full combat equipment (1 day/1 night), may qualify. Navy enlisted members are authorized the military free-fall parachutist (FPJ) designator added to their rating.[21]

When a US Navy officer initially qualifies as a static line parachutist, the additional qualification designator (AQD) of BT1 will be entered into the officer's record by their detailer (NAVPERS). Free-fall qualification will result in an AQD of BT2.[21]

For both Static Line and Military Free Fall Parachutist qualified personnel, a service record entry shall also indicate whether or not the member is HALO-qualified.[21]

The Basic Parachutist Badge is a prerequisite for the Special Warfare Badge since parachutist training is an integral part of the Navy's Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) program. SEAL personnel generally do not wear the Basic badge once they earn their Special Warfare insignia, but will wear their Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Badge in addition to the Special Warfare Badge, the latter nicknamed the "Budweiser" badge. Navy EOD technicians are generally also jump qualified with a number of them also being qualified in military free-fall (HALO/HAHO). Currently, due to a recent change, newly pinned Navy EOD technicians are required to attend the U.S. Army's Basic Airborne School upon graduation. As well, a number of SWCC personnel earn Basic Parachutist badges in conjunction with their assignment to a Special Boat Team detachment that uses the Maritime Craft Air Delivery System (MCADS). This enables them to drop small watercraft and their crews from C-130 aircraft.[21]

Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia

The Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia (originally issued as Navy Parachute Rigger wings) is a gold-colored embroidered or metal insignia depicting an open parachute with outstretched wings. It is authorized for officers and enlisted personnel who were awarded the Basic Parachutist Insignia and, under competent orders, have completed a minimum of five additional static-line or P3 jumps, to include: (1) combat equipment day jump, two (2) combat equipment night jumps, and employ at least two (2) different types of military aircraft.[21]

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist badge was originally known as the U.S. Navy Certified Parachute Rigger badge and designed by American Insignia Company in 1942 for graduates of the U.S. Navy Parachute Rigger School. During WWII, despite being against uniform regulations it became common for U.S. Marine Corps paratroopers who were issued the silver U.S. Army Basic Parachutist badge to wear the gold Navy Certified Parachute Rigger badge because they believed the gold "Rigger wings" looked better on their uniform.[22] This out of regulations wearing of the Parachute Rigger badge became so common that in July 1963, the Commander of United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Bruce F. Meyers sent a request to the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. via Marine Corps Commandant General David M. Shoup requesting to officially make the Navy Parachute Rigger badge the parachutist badge for the Navy and Marine Corps. The request was approved by Admiral Anderson on 12 July 1963 per BuPers Notice 1020.[23] Originally the badge was worn upon graduation from Navy PR school, but since 1963 being a certified parachute rigger, survival equipmentman, and graduate of the U.S. Navy Parachute Rigger is no longer a requirement to earn the badge. Currently, the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia only requires the completion of the minimum five additional jumps in a jump billet, but service members can request to attend Navy Parachute Rigger School for further training and specialized occupational duties such as Special Operations Parachute Rigger (SOPR) who work within Navy SEAL teams and Naval Special Warfare and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units throughout the world.

Military Freefall Parachutist Badges

Main article: Military Freefall Parachutist Badge
 
Military Freefall Parachutist Badge
 
Master Military Freefall Parachutist Badge

Qualified Army and Air Force personnel may go on to earn the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge in special operations training for High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) and High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) jumps. HALO/HAHO training is conducted by the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School of the US Army Special Operations Command, on behalf of the US Special Operations Command. It is awarded in two degrees: Basic and Master. To earn the basic badge, the jumper must have graduated from Army Airborne School and the Military Free-Fall Parachutist Course.[24] To earn the master badge, jumpers must have graduated from Army Airborne School, Army Jumpmaster School, Military Free-Fall Parachutist Course, and the Military Free-Fall Jumpmaster Course.[25]

