SUPPORT OUR PARAS is a charity which supports The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces through the welfare of serving soldiers, veterans and families, and through the maintenance of regimental efficiency, ethos, spirit and heritage. Find out more.

“THE PARAS” BRITAIN’S ELITE AIRBORNE INFANTRY

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. Find out more.

THE ARMY’S AIRBORNE RAPID REACTION FORCE

16 Air Assault Brigade are specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute, helicopter and air-landing. Its core role is to maintain the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness to deploy worldwide for a full spectrum of missions, from non-combatant evacuation ops to war fighting. Find out more.