173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was activated on the island of Okinawa on 26 March 1963. From its beginning, it proved to be an aggressive and unique unit led by (then) Brigadier General Ellis W. Williamson who established realistic training throughout the Pacific Region. The "Sky Soldiers," as the Nationalist Chinese paratroopers called the 173rd Brigade, made thousands of parachute jumps in a dozen different Pacific area countries.

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Subordinates Support Sites

1st Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment	2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment
1st Squadron 91st Infantry Regiment	4th Battalion 319th Regiment
173rd Special Troops Battalion	173rd Support Battalion

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Headlines/News

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