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Leg day: Army cuts down on number of paid parachutists
The Army is scaling back 20,000 paid parachutist positions to prioritize limited airborne resources for soldiers who would ...
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Go jump in a lake? 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers glad to oblige
U.S. paratroopers had a liquid drop zone this week, with Lake Garda serving as the latest scene of water airborne operations ...
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Russia’s New BMD-4M Airborne Vehicle Got Subpar Reviews
The Soviet Army introduced the BMP-1, an infantry fighting vehicle, in 1966. It provided mechanized infantry squads the ...
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Army to recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in major airborne restructuring
The positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump ...
'Change is necessary:' Army looks to reclassify 22,000 paid parachutist positions
During the podcast, Anderson said the 22,000 soldiers will still keep their jobs and be reclassified as non-parachutist ...
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
The man believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper has died. Joe Harris, 108, will be honored with a full ...
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Jordan re-establishes airborne battalion
The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) has re-established a dedicated parachute battalion, it revealed on 30 March, when it ...
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WWII Oldest Paratrooper Joe Harris Laid to Rest in Inglewood
On-site, his paratrooper uniform was on display and an enlarged photo of Harris smiled down over gatherers. In the afternoon, the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg coordinated a WWII C-47 flyover ...