The 503rd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment served as
Dwarfed by and silhouetted against clouds of smoke (created to provide concealment), C-47s from the USAAF drop a battalion of the 503rd at Nadzab, New Guinea. A battalion dropped moments earlier is landing in the foreground.
Paratroopers of the 503rd PRCT descend on Corregidor, 16 February 1945.
Tien Bing No. 1 exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, 1960
Tien Bing No. 1 exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, 1960
The 509th Infantry Regiment is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army. The unit was initially activated as a single battalion, the 504th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in October 1941
Both 1st Battalion and 3rd Battalion preparing for a jump May 31, 2023.
Soldiers of the 509th in Iraq 2006
509th during a patrol in Afghanistan 2009