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British Army paratroopers parachute with medical supplies and clinicians down to Tristan da Cunha, the remote British island territory in the South Atlantic where a man who was a former passenger on the ship remains in isolation after developing symptoms of the virus.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Like when the paratroopers and Ted Danson show up in the movie, that wasn’t in the script.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The concert will also include a paratrooper ride, a silent disco area, a puppy petting zoo, activations, food trucks and water stations.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
But the weather cleared, and on June 6, just after midnight, thousands of aircraft crossed the English Channel and dropped some 18,000 paratroopers to support the infantry assault to come later that day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Like when the paratroopers and Ted Danson show up in the movie, that wasn’t in the script.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The concert will also include a paratrooper ride, a silent disco area, a puppy petting zoo, activations, food trucks and water stations.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
But the weather cleared, and on June 6, just after midnight, thousands of aircraft crossed the English Channel and dropped some 18,000 paratroopers to support the infantry assault to come later that day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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