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By James Clark Feb 20, 2021

Mandatory Fun

These photos of a paratrooper caught in high voltage power lines are my worst f’ing nightmare

Fuck that.

By David Roza Oct 18, 2020

History

‘I can’t imagine doing this in boots’ — Soldiers revisit Currahee Mountain of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame

“It shows just how tough they were and why they were able to endure so much during the war.

By Task & Purpose Aug 25, 2020

News

82nd Airborne Drops Into Latvia

I hate heights. I don’t have a phobia of tall buildings or being on planes, but I’ve just come to … Continued

By Haley Britzky Jul 2, 2020

News

Watch over 300 Army paratroopers drop into Guam just to remind folks who’s boss

We love to see it.

By Dustin George, The Star, Shelby, N.C. May 12, 2020

News

‘We jump our faces off’ — What it’s like to be an Army Golden Knight

"Man it's really hard to describe. But when you land and you're back on the ground you just feel kind...

By Erika Riley, The Frederick News-Post, Md. Apr 15, 2020

Mandatory Fun

This WWII vet got a mohawk the night before D-Day. Now he’s doing it again to spread cheer during COVID-19

“A lot of people are going through a lot of problems with the [coronavirus] ... I just thought this would...

By Tara Copp, McClatchy Washington Bureau Apr 9, 2020

News

Army parachute-riggers use their skills to sew COVID-19 surgical masks

"The techniques we’ve developed from sewing on parachutes definitely transfers to sewing the masks. It actually makes sewing the masks...

By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer Nov 25, 2019

Health & Fitness

A 43-year-old paratrooper with stage 3 kidney disease just hit the max ACFT score

"A lot of people look at me and think, 'Oh, this dude's just a meathead' ... but I'm part of...

By Paul Szoldra Oct 3, 2019

News

At least 18 Army paratroopers reported injured during night training jump

Our thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families.

By James Clark Feb 15, 2018

Entertainment

Tom Hanks Is Teaming Up With Vet Filmmaker Dale Dye To Make A Veteran-Powered WWII Drama

Tom Hanks has signed on to both act in and executive-produce No Better Place To Die, an upcoming World War...

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These photos of a paratrooper caught in high voltage power lines are my worst f’ing nightmare

‘I can’t imagine doing this in boots’ — Soldiers revisit Currahee Mountain of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame

82nd Airborne Drops Into Latvia

Watch over 300 Army paratroopers drop into Guam just to remind folks who’s boss

‘We jump our faces off’ — What it’s like to be an Army Golden Knight

This WWII vet got a mohawk the night before D-Day. Now he’s doing it again to spread cheer during COVID-19

Army parachute-riggers use their skills to sew COVID-19 surgical masks

A 43-year-old paratrooper with stage 3 kidney disease just hit the max ACFT score

At least 18 Army paratroopers reported injured during night training jump

Tom Hanks Is Teaming Up With Vet Filmmaker Dale Dye To Make A Veteran-Powered WWII Drama