In an effort to better achieve this goal, in 1954, the Army required all combat arms officers to become Ranger/Airborne qualified. The Ranger course has changed little since its inception.

The 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, (Red Currahee) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participated in one of the first live-fire exercises in the Army with the Next Generation ...

Deep in the backwoods of Louisiana, an experimental unit of 101st Airborne soldiers is setting out with cutting-edge technology. Sergeant First Class Anthony Clark says his unit is exploring a new ...

7 with a music-filled Veterans Tribute featuring the 101st Airborne U.S. Army Band. The Veterans Tribute begins at 3 p.m. in Pigeon Forge’s Patriot Park (186 Old Mill Avenue). Veterans of all ...

Inside some of the four-engine C-17s: US Army Airborne Rangers from the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. US Rangers are a so-called “Tier Two” special operations force like most US spec-ops forces ...

101st Airborne Division with their Infantry Squad Vehicle at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana (Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner/U.S. Army) In the piney woods of Louisiana, ...

The Army fielded its first batch of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, system to soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division earlier this year. Meanwhile, officials overseeing the program ...

The most highly decorated infantry company during a single year in the Vietnam War will be honored this weekend in Greenfield ...