The Army is scaling back 20,000 paid parachutist positions to prioritize limited airborne resources for soldiers who would ...

The positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump ...

Army leaders are confident that reclassifying 22,000 paid parachutist jobs will improve the readiness of paratroopers. The ...

same jump requirements and units doing everything they can to achieve basic airborne currency," Anderson said. "In many cases, they were not meeting even currency." The Pentagon requires the Army ...

Here, an Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade recovers his parachute ... but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump pay.

U.S. paratroopers had a liquid drop zone this week, with Lake Garda serving as the latest scene of water airborne operations ...

Narrator: When this Airborne student collided with a Humvee ... When we caught up to her, she was all smiles, getting ready for her next jump. Alexandra Davis: The medic checked me out.

With sweat, grit, and plenty of good-natured banter, two combat engineers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are preparing to push themselves to the ...

Successful completion of this training entitles the Cadet to wear the Army Airborne Badge. The three weeks of training are divided into ground, tower, and jump week. Ground week concentrates on ...