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 | motto = "First in the Fight"
 | anniversaries = 19?? (Regimental Founding)<br>19?? (Ardmori Civil War)<br>19?? (Battle of Novasar Airfield)<br>September 30, 1961 (Iraso Pocket)
-| battles = [[Arcer Bush Wars]], [[First Great War]], Ardmori Civil War, [[Second Great War]], [[Istrenyan Crisis]], [[Final War of the Deluge]]
+| battles = [[Arcer Bush Wars]], [[First Great War]], [[Ardmori Civil War]], [[Second Great War]], [[Istrenyan Crisis]], [[Final War of the Deluge]], [[Telekonese Conflict]]
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 With the conclusion of the Arco-Paul conflict of the First Great War, the Regiment was moved from its home garrison in Dalfearn, to the more Northern garrison of Presdale, where it would remain to police the Northern Arcer border areas, remaining in its garrison state until reformed into the Arcerion Parachute Regiment.
 === Ardmori Civil War ===
+TBC
 === [[Second Great War]] ===
 ''See Also: [[Operation Lightfoot]]''
 The Arcerion Parachute Regiment's first large-scale and sustained combat operations after the [[Ardmori Civil War]] came with the invasion of [[the Cape]] in Operation Lightfoot. Arcer paratroopers, numbering twelve total battalions, invaded the Cape as part of the preparing phase to seize key road junctions, railheads, radio stations, and other key government buildings to enable success for the amphibious invasion. At all Drop Zones, Arcer Paratroopers would drop into Capetian-held territory, slowly fighting into the hills and areas surrounding their initial objectives. The overall result of the operation was a series of key battles that defined the Paras, such as the Battle for Novasar Airfield and the Battle for Hill 334.
 [[File:11 Para Istrenya.png|thumb|Members of 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Arcerion Parachute Regiment jump into Istrenya onto M'Kelo Airport as part of [[Istrenyan Crisis|Op Insolent]]. ]]
 The Battle for Novasar Airfield, for which the Regimental Barracks and Headquarters is named, saw elements of the 1st Airborne Divison's HQ as well as disparate elements of two battalions engage a Capetian force of regulars, reservists, and light armour formations. Extremely fierce fighting using recoilless rifles, heavy machineguns, and mortars badly mauled both sides, however the Paras overcame and secured the objective, which allowed following members of the [[Royal Arcerion Engineers]] to clear, repair, and return the airstrip to operational condition. The Arcer Air Force was able to stage strike aircraft and maintenance personnel at Novasar, greatly contributing to the success of the armoured and mechanized offensives as they benefitted from the shorter turn-around time of close air support sorties. At Hill 334, the 4th Parachute Battalion successfully secured a key operational objective, which overlooked a major river and several bridges and river fords that were key to allowing the 2nd Division of the Arcer Army to advance towards Cape Town. Despite losing over half its officers and other ranks (killed or wounded) the Paras secured Hill 334 and proved again the value of elite infantry formations in enabling larger operational maneuvers.
 The legacy of the Second Great War on the Paras was a defining moment in Regimental History. It was the largest the Regiment would expand to, with twelve battalions plus staff, schools, and facilities, and is likely seen as the 'Golden Age' of the Regiment. Much of the current Paras' heritage is drawn from the Second Great War, including the current Regimental Lines, at Novasar Barracks.
 === [[Istrenyan Crisis]] ===
 With the growing hostilities and tensions in Istrenya growing in 1959-1960, 11 Parachute Brigade, centered around the Parachute Regiment, was staged at a trio of airfields outside of Chester-on-Moore, and made preparations for an airdrop into Istrenya upon successful seizure of M'Kelo Airport outside of the large town of Mogtepeni. Despite insistence from Army Headquarters and the Arcer General Staff, the Confederate Parliament and Prime Minister's Office disallowed the use of 11 Para for an opposed landing, even though intelligence estimates had estimated there was limited amounts of anti-aircraft artillery or heavy weapons to prevent 11 Para, or the Parachute Regiment itself, from seizing the airstrip.
 On July 24th, with 7 Rifle Brigade having a tentative grip on the airfield, the Regiment was inserted along with other airborne battalions in the Brigade. 11 Parachute Brigade then proceeded to fight up the length of Highway 3, commonly referred to by Second Great War veterans as 'The Long March North,' to the outskirts of Iraso. After several weeks of sustained urban fighting in Iraso and its smaller townships nearby, the Parachute Regiment finally broke through on September 30th to reach the Arcer Consulate in the City Centre, relieving members of the Arcerion Commando Regiment along with consular and diplomatic staff.
+[[File:APR dead communist rebels bush war.png|thumb|Members of 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion, Arcerion Parachute Regiment search slain communist rebels in the Op Teflon area, summer 1971.]]
