paratroops

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He was a reservist, a medic in the paratroops of the Israel Defence Forces, when he heard the first news of the 7 October Hamas attack.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

Two IDF divisions and various units, such as combat engineers, paratroops, infantry brigades and tanks, are all operating in Gaza.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Russian Major-General Alexei Ragozin said the paratroops were handed back after "very difficult" negotiations.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2014

A previous version of this article incorrectly said that U.S. paratroops from the 171st Airborne were deployed to the Baltic states before the war.

From Washington Post

At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.

From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris