For the second time in three years, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is back in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, the brigade formally took over ...

Former Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts became the third living "Sky Soldier" from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to receive the Medal of Honor in the past four years. Pitts joined Sgt. Kyle White and ...

VICENZA, Italy — Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Dean Blaskowski and Spc. Matthew Donald Taylor were born six years apart in different states. But the two soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat ...

The senior enlisted leader for the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade was relieved of his duties last month, officials confirmed Tuesday. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired on July 16 “due to a ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email The 173rd Airborne Brigade’s Leader Legacy Series is keeping history alive, one veteran at a time. On November 13, ...

CULPEPER, Va. -- -- Shoeboxes wrapped in cheery Christmas paper are stacked eye-high in a corner of Pat Jacobs's small living room, even blocking the front door. The packages, destined for troops ...

Challenged by a congressman to "be honest" about how long American troops might have to fight in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David Petraeus revealed that he has a ...

As of Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at least 2,040 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...

As of Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at least 1,935 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...