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Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

Sgt. Joe Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died at 108.

6 weeks ago

Air Force Col. (ret.) Joseph Kittinger, who set parachute record, dies

Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.

2 years ago

Frontline Photos: March 13, 2022

Taking off for training, paratroopers loading up for deployment, resting in the sunshine and more in this week’s frontline photos.

3 years ago

Frontline Photos: Oct. 17, 2021

Black Daggers over Oahu, sailors in the spray of Bengal Bay, B-1B's bolting for the Baltic and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

4 years ago

Excerpt from ‘Rock Force’ on the retaking of Corregidor during World War II

In this excerpt from Kevin Maurer’s 2020 book “Rock Force,” we meet Pvt. Lloyd McCarter as he and the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for the airborne assault in February 1945.

By Kevin Maurer

4 years ago

The investigation of a parachute accident, new squad weapons, and jetpack assault teams ― The Briefing 10.22.20

Questions about Army parachute procedures arise after a tragic accident involving a Green Beret. New squad weapons are on track to be delivered to troops, and learn about the latest development in the case of the deadly AAV accident.

5 years ago