During Swift Response 2025 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted live-fire exercises using purpose-built, retrievable first-person view (FPV) drones against ...

Defense One Radio, Ep. 181: What the Army is learning about FPV drones The 173rd Airborne Brigade's commander unpacks lessons from recent exercises in Lithuania and Tunisia.

Before jumping into action, U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade undergo rigorous airborne training as part of Exercise Swift Response 2025. This preparation ensures they’re ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade recently opened its own drone lab so that soldiers can build, train with and stockpile the tiny aerial machines that are becoming a fixture of the modern battlefield.

In the Army, John served a year in the US, two years in Germany, and one year in Vietnam, serving with the 173rd Airborne Brigade as an intelligence analyst.

AgEagle Showcases eBee VISION Drone at 173rd Airborne Brigade Innovation Symposium Provided by GlobeNewswire Apr 15, 2025, 5:00:00 AM ...

A new monument honoring some of the Army’s finest paratroopers, nicknamed the sky soldiers, is now sitting at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served ...

Charles J. Brown was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who was decorated with Bronze Star medals, two Purple Heart medals and numerous citations with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Milton had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in 1965, I served in the 173rd two years later, and was wounded two years after Milton was killed.

The top enlisted leader for the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted a subordinate while intoxicated, internal records of the incident ...