Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published August 21, 2026
TechNet Augusta 2026 kicked off a joint airborne operation on Tuesday at Fort Gordon.
Paratroopers were joined by members of a number of different groups to jump from a Chinook helicopter and land in Barton Field.
“There’s a sense of euphoria for about like 10 seconds,” said Master Sgt. Thomas Goodnoe of Harris City, Ga. “You come out of the plane and you have this sense of euphoria that’s like, you get to look around and you’re like ‘oh wow, that was super awesome.’ And then you’ve got to go ‘oh wait, I’ve got to land.'”