Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- During Black History Month, ABC11 takes a closer look at the first all-Black airborne unit in U.S. history. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion often referred to as the ...

Eighty years ago today, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for ...

The Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles are in many ways smaller, lighter versions of the service’s M1 Abrams main battle tanks, and are designed to give light infantry and airborne units more ...

This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. A few days into the spring of 1994, paratroopers waited for an airborne training ...

In this photo from 1945, paratroopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry climb into their parachute harnesses before boarding a plane of the First Troop Carrier Command. The C-47 would drop the airborne ...

As a young man, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Connor Cozad grew up watching Band of Brothers, a 2001 HBO miniseries depicting the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry ...

Paratroopers at Fort Benning quite literally jumped into the holiday season Tuesday morning. That’s because of Operation Toy ...

On June 6, 1944, James Martin was among the first Allied paratroopers to jump into Normandy with the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. At 19 years old, he had trained for that moment ...

Enduring hardship is intrinsic to life for the few who serve in the Infantry. Tackling demanding challenges and persevering ...

The Army’s Basic Airborne Course at Fort Moore, Georgia, is meant to prepare students for the challenges of life as a paratrooper. What you may not have heard until now is that service members who ...

NATO militaries are watching the Ukraine war and using the conflict to inform training. A top Polish general said he's learning that light infantry skills are still very important. "It must be ...