The June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy involved the largest use of airborne troops up to that time. Paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the British 6th Airborne Division, ...

A thousand troops from an Army unit known for its capacity to deploy within 18 hours and parachute into a war zone are headed to join the Iran war. The Pentagon will deploy approximately 1,000 ...

Actors from Band of Brothers television series holding a commemorative 48 star firebrand flag in the jump landing zone outside of Carentan, France. Members of the 101st and 82nd airborne, Firebrand ...

The US has moved to deploy around 3,000 troops from its elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, signalling heightened military readiness at a ...