As with the Army's Parachutist Badges, Army parachutists that have earned one of the Military Freefall Parachutist Badges are also eligible to earn Combat Jump Devices.[1][9][13]

See also

References

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The Parachutist Badge also commonly referred to as Jump Wings is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces The United States Space Force and United States Coast Guard are the only branches that do not award the Parachutist Badge but their members are authorized to receive the Parachutist Badges of other services in accordance with their prescribed requirements The DoD military services are all awarded the same Basic Parachutist Badge The U S Army and U S Air Force issue the same Senior and Master Parachutist Badges while the U S Navy and U S Marine Corps issue the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Badge to advanced parachutists The majority of the services earn their Basic Parachutist Badge through the U S Army Airborne School Parachutist BadgeBasic Parachutist BadgeTypeBadgeAwarded forAirborne training coursePresented byUnited States Armed ForcesStatusCurrently awardedLast awardedCurrently awardedTotal awarded posthumously86Army PrecedenceNext higher Expert Field Medical BadgeNext lower Parachute Rigger Badge 1 Senior Parachutist BadgeMaster Parachutist BadgeNavy amp Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia Contents 1 Army 1 1 Basic Parachutist Badge 1 2 Senior Parachutist Badge 1 3 Master Parachutist Badge 1 4 Accoutrements 2 Air Force 2 1 Basic Parachutist Badge 2 2 Senior Parachutist Badge 2 3 Master Parachutist Badge 3 Navy and Marine Corps 3 1 Basic Parachutist Insignia 3 2 Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia 4 Military Freefall Parachutist Badges 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksArmy EditThe Army s Basic Parachutist Badge is awarded to all military personnel of any service who complete the US Army Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning Georgia It signifies that the soldier is a trained military parachutist and is qualified to participate in airborne operations The badge and its sew on equivalent may be worn on the Army Combat Uniform ACU 2 Original sketch for the U S Army Parachutist Badge by William P Yarborough Patent 134963 3 The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Captain later Lieutenant General William P Yarborough and approved by the Department of War in March of that year The Parachutist Badge replaced the Parachutist Patch which had previously been worn as a large patch on the side of a paratrooper s garrison cap LTG Yarborough also designed the Senior and Master Parachutist Badges and the addition of stars to portray the number of combat jumps The airborne background trimming that is worn behind the badge of those assigned to airborne units is also a contribution of William P Yarborough 3 Basic Parachutist Badge Edit To be eligible for award of the basic Parachutist Badge an individual must have completed the Basic Airborne Course of the Airborne School of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning Georgia To graduate a student must complete the three phase course consisting of a ground phase a tower phase and a jump phase By the end of the course a student will have completed five jumps in varying jump configurations from a no load jump all the way to a full combat load jump at night 1 Senior Parachutist Badge Edit To be eligible for the Senior Parachutist Badge an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements Participated in a minimum of 30 jumps including fifteen jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment including individual weapon carried in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water rations actual or dummy ammunition actual or dummy and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat Two night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness regardless of time of day with respect to sunset one of which will be as jumpmaster of a stick In addition two mass tactical jumps which culminate in an airborne assault problem with either a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger a separate company battery or an organic staff of regimental size or larger The soldier must fill a position commensurate with his or her rank or