An American soldier has been found guilty of deliberately destroying three armored Humvees by cutting the straps attaching them to their parachutes before they were dropped out of a plane during an airborne exercise. Skipper, who was in charge of ensuring the parachutes were properly rigged, cut their chords before they left the plane. Tactical Air Network said: 'To airdrop a Humvee, the vehicles are loaded onto metal pallets, sometimes with the use of a crane. Skipper was assigned to the 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) in Grafenwoehr, Germany, part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Negligent destruction carries a maximum punishment of a year in prison, a bad-conduct discharge and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2018 20:32 UTC