WASHINGTON — As of October 1, 2025, Soldiers who qualify for hazardous duty incentive pay (HDIP) for parachute duty are now receiving $200 a month for static line jumps, a $50 increase from the former ...

When Ross Alexson first joined the army, it was as a mobile support operator. It wasn’t until a routine pick up of some airborne troops that he realized his military aspirations may be a little higher ...

In broad daylight under a hail of bullets and flak, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion jumped into the chaos of the Rhine crossing. Landing directly into German defenses, the paratroopers faced ...

In the desperate winter of 1944, as the Battle of the Bulge raged, Hitler gambled his last elite paratroopers on a near-suicidal night mission behind Allied lines. Codenamed Operation Stösser, this ...