1 Parachute Battalion was founded on April 1, 1966, under the command of Lt Col (later Lt Gen) Willem Louw SSA SM; other noteworthy commanders of the unit included Brigadier M.J. du Plessis and ...

Army Reserve soldiers will be dropping by a field on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Area A Friday. The 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), an Army Reserve unit based in Columbus, will conduct ...

The 10th Parachute Battalion of the Parachute Regiment would jump into the cauldron of battle at Arnhem on the 18th September 1944. From there most of the men would become prisoners and a mere ...