NPR's A Martínez speaks with Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, who served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, about U.S. troop deployments to the Middle East.

One Army drone innovation comes thanks to a military competition that resembles a popular reality show.

A former American paratrooper living in Ukraine is taking matters into his own hands to help in the fight against the Russians - by training those taking up arms to ensure the nation's sovereignty.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt (left) shown in a video (right) stopping a paratrooper from suffering a “catastrophic injury” during a Nov.

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Sgt. Joe Harris, World War II's oldest surviving paratrooper, died at the age of 108. But his memory will live on in the history books and the community of Compton. Harris ...