Col. Edson D. Raff, who led the first combat jump by U.S. paratroopers in World War II and served a decade later as an early commander of the Army ‘ s Special Forces, died March 11 in Garnett, Kan.

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT)(Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conduct an Airborne jump ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Mike Newton patrolled the jungles of South Vietnam, sometimes for just a couple of days and sometimes for over a month at a time. He was also a paratrooper who jumped into the ...

Army Aviation developed rapidly during World War I with significant advancements in aircraft types, weapons, ordnance, instruments and flight gear, including parachutes. Initially, parachutes were ...

In the months and days leading up to the 80th Anniversary of D Day, Stars and Stripes will be republishing a number of articles, as reported by its staff writers at the time. This article first ...