paradrops
Supplies from planes
Paradrops are deliveries made by parachute from aircraft—typically supplies, equipment, or troops dropped into areas difficult to reach by ground: The humanitarian paradrops brought food to the isolated village.
The term functions as both noun and verb: The military paradrops supplies to forward bases.
Soldiers who parachute in
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
skydiving · altimeter · ripcord · harness · chute · deployment · aircraft · C-130
Soldiers who parachute in
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- infantryGround combat troops
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · operation · D-Day · Normandy · insertion · reinforcement · resupply · pathfinder
Provide fresh provisions
- cargoTransported goods
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- reliefEasing of distress
containers · pallets · bundles · equipment · payload · rigging
paratroopers
Soldiers who parachute in
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- canopyOverhead protective covering
dropzone · skydiving · altimeter · ripcord · harness · chute · deployment · aircraft · C-130 · stick
paratroopers
Soldiers who parachute in
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- infantryGround combat troops
battalion · regiment · operation · D-Day · Normandy · insertion · reinforcement · resupply · pathfinder · extraction
resupply
Provide fresh provisions
- cargoTransported goods
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
relief · containers · pallets · bundles · equipment · payload · rigging
infiltration
Covert entry into organization
- insertionPlacing something within
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
commando · reconnaissance · raid · sabotage · ambush · flanking · pathfinder · covert · HALO · clandestine
paradropstruck convoy
Group of haulers traveling together
amphibious landing · ground assault · rail transport · sealift · road march
paradropsextraction
Act of removing
extractions · air evacuation · pickup · pickups · medevac