Story by Spc. Lisa Crawford | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 11.05.2019
To officially signify the beginning of a new chapter in Nebraska Army National Guard history, the newly activated 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment held a ceremony to unfurl company guidons, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Husker Drop Zone near Yutan, Nebraska, followed by a airborne training exercise, where Soldiers parachuted from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter....
Story by Capt. Holli Nelson | West Virginia National Guard | 04.17.2019
The West Virginia National Guard has entered into a Land Use Agreement with West Virginia University for use of property at Reedsville, W.Va., that will facilitate airborne drop zone operations close to Camp Dawson in Preston County....
Story by 2nd Lt. Caitlin Rourk | Texas Military Department | 11.01.2018
First Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment isn’t for the faint-hearted. In addition to being the only airborne infantry unit in the National Guard, the 1-143rd is also part of the Army’s Associated Unit Pilot program, which pairs active-duty and reserve-component units....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Gomez | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.20.2018
Special Forces units from around the globe work to improve interoperability.
Story by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 06.03.2018
SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France – More than 500 U.S., French, Dutch, Romanian and German paratroopers jumped from nine U.S., French, Dutch and German C-130s and C-160s during a commemorative airborne operation near here June 3 to pay tribute to D-Day veterans who demonstrated the selfless service and sacrifice characteristic of the Greatest Generation....
Story by Maj. Alexandra Weiskopf | 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 12.08.2017
The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) celebrated its annual Menton Week Dec. 4-8 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The First Special Service Force, the predecessor to modern day Special Forces, disbanded in Menton, France Dec. 5, 1944....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Balda | 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 06.30.2017
Most Army units prepare for overseas contingencies by performing an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. This entails ensuring Soldiers’ paperwork is in order and going through the motions of a mock deployment. The Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) pride themselves in unconventional training methods and the unit’s Dragon Week was no different....
Story by Airman 1st Class Joshua Joseph Magbanua | 86th Airlift Wing | 07.29.2016
The U.S., along with seven other allied nations, united for International Jump Week 2016, July 24 through 28 at several different military installations in Germany....
