Leapfest, the largest military parachuting competition of its kind, was poised to take off from Quonset State Airport on Saturday morning. The chutes were packed and checked. But Mother Nature wasn't ...

Leapfest, the largest static-line military parachuting competition in the world, is set to kick off in Rhode Island on Aug. 2, 2025. Paratroopers from around the world, including Belgium, Oman, and ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) – A long-running Rhode Island event got off the ground Sunday after being pushed back a day because of bad weather. Skies were much clearer for the Rhode Island National ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) – The Rhode Island National Guard hosted an international parachute competition at the University of Rhode Island Saturday. The annual “Leapfest” event draws teams of ...

WEST KINGSTON, R.I. (Aug. 14, 2014) -- Steady rain didn't stop hundreds of paratroopers from jumping at this year's Leapfest, the 31st annual international parachute training and competition event ...

The chutes were packed and checked. But Mother Nature wasn't quite ready: Rhode Island's soggy morning skies had imposed a schedule delay. Ninety-seven troops waited for the opening drops of the event ...

EXETER – Paratroopers from all over the globe are already in Rhode Island for the world's largest military parachute competition of its kind. "Leapfest," also the largest public event produced by the ...