British paratroopers given US wings after airborne training with American allies
Members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment have been presented with US wings after training with their American counterparts.
Personnel from C Company jumped side-by-side on Exercise Devil Strike in North Carolina.
The paratroopers were presented with their US wings at a special parade.
Devil Strike is a field training exercise that is designed to test the participating units' ability to quickly deploy and fight anywhere in the world.
It took place across the training areas of Fort Liberty and involved live firing and night operations.
Fort Liberty, which was formerly called Fort Bragg, is one of the largest military installations in the world in terms of the number of people based there, with a population of around 52,000 military personnel.
Last month, British paratroopers earned their new wings in Japan after completing Exercise New Year Jump alongside their allies in the Pacific.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team travelled to Japan to train alongside Japanese, American and Australian paratroopers.
New Year Jump is a multinational paratroopers' training exercise that gives soldiers the chance to use Japanese parachutes and practise air assault missions.
The Parachute Regiment has three regular battalions.
Both 2 and 3 Para are part of the 16 Air Assault Brigade, the Army's rapid response brigade which is held at high readiness for both crisis response and warfighting.
1 Para is in role as the Special Forces Support Group.
The Ministry of Defence does not discuss 1 Para's status in line with its longstanding policy to not comment on Special Forces matters.
In November, it was revealed soldiers from across the British Army are being offered £7,500 to join the Parachute Regiment.
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