airborne troops
Soldiers from above
Airborne troops are military personnel trained to be delivered into combat by aircraft—typically by parachute or helicopter.
The term emphasizes their method of deployment rather than a branch of service: Airborne troops secured the bridge before dawn.
Distinguished from ground forces that arrive by land or sea.
- paratroopersSoldiers who parachute in
- parachutesDescent-slowing fabric devices
- air assaultAttack delivered from aircraft
- cargo planesAircraft designed for freight
- surprise attacksUnforeseen hostile strikes
jump boots · altimeters · rapid deployment · night vision goggles · special forces · drop zones · forward operating base · navigation training · survival kits · C-130 · low altitude · survival skills · marksmanship · teamwork exercises · physical conditioning · airdrop · static line · D-Day
- British Armyregiment, garrison, Gurkhas, SAS, Army Reserve
- Cold War militariesSoviet Army, Warsaw Pact, Soviet military, People's Liberation Army, tank divisions
- Elite Unitsspecial forces, commandos, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Green Berets
- Red ArmyRed Army, soldiers, riflemen, divisions, regiments
- ARVNofficer corps, artillery units, marines, special forces, military police
- WWII EuropeNormandy, Operation Overlord, Battle of Britain, D-Day, Utah Beach
airborne troopsground forces
Military troops on land
foot soldiers · ground troops · infantry · mechanized infantry · armored units
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