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

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT)(Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conduct an Airborne jump above Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2025. The IBCT launched ...

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operated by the 517th Airlift Squadron conduct flight operations, refueling, and ...

US Army paratroopers jumped into Arctic terrain at an exercise in Alaska last month. Photos show the mission, including troops loading into C-17s and landing on the icy ground. Soldiers said one of ...

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 ...

Whether on a special ops jump from 25,000 feet or with hundreds of paratroopers filling the sky, U.S. troops use a wide range of parachutes. By Joshua Skovlund Updated Aug 12, 2024 10:05 AM EDT ...

The Army is reducing the number of soldiers who will be paid parachutists. Since World War II, the number of soldiers the Army has trained to be able to jump into combat has more than doubled. But as ...