grade during the problem Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or from the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements e g the United States Army Alaska USARAK or the United States Army Special Operations Command USASOC Jumpmaster Course or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as a jumpmaster on 15 noncombat jumps Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organizations authorized parachutists for a total of at least 24 months 1 Master Parachutist Badge Edit To be eligible for the Master Parachutist Badge an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements Participated in a minimum of 65 jumps including twenty five jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment including individual weapon carried by the individual in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water rations actual or dummy ammunition actual or dummy and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat Four night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness one as jumpmaster of a stick Five mass tactical jumps must be made which culminate in an airborne assault problem with a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger a separate company battery or an organic staff of regimental size or larger The individual must fill a position commensurate with their rank or grade during the problem Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements including the U S Army Alaska Jumpmaster Course or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as jumpmaster on 33 noncombat jumps Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organization authorized parachutists for a total of 36 months may be non consecutive The 25 combat equipment jumps necessary to qualify for the Master Parachutist Badge must be from a static line 1 The master parachutist badge is 1 1 2 inches 38 mm wide at the widest part of the wings and 1 13 64 inches 31 mm from the top of the wreath to the bottom of the parachute where the risers meet in a point Accoutrements Edit A Parachutist Badge from a WW2 veteran with the 506th Parachute Infantry as indicated by the airborne background trimming who made two combat jumps as indicated by the two combat jump devices on the badge Soldiers assigned to Army units on airborne status wear a cloth oval airborne background trimming underneath their Parachutist Badge which are uniquely designed for each airborne unit 4 5 This is one method by which an individual can identify a parachute qualified soldier serving in a unit on active jump status called a Paratrooper versus a parachutist serving in a non airborne unit The original airborne background trimming was also a contribution of Captain Yarborough who attempted to address a concern that the Parachutist Badge was too small and did not stand out on the uniform 4 Today each unit s airborne background trimming design is created and approved by The Institute of Heraldry who evaluate unit lineage military heraldry as well as proposed designs by the requesting unit 6 If a soldier completes an airborne jump into a combat zone they are authorized to wear a combat jump device on their Parachutist Badge turning it into what is officially called a Combat Parachutist Badge The device consists of a star or arrangements of stars indicating the number of combat jumps up to five conducted by the paratrooper 7 The use of stars as combat jump devices did not gain official approval until after the 1983 invasion of Grenada Operation Urgent Fury The stars are awarded as follows 8 9 1 combat jump A bronze star on the shroud lines2 combat jumps A bronze star on each wing3 combat jumps A bronze star on each wing and one on the shroud lines4 combat jumps Two bronze stars on each wing5 combat jumps A large gold star on the shroud linesList of known U S combat parachute jumps 10 11 12 13 14 15 Date Unit Operation Troopers Country Dropzone8 November 1942 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion PIB Torch 556 Algeria Tafaraoui airfield La Senia15 November 1942 509th PIB Torch 300 350 Algeria Youks les Bains24 December 1942 509th PIB Hdqt s Co Two French paratroopers 32 Tunisia El Djem9 July 1943 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion Jumped first 505th Regimental Combat Team RCT Includes 505th PIR 456th PFA amp Co B 307th Engr Husky I 3 406 Italy Gela