The Army in Europe deactivated one storied cavalry squadron and activated a parachute infantry battalion in its place.

NATICK, Mass. – In a strategic collaboration with the Army’s Personnel Airdrop Systems (PADS) team, a group of Northeastern University industrial engineering students culminated their senior capstone ...

FORT LEE, Va. -- The U.S. Army Quartermaster School’s Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department dedicated one of its parachute-packing classrooms July 21 in memory of a XVIII Airborne Corps ...

Task & Purpose photo composite. On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at ...

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 the service prepares for a future war, it worries there are too many ...

They soar through the sky, leap from thousands of feet above ground, and captivate crowds below — but for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, it’s about more than just the thrill. The Army’s elite parachute ...

He was one of the last surviving members of the all-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed the Triple Nickels. Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to be the oldest surviving World War II ...

The Army now uses videotape from the accident to teach other soldiers how quickly things can go wrong, she said in a phone interview. The Roulund family has received an outpouring of support from the ...