A soldier tests the controls on a small drone at the 173rd Airborne Brigade's drone lab. The U.S. Army’s rapid response unit in Europe is working quickly to build out its own arsenal of small, agile ...

The senior enlisted leader for the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade was relieved of his duties last month, officials confirmed Tuesday. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired on July 16 “due to a ...

ADAZI, Latvia (Aug. 18, 2014) -- Despite all the planning, double checking and potential hazards associated with airborne operations, jumping out of a C-130 aircraft never loses its charm for ...

WICHITA, Kan., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), a leading provider of best-in-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and sensors ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new monument honoring some of the Army’s finest paratroopers, nicknamed the sky soldiers, is now sitting at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. That monument, honoring the 173rd ...

VICENZA, Italy — When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (1-91 CAV), 173rd Airborne Brigade grew up in Rocklin, California shooting mostly rifles and handguns. She said ...

AVIANO AIRBASE, Italy -- Over 400 paratroopers from 12 NATO countries conducted simultaneous parachute assaults into Balchik and Tenevo Airfields in Bulgaria Aug. 24, 2015 led by the U.S. Army's 173rd ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with an FIM-92 Stinger near Medulin, Croatia, April 9, 2022. (Staff Sgt. John Yountz/Army) U.S. paratroopers with the ...

VICENZA, Italy — Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade are fresh off an exercise in Croatia, during which they were treated to a new thrill. It was the first time the brigade had fired ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - This week marks National Salute to Veteran Patients Week. It’s a time to honor the sacrifices of those who have served in the military. At VA Dorn Hospital in Columbia, members ...