Sicily10 July 1943 504th Regimental Combat Team RCT Includes 504th PIR 1st amp 2nd Btn 376th PFA amp Co A 307th Engr Husky II 2 304 Italy Gela Sicily5 September 1943 503th PIR 1 700 New Guinea Nadzab Markham Valley13 September 1943 504th Regimental Combat Team RCT Includes 504th PIR 376th PFA amp Co A 307th Eng Avalanche 1 300 Italy Paestum Salerno14 September 1943 505th Regimental Combat Team RCT Includes 505th PIR 456th PFA amp Co B 370th Engr Avalanche 2 105 Italy Salerno Paestum14 September 1943 509th PIB Avalanche 640 Italy Avellino6 June 1944 82nd Airborne Division 507 508 505th RCT Includes 505th Parachute Infantry Reg Co B 307 Engineer Battalion and 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 28 Pathfinders 504th PIR 7 returned Overlord Titanic Dropping of parachute dummies Oscar 6 418 France Normandy6 June 1944 101st Airborne Division 326 377 501 502 506 Overlord Titanic Dropping of parachute dummies Oscar 6 638 France Normandy3 July 1944 503rd PRCT 1st Bn Table Tennis 739 New Guinea Noemfoor Island4 July 1944 503rd PRCT 3rd Bn Table Tennis 685 New Guinea Noemfoor Island15 August 1944 1st Abn Task Force 460th PFA 463rd PFABn 509th PIB 517th PCT 551st PIB 596th PCEng Co Dragoon 5 607 France Cote d Azur Riviera17 September 1944 82nd Airborne Division 508 505th RCT Includes 505th PIR 456th PFA amp Co B 307th Engr 504th RCT Includes 504th PIR 376th PFA amp Co A 307 Engr Market Garden 7 250 Netherlands Grave amp Nijmegen17 September 1944 101st Airborne Division 501 502 506 Market Garden 6 769 Netherlands Eindhoven29 November 1944 5 December 1944 Co C 127th Abn Eng Bn Co C 1st Pl 187th P GIR 221st AB Med Co 457th PFA 11th Abn Div Hdqt s Group 511th Pcht Signal Co 11th Abn Div RECON Pl Tabletop 241 Leyte Manarawat3 February 1945 511th PIR 457th FABn Shoestring 1 830 Philippines Tagaytay Ridge16 February 1945 503rd PRCT 462nd PFABn 161st Airborne Engr Btn Topside 2 050 Philippines Corregidor23 February 1945 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Btn Co B Hdqt s Co 1st Btn Hdqt s Co 1st Btn Light Machine Gun Platoon Rescue 2 147 internees 130 Philippines Los Banos Prison Camp24 March 1945 17th Airborne Division 507 PIR 513 PIR 464 PFA 466 PFA 139 AEB 224 AMC 155 AAB 411 AQM 517 ASC 680 GFA 681 GFA 717 AOC amp 194 GIR Also small units MP s Division Artillery Reconnaissance Platoon amp Parachute Maintenance Co Varsity 4 964 Germany Wesel23 June 1945 511th PIR Gypsy 1 030 Philippines Aparri20 October 1950 187th ARCT 2nd Battalion DZ Easy 1 203 Korea Sukchon20 October 1950 187th ARCT 1st 3rd Bn s DZ William 1 470 Korea Sukchon21 October 1950 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team ARCT DZ William 671 Korea Sukchon23 March 1951 187th ARCT 2nd amp 3rd Bns 674th ABN Field Artillery Bn 2nd amp 4th ABN Ranger Cos and Indian army surgical team Tomahawk 3 486 Korea Munsan Ni12 February 1962 FTT 1 White Star SF Team Nam Beng Valley Campaign vs Pathet Lao 12 Laos Nam Tha airstrip2 January 1963 Joint General Staff reserve ARVN Paratroopers with U S MACV Red Hat Advisors from Saigon Ap Bac 300 South Vietnamese 2 Americans South Vietnam Ap Tan Thoi22 February 1967 173rd Airborne Brigade 503rd P I R 2nd amp 3rd Btl s 3 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment AFAR Junction City 845 Vietnam Katum2 April 1967 5th Special Force Group ABN 1st Special Forces Detachments A 503 Mike Force amp A 344 Operation Harvest Moon Includes Montagnards Harvest Moon 356 includes Montagnards Vietnam Bunard Phouc Long Happy Dragon Province5 September 1967 USMC 1st Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol LRRP Oregon 10 Vietnam South5 October 1967 5th Special Force Group ABN 1st Special Forces Pathfinder Detachment 12 SF 37 ARVN Pathfinders B Co II CTZ Pleiku Mike Force 50 SF amp 275 LLDB Includes Montagnards Blue Max 374 Vietnam Bu Prang CIDG fighting camp Quang Duc Great Virtue Province1968 73 Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group MACV SOG Airborne Studies Group SOG 36 Eldest Son Italian Green Pole Bean North Vietnam Laos Cambodia28 November 1970 Recon Team Florida CCN MACV SOG High Altitude Low Opening HALO 3 Americans one ARVN officer and 2 Montagnards Laos NVA road inside Laos7 May 1971 Captain Larry Manes Recon Team CCN MACV SOG HALO 4 Americans South Vietnam Between Ashau Valley and Khe Sanh NVA trail extension of Laotian Highway 