53K views · 1K reactions | 2017 is our centennial and throughout the year we continue to honor 100 years of service. We are highlighting our Paratroopers in the Argonne Forest, the Salerno beachhead, the Mekong Delta, Iraq and Afghanistan, and many places in between. We are America's Guard of Honor and we live, work, and train in the shadows of our All American forebears. | 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

140K views · 11K reactions | Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an Airborne Intelligence Paratrooper? Check out the video below to learn more about our U.S. Army Intelligence Corps from our All Americans! | 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

National Airborne Day The first official Army parachute jump was on August 16, 1940. This validated the insertion of U.S. ground forces behind enemy lines. In 2001, President George W. Bush designated August 16 as National Airborne Day. All Americans, may you always have fair winds and soft landings! #NationalAirborneDay #AATW #ThrowbackThursday | 82nd Airborne Division

Parachute Riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on August 5, 1999. | Red Falcon Historical Society

The Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Polish and French paratroopers jump into Hohenfels, Germany for exercise #swiftresponse | British Army