WATCH: Humvees Plummet to the Ground in Parachute Mishap

Published April 26, 2016

Watch an April 11 training mission in Grafenwoehr, Germany, go horribly wrong as three U.S. Army Humvees crash to the Earth after their parachutes failed to open from a C-130 drop. Warning: This video contains graphic language. Read the full story at Military.com.

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