92122 June 1971 Sergeant Major Billy Waugh s Recon Team CCN MACV SOG HALO 4 Americans South Vietnam 60 miles SW of Danang22 September 1971 Captain Jim Storter s Recon Team CCC MACV SOG HALO 4 Americans South Vietnam Plei Trap Valley NW of Pleiku11 October 1971 Sgt 1st Class Dick Gross Recon Team CCC MACV SOG HALO 5 Americans Vietnam 25 miles SW of Pleiku in the Ia Drang Valley23 October 1983 Navy SEAL Team and USAF CCT Urgent Fury 15 Grenada Port Salines25 October 1983 75th Ranger Regiment LRS Detachment 82nd Abn Div combat controllers CCT Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC 12 troopers 4 troopers 1st Bn tactical air control parties TACP Urgent Fury 16 Grenada Point Salines25 October 1983 Navy SEAL Team Urgent Fury 11 Grenada Governor s residence25 October 1983 75th Ranger Regiment 1st and 2nd Bns and two paratroopers SGT Spain and SPC Richardson from 307th Engineer Bn Urgent Fury 500 Grenada Point Salines airfield20 December 1989 UNIT 0100 Rangers 75th Ranger Regiment 82nd Airborne Division Ready Brigade Just Cause 4 000 Panama Rio Hato east to Fort Cimarron20 December 1989 0124 Rangers 0145 82nd Abn Div 1st Brigade Task Force 1 504th PIR 1 505th PIR 2nd Bn 504th PIR 4th Bn 325th Abn Inf Reg Co B and C A Co 3 505 PIR 3rd Bn 73rd Abn Armor Reg 82nd Abn MP Co 3 platoons 0411 All joined to form Task Force Pacific Just Cause 2 176 Panama Torrijos Tocumen Airport15 January 1991 Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta HAHO Desert Storm 12 Iraq Northwest desertDec 1991 Navy SEAL Team 6 Raw Deal Haiti Navassa Island19 October 2001 75th Ranger Regiment Operation Enduring Freedom 200 Afghanistan Objective Rhino at Dry Lake Airstrip13 November 2001 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Battalion Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan In the vicinity of Alimarden Kan E Bagat25 February 2003 75th Ranger Regiment 2nd Battalion 504th Infantry 3rd Battalion Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Near Chahar Borjak Nimruz Province24 March 2003 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Battalion 24th Special Tactics Squadron Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq Northwestern desert region of Iraq in the vicinity of Al Qaim26 March 2003 173rd Airborne Brigade Operation Iraqi Freedom 954 Iraq Bashur Drop zone28 29 Mar 2003 27th Engineer Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Battalion 24th Special Tactics Squadron Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq At H1 Airfield3 July 2004 75th Ranger Regiment Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment HALO Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Southeastern Region31 July 2004 USMC 1st Reconnaissance Battalion HAHO Operation Iraqi Freedom 6 Iraq Near Baghdad30 May 2007 10th Special Forces Group 3rd Battalion ODA 074 HALO Operation Iraqi Freedom 11 Iraq Ninewah Province11 July 2009 75th Ranger Regiment Regimental Reconnaissance Company Team 1 Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan25 January 2012 Navy DEVGRU SEAL Team 6 Hostage Rescue Somalia31 October 2020 Navy DEVGRU SEAL Team 6 Hostage Rescue 30 NigeriaAir Force EditLike the Army the Air Force issues the same parachutist badges in the same three degrees Basic Senior amp Master but have different criteria for the awarding of these badges The level of degree is determined by the number of jumps the wearer has successfully completed years of service on jump status and other requirements as specified by AFI 11 402 Aviation and Parachutist Service Aeronautical Ratings and Badges 16 Additionally Airmen who have earned the Parachutist Badge while serving as members of a sister branch then transferred to the U S Air Force are allowed to continue wear of the badge without having to requalify 17 USAF Parachutist Badges from 1956 1963 Basic Badge Senior Badge Master Badge In 1956 the Air Force began issuing a unique Basic Senior and Master Parachutist Badges These parachutist badges were modeled after the Air Force s Medical Badges Due to popular demand the Air Force decided to revert to issuing the Army style parachutist badges in 1963 18 Basic Parachutist Badge Edit The Basic Parachutist Badge may be awarded following completion of basic parachute training through a designated Air Force Air Ground Training Program Air Force personnel generally earn the basic