I'm a US Army jumpmaster in the frozen Arctic, and the coldest jump I've ever made was -50 degrees Fahrenheit

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Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022.
Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S.

Russia's using its elite paratroopers in an unusual way to hold the line, leaving the force 'airborne in name only,' war analysts say

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In this handout photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, March 27, 2023, Russian paratroopers aim a weapon fire toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location.
In this handout photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, March 27, 2023, Russian paratroopers aim a weapon fire toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location.

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Russia is using elite paratrooper units as regular infantry, with the rest of its forces overstretched, UK intel says

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Russian paratroopers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade at the polygon, on April 18, 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia
Russian paratroopers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade in April 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia.

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Russia sends some of its most elite paratroopers to the south of Ukraine as counteroffensive breaks through

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Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Assault Battalion 'Skala' enter the embattled village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 25, 2023.

At least half of the 30,000 elite paratroopers Russia deployed in Ukraine have been killed or wounded, UK intel says

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Russian paratroopers attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade on May 4, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

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After bloody failures in Ukraine, Russians are reconsidering the role of their military's 'elite' paratroopers

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Russian paratroopers at Hostomel Airport in Ukraine
Russian paratroopers at the Hostomel Airport on March 12, 2022.

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