Story by Pvt. Ethan Valetski | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.19.2017
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – I Corps hosted its second-annual Best Warrior Competition May 14-19 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
Story by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 03.19.2015
It was the last stronghold of the Japanese. A small tadpole shaped island in the Philippines known as Corregidor and it was all the Americans needed in order to secure a victory. The 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team, activated in August of 1941 prior to the beginning of World War II, was among the few chosen to combat Japanese defenses there....
Story by Sgt. A.M. LaVey | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 12.05.2014
American paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian army paratroopers from the Folgore Parachute Brigade completed the two-week Exercise Mangusta in the Tuscan Region Dec. 5....
Story by Sgt. A.M. LaVey | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 11.04.2014
American paratroopers joined their Italian allies for a combined airborne operation to break in a new drop zone, Lory II, in Mantua, Italy, Oct. 30....
Story by Sgt. Daniel Lograsso | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.17.2014
“The colonel says he wishes us all the best in the future,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Marek Osowski, translating for Col. Marek Gmurski, Head of Polish Ground Forces Training, during a farewell ceremony here for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,173rd Airborne Brigade. “He hopes that he will have the same cooperation that he had with the 173rd with other units.”...
Story by 1st Lt. Dennis Whitt | Joint Multinational Readiness Center | 03.21.2014
The Bavarian Alps provided the ideal location for a mission readiness exercise that is preparing the U.S. Army's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade for deployment to Afghanistan....
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 01.01.2013
As temperatures go down across Afghanistan, lush green farmland and rocky, brown mountain peaks are now blanketed with snow. With the colder weather, many of the foreign fighters head toward warmer climates, resulting in a slower winter fighting season. Taking advantage of the decrease in enemy activity, the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat......
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 09.01.2012
There are many reasons people join the military and many reasons many people never leave. Love of country, college benefits and sense of duty are just some of the reasons that people raise their right hand and sign on the line but as they continue their career, different reasons arise....