parachutist badge either through the Army s Airborne School at Fort Benning or the United States Air Force Academy s AM 490 freefall parachute training course taught by AETC s 98th Flying Training Squadron 16 Senior Parachutist Badge Edit The Senior Parachutist Badge consists of the Basic Parachutist Badge with a star atop the parachute Awarded for 30 static line jumps with a minimum of 24 months of cumulative time on jump status The 30 jumps must include 1 Two jumps during the hours of darkness 2 Fifteen jumps with operational equipment IAW AFI 11 410 3 Actually perform one night jump as a Primary JM PJM and 4 Seven jumps performing as PJM 19 Master Parachutist Badge Edit The Master Parachutist Insignia consists of the Senior Parachutist Badge with a star centered within the wreath Awarded for 65 static line jumps with a minimum of 36 months of cumulative time on jump status The 65 jumps must include 1 Four jumps during the hours of darkness 2 Twenty five jumps with operational equipment IAW AFI 11 410 3 Two night jumps performing PJM duties and 4 Fifteen jumps performing as PJM 19 Navy and Marine Corps EditThe United States Navy and Marine Corps issue parachutist insignia in two degrees the U S Military Basic Parachutist Badge also called the Basic Parachutist Insignia the same badge that s awarded to all DoD military services and the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia Parachutist insignia is available to personnel who perform qualifying airborne jumps as a 20 21 Static Line Parachute Jumper Military Free Fall Parachute Jumper and High Altitude Low Opening HALO Parachute Jumper used for premeditated personnel parachute P3 operations Training is accomplished by successful completion of the prescribed course of instruction while attending the 20 21 U S Army Airborne School Military Free Fall Parachutist Course or other training certified by Chief of Naval Education and Training CNET or approved by the Chief of Naval Operations CNO Basic Parachutist Insignia Edit The right to wear the Basic Parachutist Insignia is based on the completion of prescribed training defined in OPNAVINST 3501 225 and MCO 3120 11 21 When a US Navy enlisted member initially qualifies as a static line parachutist an entry shall be made on NAVPERS 1070 613 commonly referred to as a Page 13 entry of the US Navy enlisted service record indicating the date of qualification type s of aircraft in which qualified and unit at which the training was received Navy enlisted members are authorized the parachutist PJ designator added to their rating 21 A qualified static line parachute jumper who successfully completes the prescribed program of instruction while attending a formal interservice training facility including a minimum of 10 military free fall parachute jumps at least 2 of which must have been conducted carrying full combat equipment 1 day 1 night may qualify Navy enlisted members are authorized the military free fall parachutist FPJ designator added to their rating 21 When a US Navy officer initially qualifies as a static line parachutist the additional qualification designator AQD of BT1 will be entered into the officer s record by their detailer NAVPERS Free fall qualification will result in an AQD of BT2 21 For both Static Line and Military Free Fall Parachutist qualified personnel a service record entry shall also indicate whether or not the member is HALO qualified 21 The Basic Parachutist Badge is a prerequisite for the Special Warfare Badge since parachutist training is an integral part of the Navy s Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL BUD S program SEAL personnel generally do not wear the Basic badge once they earn their Special Warfare insignia but will wear their Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Badge in addition to the Special Warfare Badge the latter nicknamed the Budweiser badge Navy EOD technicians are generally also jump qualified with a number of them also being qualified in military free fall HALO HAHO Currently due to a recent change newly pinned Navy EOD technicians are required to attend the U S Army s Basic Airborne School upon graduation As well a number of SWCC personnel earn Basic Parachutist badges in conjunction with their assignment to a Special Boat Team detachment that uses the Maritime Craft Air Delivery System MCADS This enables them