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 ...

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 ...

The soldiers jumped into Narashino Training Area in Chiba prefecture and Ojojibara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, both ...

This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. FORT LIBERTY — Several family members traced letters with their fingers on the 82nd ...

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 ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – The disastrous accident at then-Pope Air Force Bases’ “Green Ramp” remains one of the most tragic in the history of the U.S. Army. On Mar. 23, 1994, an F-16D Fighting Falcon ...

NORMANDY, France -- The match became known as "The Game That Never Happened," a planned football exhibition between teams formed within the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, held amid a winter rest ...