Paratroopers [electronic resource] : what it takes to join the elite / Tim Ripley.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ripley, Tim
Language:English
Published: New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Military jobs
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Parachute troops.
United States. > Army > Parachute troops > Vocational guidance.
Airborne operations (Military science)
Online Access:
America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts: 1942 (Adam Matthew Digital)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • History
  • What it takes
  • Airborne school
  • Unit jump training
  • Air assault training
  • Laser-combat simulation
  • Emergency deployment readiness
  • Strategic strike missions
  • Tactical insertions
  • Air assault
  • Counterinsurgency operations
  • Humanitarian aid missions
  • Small arms
  • Parachutes and drop pallets
  • C-130 and C-17 airlifters
  • Helicopters
  • Operation Desert Shield, 1990
  • Iraq, 2003
  • New Orleans, 2005
  • Counterinsurgency in Iraq.