1.   The RAF has made its first parachute drops in Britain since fire destroyed sixty percent of the parachutes used by the Armed Forces.

2.   Delta Force troops are believed to be skilled in dangerous high-altitude, low-opening parachute drops, SCUBA diving, sniping and other guerrilla tactics.

3.   Parachute drops of relief aid have not proceeded in the numbers that had been planned.

4.   The Gator was sling-tested for delivery by helicopter at Fort Campbell, Ky., and for parachute drops at Fort Bragg.

5.   Those selected as airborne agents were schooled as saboteurs, trained in parachute drops and psychological warfare, and dropped into North Vietnam.

6.   This is a story about tedium and fatigue as much as it is about spectacular parachute drops and authentic-looking combat.

7.   Two soldiers were injured in a parachute drop, which occurred near Kandahar, the home of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

8.   With its destructible buildings and cratered terrain, the game makes a wonderful spectacle, especially the parachute drops and bomb runs.

9.   Each year, there are commemorative parachute drops and parades.

10.   It was the first parachute drop ever of Russian military personnel onto Canadian soil.