The paratroopers floated down after springing out of the C-17 Globemaster aircraft under a deep blue sky into swirling winds as they descended a thousand feet into a vast barren field before ...

Poland's 6th Airborne Brigade has been using the MSBS Grot assault rifle in recent years. The gun, designed by a Polish arms maker, comes with a retractable or adjustable folding stock. This makes it ...

SANNERVILLE, France — There was a contemporary twist for British paratroopers, who parachuted into the historic D-Day drop zone in Normandy to recreate the airborne part of the battle to wrest western ...

Half of Russia's elite paratroopers in Ukraine have been killed or wounded in battle, UK intel said. This comes after a top Russian general's admission of paratrooper casualties was deleted. It is ...

FORT MOORE, Ga. – Paratroopers across Fort Moore took part in Operation Toy Drop Dec. 12 training with partner nation counterparts and giving toys to local charities. Operation Toy Drop is an annual ...

What kind of rifle are elite Polish paratroopers jumping into combat with? A relatively new homemade gun that they say offers flexibility and mobility needed at a time when modern warfare is showing ...

Bolland, then a captain, smiles for the camera before making his first jump on May 30, 1942. (Matthew T. Bolland Collection via Casemate Publishers) Lt. Col. Gerhard L. Bolland was a proud Norwegian ...

Hundreds of people are coming home to Fort Bragg to celebrate All American week. Among them are some veteran paratroopers, jumping at the chance to relive some of their glory days. History of the 82nd ...