Roughly one year before D-Day, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a massive training jump at Oujda Airport, Morocco. This exercise was a crucial step in preparing them for the airborne assault on Sicily just weeks later. The 505th would go on to see action in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes, and Germany All the way! #Airborne #505PIR #82ndairborne | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

23 Parachute Engineer Regiment has built a 1.7km-long, sand temporary landing zone from scratch at Rock Barracks, in Woodbridge, for MOD testing to prove the A400M’s ability to operate from soft runways. | British Army

23 Parachute Engineer Regiment joined forces with Royal Air Force 28 Squadron this week for an underslung load masterclass at Rock Barracks in Woodbridge. The Chinooks moved the framework and decking of Medium Girder Over Bridge which the sappers then built. The training was part of a week-long focus on helicopter skills for 16 Air Assault Brigade units, working alongside three Chinooks to practise the full range of helicopter skills from casualty evacuation to moving troops. | British Army

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Watch the moment 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment marked 20 years of supporting the British Army’s Global Response Force 👏 The regiment has operated all over the world including Iraq and Afghanistan 🫡 | Forces News

5.7K views · 98 reactions | 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment (and some of our Queens Gurkha Engineers) undertake the Fit For Role Inspection at Wellington Barracks for their Public Duties in London and Windsor… they passed!  British Army #royalengineers #SapperFamily #SapperSmart #Ubique | Corps of Royal Engineers | Facebook

23 Parachute Engineer Regiment and Queens Gurkha Engineers undertaking Public Duties in London and Windsor 💪 #SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #Ubique | Corps of Royal Engineers

The airborne sappers of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment have sharpened their soldiering skills on a demanding battle camp. The training in the harsh conditions of Sennybridge in South Wales has seen troops progress from testing their marksmanship with the SA80-A2 assault rifle to practising live fire attacks by day and night, in both rural and urban environments. Find out more about Parachute Engineers: http://bit.ly/1nlsVOL | British Army