NAPLES, Italy — U.S. soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed in Italy are taking insights gleaned from their Ukrainian counterparts fighting Russia to shape the Army’s future battlefield ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” serves as the U.S. Army’s premier airborne infantry unit in Europe. With a proud legacy of combat readiness and rapid deployment, this brigade ...

VICENZA, Italy – Three U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), joined an Italian Army Major to visit the Scuola Primaria A. Fogazzaro di Tonezza del ...

Col. Joshua Gaspard, commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy. Learn more about exercises Swift Response and African Lion 2025 here and here, respectively. Find a transcript of ...

Each small drone, compared to "steerable mortars," is made in-house with soldiers building them themselves to then train with them. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 11, 2025 8:12 PM EDT Add Task & ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

The Army will recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in a major airborne restructuring. Here, an Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade recovers his parachute in Pordenone, Italy, on March 20 ...

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 ...

Captain Jennifer French, public affairs officer for the 173rd Airborne Brigade, said in an email that the photo does not show Cotton. “The photo in question appears consistent with imagery taken by ...