parachute

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American troops trained to parachute from planes with nuclear weapons strapped to their bodies and Soviet troops trained to deploy them behind enemy lines on foot.

From Reuters

An Army veteran has arrived at his own wedding in daredevil style - parachuting into the grounds of a 14th Century castle.

From BBC

Spotters first toss crepe paper streamers down to gauge the wind — the most important variable in parachuting.

From Seattle Times

He took over from the base’s inaugural manager, Francis Lufkin, one of the pioneers of this dramatic wildfire-fighting technique and after whom the base’s parachute loft is named.

From Seattle Times

Black firefighters can feel intimidated and isolated in the field when they parachute into fires in predominately white communities or don’t have other crew members of color around them, Baker said.

From Seattle Times