Flights with the Paratroopers. Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting.
 

Argentine Army
4th Parachute Brigade

Australian Army
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Austrian Federal Armed Forces
Special Forces: Jagdkommando
Airborne and Parachute Battalion: Jägerbataillon 25

Belgian Army
The Para-Commando Brigade

Brazilian Army
Paratrooper Infantry Brigade (Brigada Infantaria Paraquedista)

Bulgarian Army
68th Brigade Special Forces (68 Бригада Специални Сили)

Canadian Army
Canadian Airborne Regiment(Disbanded in 1995)
Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion Royal 22e Régiment
Para Company, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

Chilean Army

Chinese Army
15 Airborne Corp Wuhan
Airborne Special Operation Team
43 Airborne Division, Keifeng
127, 128, 129 Para regt and one light arty regt
44 Airborne Division, Yingshan
130, 131, 132 Para regt and one light arty regt
45 Airborne Division, Huangpi
133, 134, 135 Para regt and one light arty regt
Airborne Training Division

Czech Army
4th Rapid Deployment Brigade (4. Brigáda Rychlého Nasazení)
41st Mechanised Battalion (Žatec)
42nd Mechanised Battalion (Tábor)
43rd Airborne Mechanised Battalion (Chrudim)
102nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Prostějov)

Finnish Defence Forces
Utin Jääkärirykmentti – Utti Jaeger Regiment

French Army
11e Brigade Parachutiste (11e BP),
1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1er RCP) sede a Pamiers
1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1er RHP) sede a Tarbes
1er Régiment du Train Parachutiste (1 RTP) sede a Toulouse
2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes (2e REP, Foreign Legion unit) sede a Calvi
3e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (3e RPIMa) sede a Carcassonne
8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8e RPIMa) sede a Castres
17e Régiment de Génie Parachutiste (17e RGP) sede a Montauban
35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35e RAP) sede a Tarbes
Commandos Parachutistes (formerly known as Commando de Recherche et d'Actions en Profondeur "CRAP" -meaning : long range action & recon commando)(GCP : "Groupement des commandos parachutistes" since French restructuring of the armies in 1999) : pathfinders of the 11e BP
1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine : special forces unit
13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes; an old former French cavalry regiment now converted into a special forces regiment. Its mission is to collect intelligence on the ground in pre-war/war/battlefield environment
Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale and Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale are two gendarmerie special units
RAID is the only French police unit having HAHO/HALO qualified paratroopers

German Federal Armed Forces
Fallschirmjäger (WWII)
Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (Training Center)
Division Spezielle Operationen (DSO)
Fernspählehrkompanie 200 (Long Range Reconnaissance)
Luftlandeflugabwehrraketenbatterie 100 (Air Defence)
Fernmeldebataillon DSO (Signals)
Luftlandebrigade 26 (Airborne)
Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 260 (Reconnaissance)
Luftlandepionierkompanie 260 (Combat Engineers)
Fallschirmjägerbataillon 261
Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263
Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262 (Support)
Luftlandebrigade 31 (Airborne)
Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 310 (Reconnaissance)
Luftlandepionierkompanie 270 (Combat Engineers)
Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313
Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373
Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 272 (Logistic and Medical Support)
Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (Special Forces)
luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (Air Assault)
Jägerregiment 1
Kommando Schnelle Einsatzkräfte Sanitätsdienst (Medical)
Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine (SEK M) (Special Forces)

Hellenic Army
1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1 Taxiarhia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston) (Special Forces)

Indian Army
Parachute Regiment (India)
Para Commandos

Israeli Defence Forces
Paratroopers Brigade "Hativat HaTzanhanim" חטיבת הצנחנים

Esercito Italiano
Brigata Paracadutisti "Folgore"

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)
 

Malaysian Army
10th Brigade (Para)

Mexican Air Force
Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas

Dutch Army
Luchtmobiele Brigade
Korps Commando Troepen
Korps Mariniers

Norwegian Army
Hærens Jegerkommando (Army Ranger Command)

Polish Army
6th Airborne Brigade (6 Brygada Desantowo-Szturmowa)

Portuguese Army
Army's Rapid Reaction Brigade:
1st and 2nd Airborne Infantry Battalions (1º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista from Regimento de Infantaria 15 at Tomar and 2º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista from Regimento de Infantaria 10 at S. Jacinto)
Airborne School (Escola de Tropas Paraquedistas at Tancos), with an Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion, which inclued a Pathfinder (Percursores) Company and other small Combat Support and Service Support units
Brigade Support Unit, with a Brigade HQ and Command and Services Company and a Signals Company
Members (aprox. 30/40) of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol from Special Operations Troops Centre (Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais) at Lamego
Portuguese Navy
Members (aprox. 20/30) of DAE (Destacamento de Acções Especiais) - Special Actions Detachment from Portuguese Navy Marine Corps
Portuguese Air Force
Members (aprox. 30/50) of NFOT (Núcleo de Formação de Operações Tácticas) - Tactical Operations Formation Nucleum, responsable for CSAR and Force Protection, from the Air Police (Portuguese Air Force Military Police).

