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The funnies seem to be most active on the western edge of the Kursk salient, where Russian paratroopers have been counterattacking since November.
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David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The murders are not limited to on-base; in one case, paratrooper specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez disappeared while camping on an island on the Outer Banks with half a dozen other soldiers from Fort Bragg.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In video released Saturday by Ukraine’s Security Service, a spokesman says one of the North Koreans was captured on January 9 by Ukrainian special forces, and the other by Ukrainian paratroopers.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
The sub-brand is named after the 125cc field bike that was air-dropped alongside paratroopers during World War II (the parachute in the new Flying Flea logo is a reference to this).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The murders are not limited to on-base; in one case, paratrooper specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez disappeared while camping on an island on the Outer Banks with half a dozen other soldiers from Fort Bragg.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In video released Saturday by Ukraine’s Security Service, a spokesman says one of the North Koreans was captured on January 9 by Ukrainian special forces, and the other by Ukrainian paratroopers.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
The sub-brand is named after the 125cc field bike that was air-dropped alongside paratroopers during World War II (the parachute in the new Flying Flea logo is a reference to this).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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