The D-Day invasion is typically remembered for the brutal fighting on the beaches of Normandy, but the battle had already ...

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

British forces conduct final exercise amid questions over Army’s ability to commit 5,000 troops in case of peace deal with ...

Six New York National Guard soldiers flew an all-night rescue mission in 2023 to reach an ambushed team of French commandos.

We travel to Kaprun, Austria, where Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ended their war in the summer of 1945. By matching famous wartime photographs to the modern landscape, we ...

The Ministry of Defence has denied claims that the UK is planning to reduce airborne capability or cut pay for paratroopers, following reporting suggesting the Army could narrow its parachute forces ...

14:59, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 Updated: 20:29, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 Plans to cut back the British Army’s elite airborne infantry force risks “blunting the tip of the spear”, a former soldier-turned-MP has ...

Parts of the Parachute Regiment are set to be stripped of routine parachute training under plans to narrow the Army’s airborne capability. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the UK will retain ...

A court has heard how a man posted footage of himself driving around Ahoghill waving a Parachute Regiment flag he had taken from a home on Tiktok. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast ...

A world champion winged suit skydiver has died after his parachute failed to deploy during a jump in the south of France. Pierre Wolnik, 37, a two-time French freefly world champion, died after ...

Trace the extraordinary journey of the U.S. Army Rangers from their daring World War II origins as Merrill’s Marauders and amphibious commandos, through airborne operations in Korea and Vietnam, to ...

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