The U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne division is one of several military units on heightened alert as Russian forces continue a military buildup on the Ukrainian border. "I can say today that these units ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- During Black History Month, ABC11 takes a closer look at the first all-Black airborne unit in U.S. history. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion often referred to as the ...

VICENZA, Italy — More than 30 paratroopers or “Sky Soldiers” from the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), 173rd Airborne Brigade loaded 140 toys in their ruck sacks and marched to their partnered ...

Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them for immediate contact the moment they land Units like the 82nd Airborne ...

The US Army activated the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska on June 6. The division will incorporate Alaska-based units and focus on training for Arctic combat. The activation reflects an increasing ...

Russia's elite airborne force, the VDV, has been at the center of Moscow's offensive against Ukraine. The VDV has struggled in Ukraine, where fighting has taken a high toll in lives and damaged the ...

FORT POLK, La. — Instructors for Fort Polk’s Emergent Threat, Training and Readiness Capability — ET2RC — Home Station Training team began training combat engineers in preparation for Joint Readiness ...

Well, Vietnam veteran David Cogley of Helena did, and it helped make him a better soldier. While serving at Camp Eagle 51 years ago, among Army Combat Engineer Cogley's superior officers was Lt. Col.