VICENZA, Italy – U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s Bayonet Innovation Team (BIT), alongside counterparts ...

Imagine walking 100 miles in the summer heat with a rucksack, sore feet, and a few thousand new friends. For Sky Soldiers ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade's Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired last month following an investigation into alcohol-related incidents. (Army) The senior enlisted leader for the Army’s ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” serves as the U.S. Army’s premier airborne infantry unit in Europe.

Rebecca Holland is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Vicenza, Italy, where she reports on the U.S. Army, including the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, Africa.