861st Quartermaster Company (Theater Aerial Delivery). We are a Parachute rigger company assigned to the 275th CSSB, 518th STB, and 143rd ESC.
04/03/2022
Don't miss the ACFT Town Hall! 📢
Today at 1:00 pm ET, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston will be hosting an ACFT Town Hall discussion with us, which will be featured right here on our page!
Make sure you tune in to get all of your ACFT questions answered!
03/08/2022
Now nearly 5 decades in. For international women’s day we continue to honor, remember and educate.
Privates Joyce Kutsch and Rita Johnson are recognised as the first women to earn parachutist’s and Rigger wings after completing airborne school at Ft Benning, Georgia in November 1973. Watch a short video below or scroll through some photos that certainly broke a few ceilings.
Honoring our history. AATW
Honoring the Female Paratrooper It's been four decades since the first female paratroopers got their Airborne wings. To commemorate this occasion, female Soldiers from the 507th Parachute I...
01/15/2022
Sooo cool!!
WWII PARATROOPER GEAR (in depth)!!! | American Artifact Episode 6 This episode was produced in partnership with The Gettysburg Museum of History. See how you can support history education & artifact preservation by visiting...
01/01/2022
We are saddened by the passing of Betty White.
Not only was she an amazing actress, she also served during WWII as a member of the American Women's Voluntary Services.
A true legend on and off the screen.
11/25/2021
The 861st would like to wish you and your family’s a very Happy Thanksgiving! Here is to 400 years of friends and family…and yummy food of course!
Today, we honour all who have served! Have a happy Veterans Day! If anyone has a great photo from their service or their time as a Military Parachute Riggers (Past, Present, and Future) please post in the comments below! AATW
Great advice.
Happy National Airborne Day 2021