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

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 ...

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 Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...

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 ...

As wind gushed into the open cavities of the plane, Sgt. Dan Gerlach stuck his head out the door, looking down at the rolling city more than 5,000 feet below. High-fiving his friends, he stepped out ...

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 ...

CHICAGO – Staff Sgt. Jonathan Schmertzler and Sgt. Brandon Hexum of the U.S. Army Parachute Team soared over the city Saturday, carrying the American flag as part of the Chicago Air and Water Show.