A soldier tests the controls on a small drone at the 173rd Airborne Brigade's drone lab. The U.S. Army’s rapid response unit in Europe is working quickly to build out its own arsenal of small, agile ...

The top enlisted soldier leading the Army's Europe-based airborne brigade was quietly fired last month following an investigation, the service said Sunday. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was ...

U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct airborne training at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy on February 13, 2019. Airborne ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with an FIM-92 Stinger near Medulin, Croatia, April 9, 2022. (Staff Sgt. John Yountz/Army) U.S. paratroopers with the ...

ADAZI, Latvia (Aug. 18, 2014) -- Despite all the planning, double checking and potential hazards associated with airborne operations, jumping out of a C-130 aircraft never loses its charm for ...

VICENZA, Italy — Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade are fresh off an exercise in Croatia, during which they were treated to a new thrill. It was the first time the brigade had fired ...

Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team land in a drop zone at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 18, 2017, during Swift Response, part of major U.S. military exercise Saber Guardian.

This story has been corrected. HOHENFELS, Germany − The weather wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough to parachute a howitzer and a tactical vehicle out the back of a plane. The drop at the sprawling ...

BAMBERG, Germany (Army News Service, Sept. 18, 2006) - As part of the Army's continuing transformation efforts, the 173rd Airborne Brigade of Vicenza, Italy, became ...

The Pentagon announced Wednesday the U.S. Army will be sending 200 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Ukraine. The paratroopers from the 173rd, known as "Sky Soldiers," will ...

The U.S. Army’s rapid reaction force in Europe is underequipped, undermanned and inadequately organized to confront military aggression from Russia or its high-tech proxies, according to an internal ...

A soldier who kept fighting despite grenade shrapnel wounds to the legs and arm in the controversial battle of Wanat in Afghanistan will receive the Medal of Honor, the White House announced Monday.