On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

Russia's military is suffering from "extreme attrition and high turnover," the UK MoD says. This problem persists even in its most senior ranks, highlighted by frequent changes in an elite regiment.

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 ...

At least three servicemen from Russia's 247th Caucasian Cossack Airborne Regiment were killed on 22 October in a successful operation carried out by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine with the support of ...

They have a reputation for daring and courage – seeing heroic action in Normandy, Arnhem, the Falklands and Afghanistan. But the future of the legendary 'Paras' could be under threat from cost-cutting ...

“The planet is burning and spinning, Over our Motherland now smoking. And that means we need one victory. One for all – we will not stand for the price.” — Russian Airborne Forces’ service march, 1970 ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade continues to sharpen the edge of its future leadership with a squad leader academy, a weeklong course ...

Editor’s Note: This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. When 20-year-old Ed Harm landed in the Caribbean nation of Grenada in ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - About 200 members of the Nebraska National Guard made their final parachute jump last Friday, as the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment’s airborne operations came to an end.