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Conventional U.S. Army forces tested the use of a Skydio X10D small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) combined with U.S. Army ...
CJ Jacoby comes from a long line of Army service. His mother was a career Army officer who retired at the rank of lieutenant ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade recently opened its own drone lab so that soldiers can build, train with and stockpile the tiny aerial machines that are becoming a fixture of the modern battlefield.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade paid homage to 1st Lt. Derek Hines, who was 25 when he was shot on a Sept. 1, 2005, mission near Baylough in the country’s southeastern Zabul province.
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.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, parachuted into Iraq in the early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and saw intense combat in Afghanistan.
The brigade was reconstituted as a separate brigade and special airborne task force, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, as part of an Army reorganization in the early 1960s.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is also now available for women making their way into infantry, armor and artillery, Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands said.
CEDAR RAPIDS - Since he received the Medal of Honor in 2010 for heroic action in Afghanistan, Salvatore Giunta has emphasized that the recognition was not his alone. 'It has never been mine. It ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade's latest mission: Claim Route 173. Illinois members of the brigade's association are asking municipalities from Zion to Rockford to designate the road "173rd Airborne ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s contingency response force in Europe, meaning it provides rapidly deployable paratroopers to combatant commanders in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
That monument, honoring the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was unveiled Saturday morning. “This is kind of more a dedication to them; the sacrifice that they made for us, and for generations,” said ...