Behind the Iron Mike statue at La Fière, we revisit the 82nd Airborne’s fight to hold a bridgehead from June 6-9, 1944 and compare wartime images with what still stands today. Moving along the exposed ...

Eighty years ago today, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for ...

Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them ...

In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, I take you to the Belgian town of Trois Ponts, where the 82nd Airborne Division played a ...

On the eve of America’s semiquincentennial, the U.S. Military Academy is honoring its forefathers as it faces off against the ...

U.S. Army Specialist Jakob Spraggins and his daughters start anew in a mortgage-free home, thanks to Operation Finally ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- During Black History Month, ABC11 takes a closer look at the first all-Black airborne unit in U.S. history. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion often referred to as the ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth considered deploying the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division to Portland, Ore., amid ongoing violent protests by Antifa and others. Deputy Homeland ...

Trump administration officials privately discussed sending one of the country’s most hardened combat units into Portland, Oregon, leaked Signal messages reveal. The alarmed source shared images of the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as “lawless mayhem,” according ...

An aide to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller recently texted with high-level Trump administration officials about deploying the 82nd Airborne Division to Portland, Oregon, according to ...

Task & Purpose photo composite. On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at ...