Russian armed forces
VDV (Airborne Assault Troops) - the largest airborne and paratroopes force in the world
7th 'Cherkassy' Guards air-assault Division (A) (Novorossiisk, Krasnodar Kray, North Caucasus Military District)
108th 'Kuban Cossack' Guards Airborne Regiment (Novorossiisk, Krasnodar Kray, North Caucasus Military District)
247th 'Cossack' Guards Landing Assault Regiment1 (Stavropol, North Caucasus Military District)
1137th Guards Artillery Regiment (Anapa, Krasnodar Kray, North Caucasus Military District)
185th Separate Transport Aviation Squadron (Krymsk, Krasnodar Kray, North Caucasus Military District)
76th 'Chernigov' Guards air-assault Division (A) (Pskov, Leningrad Military District)
104th 'Iasi'? Guards Airborne Regiment (Pskov, Leningrad Military District)
234th 'Black Sea' Guards Airborne Regiment (Pskov, Leningrad Military District)
1140th Guards Artillery Regiment (Pskov, Leningrad Military District)
242nd Separate Transport Aviation Squadron (Pskov, Leningrad Military District)
98th 'Svirsk' Guards Airborne Division (B) (Ivanovo, Moscow Military District)
217th Guards Airborne Regiment (Ivanovo, Moscow Military District)
331st Guards Airborne Regiment2 (Kostroma, Moscow Military District)
1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kostroma, Moscow Military District)
243rd Separate Transport Aviation Squadron (Ivanovo - Kokhma, Ivanovo Oblast, Moscow Military District)
106th Guards Airborne Division (A) (Tula, Moscow Military District)
51st Guards Airborne Regiment (Tula, Moscow Military District)
119th Guards Airborne Regiment (Naro-Forminsk, Moscow Oblast, Moscow Military District)
137th Guards Airborne Regiment (Ryazan, Moscow Military District)
1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Yefremov, Tula Oblast, Moscow Military District)
110th Separate Transport Aviation Squadron (Tula - Klokovo, Tula Oblast, Moscow Military District)
31st Guards independent air-assault Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class brigade (Ul’yanovsk)
45th Special Designation Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment (B) (Medvezhy Ozera, Moscow Oblast)
38th Separate Communications Regiment (Medvezhy Ozera, Moscow Oblast)
58th Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron (Ryazan - Dyagilevo, Ryazan Oblast, Moscow Military District)
242nd Training Center (Omsk, Siberian-Transbaikal Military District)
226th Training Airborne Regiment (Omsk, Siberian-Transbaikal Military District)
285th Training Airborne Regiment (Omsk, Siberian-Transbaikal Military District)
1120th Training Artillery Regiment (Ishim, Omsk Oblast)
Ryazan Higher airborne command Twice Red Banner military institute named after V.F. Margelov
332nd School for praporshiks (Non-commissioned officers) (Moscow)

Spanish Army
BRIPAC (Brigada Paracaidista "Almogávares" VI)
Spanish Air force
EZAPAC (Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas )

South African Army
44 Parachute Regiment

Swedish Army
Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers)
Särskilda Skyddsgruppen Special Protection Group

Swiss Army
Armeeaufklärungsdetachement (AAD) (Army Reconnaissance Group)
Fallschirmaufklärer Kp 17 (Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17)

Royal Thai Army
31st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)

British Army
16 Air Assault Brigade
Royal Air Force
2 Squadron RAF Regiment

United States Army
82nd Airborne Division
17th Airborne Division
173d Airborne Brigade
4th Brigade Combat Team (ABN), 25th Infantry Division
101st Airborne Division (Now Air Assault)
20th Engineer Brigade
XVIII Airborne Corps
1st BN (ABN), 509th INF
4th Psychological Operations Group

Venezuelan Army
42nd Infantry Paratrooper Brigade (42a Brigada Paracaidista de Infanteria)

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