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extraction zone

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A specified drop zone used for the delivery of supplies and/or equipment by means of an extraction technique from an aircraft flying very close to the ground.


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The assault zone is either a drop zone (for parachute operations); a landing zone (for fixed wing or helicopter operations); or an extraction zone (for low altitude resupply), They also establish recovery zones (for surface-to-air recovery of personnel or equipment) and ground-based fire control for AC-130 gunship operations.
60 metre These extraction zones are all located outside the main gold structures and their exploitation will not affect in any way the development of the main zones, where important development works will take place in the coming weeks.
 
 
 
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