On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, ...

FORT BRAGG — It’s been nearly 20 years since Stan and Shirley White’s son, Staff Sgt. Robert “Bob” White, 34, was killed Sept. 26, 2005, in Afghanistan after his mounted patrol came under enemy fire.

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during a mass tactical parachute jump onto Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 12, 2016. During the battalion mass ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 8, 2025. The jump was conducted as an opportunity for 82nd ...

Ahead of next month‘s historic 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway continued its 2025 Mission 600 campaign Wednesday, visiting the 82nd Airborne ...

Every year in the lead-up to Memorial Day, Fort Liberty hosts All American Week. All American Week gives paratroopers, past and present, a chance to celebrate their service in America's Guard of Honor ...

This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. It’s been nearly six months since Maj. Gen. J. Patrick Work took command of the 82nd ...

Maj. Gen. James “Pat” Work relinquished command of the 82nd Airborne Division to Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier. The ceremony included a pass in review with the Army’s newest infantry squad vehicle and a ...

The 82nd Airborne Division held a memorial ceremony to honor fallen paratroopers. The ceremony recognized paratroopers killed in combat and training accidents. Five names were added to the division's ...