paratroops
Example Sentences
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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
The government poured more than 3,000 troops into the effort, including paratroops and special forces soldiers, according to Sandoval.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
Russian Major-General Alexei Ragozin said the paratroops were handed back after "very difficult" negotiations.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2014
At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.
From Earth Alert! by Kris Neville
