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In an honorable and dignified ceremony marked by historical significance, former President John F. Kennedy was officially ...
VICENZA, Italy — U.S. paratroopers had a liquid drop zone this week, with Lake Garda serving as the latest scene of water airborne operations training for members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Right after 9/11 Army Green Beret William Howell, Jr. found himself overseas and ready to fight. “On October 19, 2001, 38 days after the towers fell, 6 Green Beret teams and ...
Joe Harris, who died on March 15 in Los Angeles. Harris was believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion.
You begin the with only the Green Beret and, throughout the 20-hour-plus campaign, you’re gradually joined by the Sapper, the Sniper, the Marine, the Spy, and the Driver. Each has different ...
The Army will recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in a major airborne restructuring. Here, an Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade recovers his parachute in Pordenone, Italy ...
April 30 marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. America’s involvement in the war spanned 30 years and crossed six presidencies, leaving an impact on ...
Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated 24-year-old Russian soldier Ruslan Omaralinov, who committed war crimes in Bucha as part of the 234th Pskov Air Assault Regiment. This was written in ...
He jumped into battle wearing a bowler hat and carried an umbrella instead of a rifle. This is the unforgettable story of one of WWII’s most eccentric and fearless soldiers. Pope Francis dies ...
Major General Yusuf al-Hunaiti (right) meets members of the new Thunderbolt and Paratroopers Battalion. (Jordanian Armed Forces) The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) has re-established a dedicated ...