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20 relations: Airborne forces, Airdrop, Battery pack, Delivery drone, Drop zone, Global Positioning System, High-altitude military parachuting, Knot (unit), Loadmaster, Parachute, Parafoil, Paratrooper, Pathfinder (military), Static line, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command, Yuma, Arizona.
Airborne forces
Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies.
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Airdrop
An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces.
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Battery pack
A battery pack is a set of any number of (preferably) identical batteries or individual battery cells.
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Delivery drone
A delivery drone, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) utilized to transport packages, food or other goods.
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Drop zone
A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land.
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Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force.
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High-altitude military parachuting
High-altitude military parachuting (or military free fall (MFF)) is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion.
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Knot (unit)
The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.15078 mph).
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Loadmaster
A loadmaster is an aircrew member on civilian aircraft or military transport aircraft tasked with the safe loading, transport and unloading of aerial cargoes.
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Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift).
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Parafoil
A parafoil is a nonrigid (textile) airfoil with an aerodynamic cell structure which is inflated by the wind.
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Paratrooper
Paratroopers are military parachutists—military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.
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Pathfinder (military)
In military organizations, a pathfinder is a specialized soldier inserted or dropped into place in order to set up and operate drop zones, pickup zones, and helicopter landing sites for airborne operation, air resupply operations, or other air operations in support of the ground unit commander.
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Static line
A static line is a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is a major subordinate command of the Army Materiel Command (AMC), and is charged with "creating, integrating and delivering technology-enabled solutions to our Soldiers." With its headquarters at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, RDECOM scientists, engineers and researchers work at laboratories and research center across the nation and the globe.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.
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United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command
The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the United States Marine Corps It develops, coordinate, resource, execute, and evaluate training and education concepts, policies, plans, and programs for Marines to meet the challenges of operational environments.
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Yuma, Arizona
Yuma (Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Precision_Airdrop_System
