When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...

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 ...

Two paratroopers were injured prior to the start of the University of Arizona baseball game Saturday against Oklahoma State. They are expected to fully recover. Videos posted on social media show two ...

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 ...

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 ...