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STRIPES (John Vandiver) - Double-amputee paratrooper to jump into Normandy on anniversary of combat injury | Stars and Stripes Wed Jun 3 00:00:00 2026

A veteran 82nd Airborne paratrooper who lost both his legs during combat in Afghanistan will jump onto the Normandy drop zone of his predecessors.

STRIPES (Kent Harris) - ‘A guy you always wanted on your team’: Well-respected NCO remembered at Aviano | Stars and Stripes Thu May 14 00:00:00 2026

Soldiers honor Sgt. Markevian Slacks at memorial ceremony after the Army paratrooper’s May 2 death in a car crash.

STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - Army squadron from Alaska makes South Korean curtain call before identity change | Stars and Stripes Fri Apr 3 00:00:00 2026

The U.S. Army’s 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, finished its final major training event, a live-fire exercise in South Korea, before it officially becomes a paratroop battalion.

AF (Yasuo Osakabe) - Yokota supports first JGSDF-hosted multinational airborne exercise Tue Jan 27 14:30:02 2026

The exercise marked the first Japan Ground Self-Defense Force-hosted multinational airborne operation conducted on Japanese soil and brought together airborne forces from the United States and Japan to enhance interoperability and airborne insertion capabilities.

AI:Yokota Air Base supported the first Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)-hosted multinational airborne exercise on Japanese soil, bringing together U.S. and Japanese airborne forces to improve interoperability and airborne insertion capabilities.Open