They brought air landing troops and heavy, energy screen equipped tanks.

"The air landings," Pemsel said, "constitute the first phase of a larger enemy action."

Air landing can also provide an attack against an isolated enemy position, impossible or impracticable of attack by ground forces.

Each mission consisted of three regiment-sized air landings.

The air landings occupied Dutch troops at a time when they were needed to slow the German land advance.

To determine practicability of terrain for air landings.

Those anti-air missiles are your only chances of defending an island from enemy missile strikes and air landings.

An Air Landing was the term used for British Army, glider-borne troops.

The former commander of the Eastern air landing division, recently defeated by Rhodan's forces, energetically shook his head.

The Battalion was originally formed as an air landing unit rather than a parachute or glider battalion.

Subsequently, Churchill and Montgomery watched the Varsity air landings on 24 March.

The Air Landing Brigades formed an integral part of the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions.

Its role includes locating and marking drop zones and helicopter landing zones for air landing operations.

One of two major goals of the air landings was to capture the Dutch seat of residence, The Hague.

Tower accompanied 1st Air Landing Regiment in the relief of Norway in Spring 1945.

The German force then moved on to the bridges, quickly followed by the bulk of 9th Company of the 16th Air Landing Regiment.

Meanwhile, the staff of 3rd Battalion of the 16th Air Landing Regiment had run into the Dutch in the square.

British Glider infantry from the 1st Air Landing Brigade were to seize landing zones inland.

It was then assaulted by the newly-landed 10th Company of the 16th Air Landing Regiment, assisted by mortars.

Now a third, Major General Wilhelm Falley of the 91/ Air Landing Division, chose this time to set out.

The emphasis is on air assault operations (by helicopters and Air Landing Operations), but each battalion has a dedicated parachute trained company.

Landing may refer to bringing of either the seafaring (naval landing forces; see amphibious warfare) or airborne forces (air landing troops).

The community's sanctions against Belgrade did not include cancellation of food, medicines and other humanitarian aid, a ban on sporting contacts or revocation of air landing rights.

Major General Wilhelm Falley of the tough 91/ Air Landing Division, which had just moved into Normandy, prepared to go.

This involved the sea and air landing of VNMC assault troops near Quang Tri City in June 1972.