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Thanks. That sounds more useful than I thought. When is the last time we know of that it was done in war time? Iraq? Afghanistan?

Is anyone skydiving in Ukraine to get behind enemy lines?

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When you say “drops” do you mean people or things? Or both?

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Both. The Army seized an airfield in Northern Iraq, well away from most of the fighting, by landing several hundred troops by parachute and the associated equipment by parachute.

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Ok, Thanks. I guess that settles it. Skydiving still valuable in the 21st century.

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Probably a joint unit. Airfields don’t get seized without Air Force Spec Ops help.

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I’m not finding anything online, but didn’t the Russians lose a lot of paratroopers at the beginning of their invasion of Ukraine? The Russian commanders were being dragged for incompetence. Maybe I’m misremembering or it was Ukrainian propaganda.

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I am really not sure about the tactical merits of choppering them in vs actually jumping out of planes, but paratroopers were involved in the battle that destroyed those first Russian „three-day-war“ plans: Battle of Antonov Airport - Wikipedia

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Watched him on So you think you can dance. Seemed like good dude.

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Yea he really did seem like a good guy. Infectious smile and laugh. Way too young to go.

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Yeah, losing Twitch sucks. Been following his career for over a decade.

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Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, dead at 63.

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Always like Steve Smoger as a referee. Made for some great fights.

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We were in Pittsburgh for all four 70s Super Bowls. (Why, yes, I AM old as dirt.) Franco was a god, even more so than Bradshaw, who we knew even back then to be kind of a nut

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I wonder if Franco’s defense of Paterno will cause a backlash here. Other than that he seemed like a kind, gentle soul.

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I was gonna bring up his defense of Paterno if you didn’t.

Many have forgiven at Penn State but I sure haven’t.

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Don’t like it but understand the significant Joe played in his life and inability to see past the love/loyalty.

But Joe did know.

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I can’t be the only one who just knew the name and thought it was Frank O’Harris?

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I knew Franco Harris, but Lorenz O’Neil had me confused for a while.

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You are indeed the only one. Shame.

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