 The Brigade was withdrawn by the end of January 1961 along with thousands of other Arcer troops, and reconstituted in Chester-on-Moore before they returned to the Novasar Barracks for a refit phase, having taken casualties during the course of Op Insolent.
 === [[Arcer Bush Wars|Fourth Bush War]] ===
+Vietnam-esque
 === [[Final War of the Deluge]] ===
+''See Also: [[Operation Pullman]]''
 === [[Operation Redoubt|Kelekona Peacekeeping]] ===
+The Arcer Army has deployed the Regiment twice on peacekeeping operations to Operation Redoubt, the Arcer commitment to peacekeeping and stability operations during the reconstruction of Kelekona. The Regiment was not slated for high readiness in 2026, as it had just finished a deployment to the Northwestern Border Security Zone as part of the Arcer government's ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism mission there. However, with the need for rapidly deployable light expeditionary forces to help quell an increase in fighting between the Maktalin Government and the Alsek Clique, the Parachute Regiment rapidly prepared to deploy again, spending seven months along the Kelo-Telo Border Region. There was a significant amount of fighting that the Paras had to undergo as they fought to establish Patrol Base 3 - the Northernmost fighting and sustainment base in the Arcer-patrolled Eastern peacekeeping Zone. The Regiment suffered roughly three dozen casualties, with LCpls John Smythe and Brandon McCullough both being killed in a roadside bomb incident by Arzalist Rebels.
+The Regiment conducted its second deployment in 2028, as part of a regularly scheduled high readiness deployment. All three battalions rotated into Kelekona, based out of FOB Maktalin as well as Patrol Base 3, and were assigned missions to push the peacekeeping boundary further North, working with civil affairs and non-governmental organizations to provide clean well water, schooling, and improved infrastructure. During the deployment, the Regiment relied on close air support from the Arcer Air Force, as well as regularly liaised with members of the [[Arcerion Special Operations Command|Arcer Special Operations Command]], supporting their ongoing counter-terror mission against former members of the Varshani government still wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity hiding in Kelekona.
 == Structure ==
+[[File:ORBAT APR.svg|thumb|2024 Order of Battle for the Arcerion Parachute Regiment.]]
+=== Regimental Organisation ===
+The current Regimental structure, since 2022 is as follows:
+* Headquarters, The Arcerion Parachute Regiment (Duke of Lincolnshire's), Novasar Barracks, Presdale Garrison
+** 1st Battalion, APR, Novasar Barracks, Presdale Garrison, ''Companies A-D''
+** 2nd Battalion, APR, Novasar Barracks, Presdale Garrison, ''Companies E-H''
+** 3rd Battalion, APR, Novasar Barracks, Presdale Garrison, ''Companies I-L''
+** 4th Battalion, APR, Dalfearn Garrison, ''Slated to be Operational by 2028''
+** 5th Battalion, APR, Dalfearn Garrison, ''Slated to be Operational by 2028''
+** 'T' Company (Battle of M'Kelo), Cadre and Training, ''Attached to Arcer Army Airborne School''
+Each battalion consists of three to four companies of parachute infantry, an integral combat support company with mortars, direct fire support, and light ISR assets (UAS), receiving its logistics from a service and support company co-located with Battalion headquarters. There is also an integral attached Combat Control Platoon attached from the Arcer Air Force as past of Regimental Headquarters.
+The secondary duty of many NCOs and Officers is to serve terms as instructors and staff/cadre for the permanent school facilities in Arcerion such as the Arcer Army Airborne School and the Royal Arcer Advanced Warfare School.
 === Facilities ===
+[[File:Jump School.jpg|thumb|Candidates for their Basic Parachutist Course at Presdale Garrison conduct a practice jump, Fall 2023.]]
 ==== Arcer Army Airborne School (AAAS) ====
+The [[Arcer Army Airborne School]], commonly referred to as Jump School, is the only military parachute facility remaining in the Arcer military. It is staffed with a cadre of officers and NCOs from the Parachute Regiment, and regularly runs both Basic Parachute Courses (BPC) as well as Advanced Parachute Courses (APCs). It is the core of the Parachute Regiment's ability to generate new paratroopers, and has been in continuous operation since 1919. Every year it qualifies several hundred new members of the Arcer Armed Forces to perform static-line, freefall, and jumpmaster duties. It is housed at the Smythe Lines, named after LCpl John Smythe, killed in Kelekona while peacekeeping. The AAAS also regularly hosts paratroopers and instructor staff from XX and YY, as part of the ongoing Arcer commitment to military excellence and international partnerships through armed forces collaboration.