to drop small watercraft and their crews from C 130 aircraft 21 Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia Edit The Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia originally issued as Navy Parachute Rigger wings is a gold colored embroidered or metal insignia depicting an open parachute with outstretched wings It is authorized for officers and enlisted personnel who were awarded the Basic Parachutist Insignia and under competent orders have completed a minimum of five additional static line or P3 jumps to include 1 combat equipment day jump two 2 combat equipment night jumps and employ at least two 2 different types of military aircraft 21 The U S Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist badge was originally known as the U S Navy Certified Parachute Rigger badge and designed by American Insignia Company in 1942 for graduates of the U S Navy Parachute Rigger School During WWII despite being against uniform regulations it became common for U S Marine Corps paratroopers who were issued the silver U S Army Basic Parachutist badge to wear the gold Navy Certified Parachute Rigger badge because they believed the gold Rigger wings looked better on their uniform 22 This out of regulations wearing of the Parachute Rigger badge became so common that in July 1963 the Commander of United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Bruce F Meyers sent a request to the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W Anderson Jr via Marine Corps Commandant General David M Shoup requesting to officially make the Navy Parachute Rigger badge the parachutist badge for the Navy and Marine Corps The request was approved by Admiral Anderson on 12 July 1963 per BuPers Notice 1020 23 Originally the badge was worn upon graduation from Navy PR school but since 1963 being a certified parachute rigger survival equipmentman and graduate of the U S Navy Parachute Rigger is no longer a requirement to earn the badge Currently the Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia only requires the completion of the minimum five additional jumps in a jump billet but service members can request to attend Navy Parachute Rigger School for further training and specialized occupational duties such as Special Operations Parachute Rigger SOPR who work within Navy SEAL teams and Naval Special Warfare and explosive ordnance disposal EOD units throughout the world Military Freefall Parachutist Badges EditMain article Military Freefall Parachutist Badge Military Freefall Parachutist Badge Master Military Freefall Parachutist Badge Qualified Army and Air Force personnel may go on to earn the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge in special operations training for High Altitude Low Opening HALO and High Altitude High Opening HAHO jumps HALO HAHO training is conducted by the John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School of the US Army Special Operations Command on behalf of the US Special Operations Command It is awarded in two degrees Basic and Master To earn the basic badge the jumper must have graduated from Army Airborne School and the Military Free Fall Parachutist Course 24 To earn the master badge jumpers must have graduated from Army Airborne School Army Jumpmaster School Military Free Fall Parachutist Course and the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course 25 As with the Army s Parachutist Badges Army parachutists that have earned one of the Military Freefall Parachutist Badges are also eligible to earn Combat Jump Devices 1 9 13 See also EditAircrew survival equipmentman Parachutist Badge Air Assault Badge Glider Badge Pathfinder Badge Blood wingsReferences Edit a b c d e U S Army Regulation 600 8 22 Military Awards Official Department of the Army Regulation dated 11 December 2006 revised 15 September 2011 last accessed 4 October 2011 Army Directive 2011 11 Change to Wear of the Army Combat Uniform ACU Items Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Secretary of the Army 13 June 2011 last accessed 18 February 2013 a b Research Center Parachute Badge History U S Army Quartermaster Museum last updated 30 December 2015 last accessed 15 April 2022 a b Lanham Howard G 2001 Insignia of Airborne Units U S Army American Military Patches Other Insignia and Decorations of 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