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 ...

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.

The shoulder patch of a paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team can be seen during exercise Saber Strike 2014, June 15, 2014. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc.

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

An on-the-ground examination of U.S. Army convoy live‑fire readiness during the Allied Spirit 25 exercise. Troops from the ...

VICENZA, Italy — U.S. paratroopers had a liquid drop zone this week, with Lake Garda serving as the latest scene of water airborne operations training for members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

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 Army will recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in a major airborne restructuring. Here, an Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade recovers his parachute in Pordenone, Italy, on ...

Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 414th Contracting Support Brigade modify a drone at the 173rd’s drone lab in Italy. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joskanny Lua ...