paratroops
Example Sentences
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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
"They are redirected their paratroops and assault brigades to both the south and the east," she said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
About 800 French soldiers, including hundreds of paratroops, took part in an operation that saw Timbuktu recaptured in January, part of an offensive to oust Islamist rebels from the north of the country.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2013
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 Kris Neville
