First Parachute Jump: 64 Airborne troops from all four Battalions of the Parachute Regiment and 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, flew from RAF Brize Norton this frosty morning to complete their first parachute descent on to the DZ at RAF Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire. Jumping at 1,000 feet from the rear ramp of a Skyvan in sticks of four using the Low Level Parachute (LLP), carrying a reserve and container. Over the next week and a half, they will complete four descents, including a nigh

British paratroopers filmed during the airborne assault on El Gamil airfield in Egypt, 5 November 1956. 'Operation Musketeer' was the codename for the November 1956 Anglo-French military operation, in conjunction with Israeli forces, to regain control of the Suez Canal, after it was nationalised by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Read about the Suez Crisis here https://bit.ly/46plWKE Film: IWM AMY 623 | Imperial War Museum London

British Paratroopers from The Parachute Regiment make the longest flight to jump ever as they parachute into Poland alongside the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and Polish troops from 6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa on Ex Swift Response. Read more: http://bit.ly/1VLEwoM | British Army

Ever wondered what it's like jumping as a British paratrooper? Here’s exclusive Go-Pro footage of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment under French canopies in Corsica during training with their partners 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes. | British Army

The Parachute Regiment - The Parachute Regiment leads from the front as airborne Infantry. Of the four battalions, one is permanently at High Readiness for world wide intervention operations. 1 PARA is in role as the Special Forces Support Group. Video: The Parachute Regiment. | British & Commonwealth Forces

The Parachute Regiment #veteranstories | Veterans' Foundation