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 ...

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

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 ...

U.S. Paratroopers, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct ...

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 ...

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 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat ...

Three Inland Valley soldiers, killed in action in Vietnam or Afghanistan, will be remembered June 1 in Columbus, Ga. when the 173rd Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation dedicates the 173rd ...

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 ...

Veterans of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airbone Brigade from throughout the nation will meet later this month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the brigade and pay tribute to their fallen brothers in ...

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 ...

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.