The Airborne Times

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a basic airborne refresher course on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 9, 2019. (Army/Henry Villarama)

Wisdom from the Community: Top Five Pieces of A...

Wisdom from the Community: Top Five Pieces of Advice for New Paratroopers Hear ye, hear ye! Young paratroopers, we believe you deserve some valuable advice because you are at a...

Wisdom from the Community: Top Five Pieces of Advice for New Paratroopers

Wisdom from the Community: Top Five Pieces of Advice for New Paratroopers Hear ye, hear ye! Young paratroopers, we believe you deserve some valuable advice because you are at a stage where you need it to shape your military career. Because we care, we reached out to our community to...

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Boots On Ground: The 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq

Boots On Ground: The 82nd Airborne in the Battl...

Transporting you from your favorite reading nook literally into the boots of the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq, Boots on the Ground by Karl Zinsmeister details the story of the...

Boots On Ground: The 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq

Transporting you from your favorite reading nook literally into the boots of the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq, Boots on the Ground by Karl Zinsmeister details the story of the frontline in a way that often isn't covered in the headline news story.  A frontline reporter traveling with the 82nd,...

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The Filthy Thirteen: The True Story of the Dirty Dozen

The Filthy Thirteen: The True Story of the Dirt...

Tightly bound to one another in times of war, unforgiving in the way they approach a battle, and legendary in their bravery, the story is told of the US paratroopers...

The Filthy Thirteen: The True Story of the Dirty Dozen

Tightly bound to one another in times of war, unforgiving in the way they approach a battle, and legendary in their bravery, the story is told of the US paratroopers of the US 101st Airborne Division in The Filthy Thirteen. Finding the courage to parachute behind enemy lines in the...

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The Chosen Few: US Paratrooper's Battle in Eastern Afghanistan

The Chosen Few: US Paratrooper's Battle in East...

Bringing you to a more recent battle in a different part of the world, The Chosen Few by Gregg Zoroya is a detailed account of how a U.S. Paratroopers company fought in...

The Chosen Few: US Paratrooper's Battle in Eastern Afghanistan

Bringing you to a more recent battle in a different part of the world, The Chosen Few by Gregg Zoroya is a detailed account of how a U.S. Paratroopers company fought in eastern Afghanistan in 2007. In hopes to go in on a single, swift mission in order to befriend the isolated...

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No Better Place To Day: The Battle For La Fiere Bridge

No Better Place To Day: The Battle For La Fiere...

In this first-person narrative, Robert M. Murphy transports you right into the battle at La Fiere in the early morning hours of D-Day.  Taking you through a firsthand account of...

No Better Place To Day: The Battle For La Fiere Bridge

In this first-person narrative, Robert M. Murphy transports you right into the battle at La Fiere in the early morning hours of D-Day.  Taking you through a firsthand account of close-quarters combat in the industrial war of the 20th century, Murphy covers all sides of the war, from the paratroopers...

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War: Through the eyes of the 173rd Airborne in Afghanistan

War: Through the eyes of the 173rd Airborne in ...

"Brotherhood has nothing to do with feelings; it has to do with how you define your relationship to others. It has to do with the rather profound decision to put...

War: Through the eyes of the 173rd Airborne in Afghanistan

"Brotherhood has nothing to do with feelings; it has to do with how you define your relationship to others. It has to do with the rather profound decision to put the welfare of the group above your personal welfare. In such a system, feelings are meaningless. In such a system,...

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Into The Viper's Nest: The First Pivotal Battle Of The Afghan War

Into The Viper's Nest: The First Pivotal Battle...

"I set out then to report this story from many points of view - American and British, from soldier to general, from diplomat to president. It seemed to me that...

Into The Viper's Nest: The First Pivotal Battle Of The Afghan War

"I set out then to report this story from many points of view - American and British, from soldier to general, from diplomat to president. It seemed to me that only by getting behind the scenes could anyone pretend to understand what was happening. And it seemed far better to...

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You can Jump from a plane. How about jumping into a book?

You can Jump from a plane. How about jumping in...

As paratroopers, we know you've got discipline and are always on the lookout for that new book title that will leave a lasting impression. The global library has never been...

You can Jump from a plane. How about jumping into a book?

As paratroopers, we know you've got discipline and are always on the lookout for that new book title that will leave a lasting impression. The global library has never been more diverse, yet you want something you can relate to. The good news is that we've reached out to our...

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The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-1945

The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-1945

"From the outset, it was recognized by all World War II's combatants that paratroopers were a breed apart. Not only did they need to acquire a highly specialist and dangerous...

The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-1945

"From the outset, it was recognized by all World War II's combatants that paratroopers were a breed apart. Not only did they need to acquire a highly specialist and dangerous skill - parachute jumping - but they also had to possess heightened physical fitness, superb tactical awareness and fluent weapons...

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