The 82nd Airborne Division has announced the recent death of one of its paratroopers, which is under investigation. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the death of Pfc. Matthew Perez, a ...

Matthew Perez, a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division, died from injuries sustained during a training event at the Joint Readiness Training Center. A paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division ...

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) has won a potential $142.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the service branch update an airborne training platform called Tactical Combat Training System. The ...

U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct airborne training at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy on February 13, 2019. Airborne Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade ...

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it will increase hazardous duty incentive pay for paratroopers, commonly known as jump pay. The monthly stipend will rise from $150 to $200, marking the first ...

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Aug. 16 may be just another day to some, but to a paratrooper it’s National Airborne Day, which celebrates the birthday of the airborne. On that date in 1940, a Soldier stepped out ...