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    Airborne forces are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry...
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    Russian Airborne Forces (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, romanized: Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) is the airborne separate...
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    The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from Vozdushno-desantnye voyska SSSR, Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate...
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    The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10th SFG (A), or 10th Group) is an active duty United States Army Special Forces (SF) Group. 10th Group is designed...
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    the 1st Russian Separate Airborne Brigade (1 RSAB), was a Russian Airborne Forces unit that existed from 1996 to 2003 and was Russia's contribution to...
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    Airmobile Forces are the airborne forces of Ukraine. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces...
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    1st Special Forces Command overview (4:06) The 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is a division-level special operations forces command within the United...
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    the Army General Order No. 35. 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) In 1957 the two original special forces groups (10th and 77th) were joined by the...
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    82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and a number of independent airborne units, all British airborne forces including the 1st and 6th Airborne Division plus...
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    modifications, with the Strategic Rocket Forces using Army uniforms and the Airborne Forces using Aerospace Forces uniforms. The customary basic colours...
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    Airborne forces raised by Australia have included a number of conventional and special forces units. During the Second World War the Australian Army formed...
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    The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 during...
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    The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas with...
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    The 11th Airborne Division ("Arctic Angels") is a United States Army combined forces between air assault infantry and airborne forces based in Alaska....
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    Special Forces Brigades have their own mascot. They are: 1st Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) 'Eagle' 3rd Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) 'Flying...
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    5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (5th SFG (A), 5th Group) is one of the most decorated active duty United States Army Special Forces groups. The 5th...
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    Maroon beret (redirect from Airborne beret)
    beret in a military configuration has been an international symbol of airborne forces since the Second World War. It was first officially introduced by the...
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    The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations...
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    The 13th Airborne Division was an airborne forces formation of division-size of the United States Army that was active during World War II. The division...
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    American airborne landings in Normandy were a series of military operations carried by the United States as part of Operation Overlord, the invasion of...
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  • The Canadian Airborne Regiment (French: Régiment aéroporté canadien) was a Canadian Forces formation created on April 8, 1968. It was not an administrative...
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    The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) is a Special Operations Forces unit of the Philippine Army. The unit is based on and continually trains with its...
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    Garden, with the British I Airborne Corps being chosen instead to exercise operational command of all Allied airborne forces in the operation, including...
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  • as paratroopers. These include special forces units that are parachute-trained, as well as non-airborne forces units. Independent Special Purpose Detachment...
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    The 17th Airborne Division, "The Golden Talons", was an airborne infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, commanded by Major General...
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    American and British airborne forces ("Market") followed by British land forces swiftly following over the bridges ("Garden"). The airborne operation was undertaken...
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    Special Operations Forces—prior to the creation of USASOC, circa 1984 (51:52) The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC (/ˈjuːsəˌsɒk/...
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    The 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (19th SFG) (A) is one of two National Guard groups of the United States Army Special Forces. 19th Group—as it...
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    nearby land targets; gliders, helicopters and other aircraft to carry airborne forces such as paratroopers; aerial refueling tankers to extend operation...
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    65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (Persian: تیپ ۶۵ نیروهای ویژه هوابرد), or the NOHED Brigade (تیپ نوهد), is an airborne, special forces unit of the...
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