The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system was a genuine military "skyhook" technology that enabled aircraft to retrieve personnel from the ground without landing by snagging a line attached to a large balloon. A C-130 Hercules aircraft would rapidly snatch the person into the air and bring them safely aboard. | History In Pictures

1.7K views · 94 reactions | Assault groups of the Ulyanovsk-based Airborne Troops Formation from the Dnepr Group of Forces undergo training employing modern Omich ground-based robotic systems.  A platoon CO with the call sign 'Veter' tells about the specifics of the system employment: 'We deploy the system at the line of contact. It helps us to conduct personnel rotation, evacuate the wounded, and deliver supplies like ammo and food supplies'. | Russia Truth | Facebook

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Mortar rounds thundered through the air around a mountainous training ground in central Japan on Sept.19 as U.S., Japanese and Australian troops drilled together in the Orient Shield exercise. Read more at Stripes.com. 🎥: Akifumi Ishikawa / Stars and Stripes #military #militarynews #usmilitary #orientshield | Stars and Stripes

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