paratroopers
Troops from above
Paratroopers are soldiers trained to parachute from aircraft into combat zones.
The method allows rapid deployment behind enemy lines or into terrain inaccessible by ground: Paratroopers dropped into Normandy on D-Day.
Paratrooper units are typically elite forces requiring specialized training.
The singular is paratrooper.
Traveling through air
- infantryGround combat troops
- 82ndPosition after eighty-first
- 101stOrdinal after hundredth
- divisionSplitting into parts
regiment · battalion · soldiers · combat · deployment · special forces · army · marines
Propel oneself airborne
- dropFall or release
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- landingDescent's final moment
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
insertion · deploy · glide · touch down · roll · assemble · rally · scatter
Straps controlling an animal
- ripcordDeployment activator for parachutes
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- jumpsuitOne-piece body garment
- helmetProtective head covering
boots · reserve chute · static line · rucksack · webbing · altimeter · goggles · gloves
1944 Normandy invasion
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- ArnhemDutch city on Rhine
- CreteLargest Greek island
- Operation OverlordWWII cross-channel assault codename
Band of Brothers · Red Devils · Berlin · WWII · Vietnam · Bastogne · Sicily · Axis
Paratrooper training program
- Fort BraggMajor Army installation, Carolina
- physical fitnessBody's capacity for exertion
- wingsLimbs for flight
- certificationAttestation of qualification
drill · simulation · night jump · HALO
airborne
Traveling through air
division · regiment · battalion · soldiers · combat · deployment · special forces · army · marines · commandos
jump
Propel oneself airborne
freefall · insertion · deploy · glide · touch down · roll · assemble · rally · scatter · maneuver
harness
Straps controlling an animal
- ripcordDeployment activator for parachutes
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- jumpsuitOne-piece body garment
helmet · boots · reserve chute · static line · rucksack · webbing · altimeter · goggles · gloves · kit bag
D-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
Operation Overlord · Band of Brothers · Red Devils · Berlin · WWII · Vietnam · Bastogne · Sicily · Axis · invasion
jump school
Paratrooper training program
- Fort BraggMajor Army installation, Carolina
- physical fitnessBody's capacity for exertion
- wingsLimbs for flight
certification · drill · simulation · night jump · HALO
- Airborne Divisionairborne infantry, combat jump, pathfinders, air assault
- Chinese MilitaryPeople's Liberation Army, ground force, military bases, military leaders, generals
- Elite Unitsspecial forces, commandos, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Green Berets
- Italian militarySan Marco, GIS, Julia, Air Force, airborne units
- WWII ForcesWehrmacht, Red Army, British Army, US Navy, Royal Navy
- militarysoldiers, army, officers, navy, generals
paratroopersfoot soldiers
Ground-based military fighters
infantry · ground troops · ground forces · line infantry · marines
paratrooperssailors
Maritime vessel crew members
naval personnel · seamen · submariners · frogmen · navy