Paratroopers dive from the back of a transport aircraft over a drop zone during a recent massive airborne assault parachute training operation in the freezing conditions. They are assigned to a brigade under the PLA Air Force’s airborne troops. Photo:China Military

Paratroopers perform parachute landing fall upon contact with the ground during a recent massive airborne assault parachute training operation in the freezing conditions. They are assigned to a brigade under the PLA Air Force’s airborne troops.Photo:China Military

A paratrooper descends over the drop zone for advance penetration during a recent parachute training operation. He is assigned to a brigade under the PLA Air Force’s airborne troops. Photo:China Military

Parachutes bearing container delivery system descend over the drop zone after being dropped from a transport aircraft during recent heavy equipment parachute drops operation under the command of a brigade with the PLA Air Force’s airborne troops. Photo:China Military