+The school follows three phases, Instruction Week, Tower/Hangar Week, and Jump Week. After three weeks, soldiers are qualified as basic army parachutists, and those wishing to pursue employment as members of the Parachute Regiment may undergo the Airborne Infantry Course (16 weeks), to qualify as members of the Regiment. The Airborne School is also responsible for running the Airborne Infantry Course, which instructs soldiers on advanced fieldcraft, marksmanship, gunnery, small party leadership, explosives, and advanced airmobile techniques such as sling-loading helicopters and helocasting.
 ==== Royal Arcer Advanced Warfare School (RAAWS) ====
+The Royal Arcer Advanced Warfare School is the primary method from which advanced infantry and soldiering techniques are taught to members of the Arcer Armed Forces. This includes courses for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (usually Sergeants or Warrant Officers) such as Jumpmaster Courses, Pathfinder Courses, as well as Air Assault and helicopter lift courses. The RAAWS also works with Arcer Air Force institutions to ensure its Jumpmasters work with Air Force loadmasters to understand how to properly deploy an infantry company from a military cargo aircraft.
 ==== Novasar Barracks ====
+The Regimental Lines, named after one of the Regiment's battles against The Cape, are situated in the Northern Half of Presdale Garrison, a central base of the Arcer Armed Forces in Northlea Governorate. It includes the Regimental Headquarters, the Officer's Mess, the Sergeant & Warrant Officer's Mess, the Junior Ranks Mess, Battalion and Company buildings for each subunit, as well as supporting structures for nearby units. The lines also include the Arcer Army Airborne School's jump tower, hanging practice harnesses, as well as instructional halls. The Advanced Warfare School has a separate compound, adjoined to the Regimental Lines. Of specific note is the converted Catholic Church, St. Michael's, which has been used for both Sunday Mass (Catholic as well as other denominations), as well as housing the Regimental Museum, which houses a large number of captured enemy weapons, flags, and other trophies brought back from the Regiment's storied campaigns.
 == Battle Honours ==
+In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Battle honours in bold type are authorized to be emblazoned on the regimental colours.
+[[File:Airborne Infantry Course.jpg|thumb|Candidates of the Airborne Infantry Course conduct their Final Training Exercise (FTX) as part of the process to become members of the Parachute Regiment, Presdale Garrison, 2022. ]]
+* First Great War, 1896-1902
+** '''First Battle of Aileach'''
+** Defense of Easthampton
+** WASHAKARA
+* Ardmore Campaign, 19XX-19YY
+** '''Battle of XX'''
+** Retreat from YY
+** '''Battle of ZZ'''
+* Second Great War, 1934-1943
+** '''CAPETIAN PENINSULA'''
+** '''Battle of Novasar Airfield'''
+** '''Battle of Hill 334'''
+** Retreat from Cape Town
+* Istrenyan Crisis, 1959-1961
+** M'Kelo Airport
+** '''IRASO POCKET'''
+** Battle of Sofrine
+* Fourth Bush War, 1964-975
+** Operation Terrace
+** Operation Teflon
+** Operation Kiln
+** INNIS RIVER BASIN CAMPAIGN
+** BORDER CAMPAIGN
+* Final War of the Deluge
 === Lineage ===
-Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment
+# Duke of Lincolnshire's Militia, 1811
+# Duke of Lincolnshire's Royal Militia, 1844
+# Duke of Lincolnshire's Rifles, 1877
+# Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment, 1885
+# Arcerion Parachute Regiment, 1916
 == Alliances ==
 [[Category:Arcerion]]
+===Stenza===
+[[Stenza|Stenza's]] [[Stenzan Armed Forces|Army]]'s two airborne divisions, the 6th "''Rakahangan''" and 7th "''Winged Kiwis''", frequently train with the Arcerion Parachute Regiment. Both the divisions' full time and part time components frequently cooperate with their Arcer counterparts, training airborne and infantry tactics in the different terrains of both Stenza and Arcerion. Statements from the [[Government of Stenza|Stenzan Ministry of Defense]] have described the cooperation between these units as "a shining example of Stenzan-Arco cooperation" and "evidence that soldiers from different cultures can come together to act as one in pursuit of a common goal. Stenzan military officials have commented that they consider the Stenzan units one hundred percent capable of operating with the Arcerion Parachute Regiment without any prior planning. Further cooperation between the Paras and Stenza's special forces exists.
+Exchange programs exist for Stenzan and Arcer officers and senior enlisted personnel to spend time with their foreign counterpart, filling squad, platoon or company leadership and staff positions. This program, called the Stenzan-Arco Leadership Growth Program, allows leaders to grow by adapting to a leadership environment they would not normally be exposed to. Stenza's parachute divisions offer opportunities within this program to members of the Paras.
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