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  2. Airborne forces - Wikipedia

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    Paratroopers were used in combat in South Asia after the Second World War during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947, Indian Annexation of Goa in 1961 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The war in 1965 had the largest use of paratrooper forces, and unlike in previous conflicts, they were used in their intended capacity fully (They were not used in the ...

  3. Paratrooper - Wikipedia

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    Paratroopers of the armies of Britain, Italy, and the United States during an exercise in Pordenone, Italy, 2019.. A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit.

  4. United States Air Force Pararescue - Wikipedia

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    This course includes field medical care and tactics, mountaineering, shooting, combat tactics, advanced parachuting, and helicopter insertion/extraction qualifications. Upon successful completion of this course, each graduate is awarded the maroon beret and qualifies aircrew as pararescue recovery specialists for assignment to any Pararescue ...

  5. Ukrainians said North Koreans are so determined to avoid ...

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    An older paratrooper said in the video that the North Koreans' tactics appeared to mimic Russia's Soviet-era fighting, with frontal assaults where "they try to crush simply with massive numbers."

  6. List of military special forces units - Wikipedia

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    NATO currently defines "special operations" as: . Military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment.

  7. 24th Special Tactics Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The 24th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Garrisoned at Pope Field , North Carolina, it is the U.S. Air Force component of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).

  8. United States Air Force Combat Control Team - Wikipedia

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    The United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller (CCT) (AFSC 1Z2X1), are an elite special operations force (specifically known as "special tactics operators") who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communication, as well as air traffic control, fire support (including rotary and fixed-wing close air support), and command, control, and communications in covert ...

  9. Fire Force (Rhodesia) - Wikipedia

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    Troops alternated as Heliborne, Paratroopers, Landtail and Off-duty throughout a Bush Trip. The Landtail was often an important factor in the refuelling of helicopters and recovering of deceased persons (enemy and civilian), parachutes and enemy weapons and equipment. Sometimes there was a small third wave if numbers permitted.