When the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment was activated at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, on 15 November 1942, it began life with a rich airborne heritage. The famous test platoon, the prime ancestor of all ...

Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them for immediate contact the moment they land Units like the 82nd Airborne ...

U.S. paratroopers are built for speed, surprise, and independence. Dropped behind enemy lines with little to no immediate support, they rely entirely on what they carry to fight, survive, and complete ...

The Russian army has begun redeploying airborne units to the Huliaipole direction, indicating heavy enemy losses in that section of the front, according to Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army leaders are confident that reclassifying 22,000 paid parachutist jobs will improve the readiness of paratroopers. The change, ...

The United States is sending nearly 7,000 additional Army and Marine troops to the Middle East, signaling the possibility of ground operations in the Iran war. Though President Donald Trump has ...

While Trump has been evasive on sending troops to Iran, new information shows a possible deployment out of North Carolina.

WASHINGTON(AP) — US is preparing to send about 1,000 troops from an Army airborne unit to the Middle East, AP source says.

The airborne assault went as scheduled, on 17 September 1944, with an improved performance by troop carrier units. Most drop zones were hit, with good drop patterns. 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute ...