airborne forces

military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and "dropped" into battle

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Vinony's link graph records 1,492 inbound references to airborne forces, and connects out to anti-aircraft warfare, Rhine and military history.

It is catalogued under topics including Airborne warfare, Military parachuting and Paratroopers.

Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: branch of service
Subclass of: major military unit
Image: 60th Troop Carrier Group - Aldermaston.jpg

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Commons category: Airborne warfare

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Encyclopedic overview

United States Air Force paratroopers from the 720th Special Tactics Group jumping from a C-130J Hercules aircraft during water rescue training off the Florida panhandle

Airborne forces are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry and support personnel serving in airborne units are also known as paratroopers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “airborne forces” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.