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drop zone |
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A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped. Also called DZ. |
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| The design provides greater manoeuvrability and allows parachutists an impressive capability to fly to their desired Drop Zone (DZ) and land with increased accuracy. Lack of communication facilities was one of the reasons why the German command did not have a clear idea of the situation in the drop zone during the first days of fighting for Crete. Concurrently in May, 1-321 FA conducted a two-gun airborne assault into Snow Ridge Drop Zone (DZ) at Fort Sill to kick-off the 212th FAB's joint close air support (JCAS) exercise Operation Joint Thunder with 155-mm fires from the DZ. |
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