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{{Big Quote|We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!|[[Foehammer|Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley]]}}
{{Quote|We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!|[[Foehammer|Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley]]}}


A '''Landing Zone''', condensed to ''LZ'', is the military term for any area where aircraft such as [[Pelican|dropships]] are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark.
A '''Landing Zone''', condensed to ''LZ'', is the military term for any area where aircraft such as [[Pelican|dropships]] are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark.


[[Category: Military Terminology]]
[[Category: Military Terminology]]

Revision as of 16:19, February 14, 2008

"We're approaching the LZ, get ready to come out swinging...TOUCH DOWN! Hit it Marines!"
Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley

A Landing Zone, condensed to LZ, is the military term for any area where aircraft such as dropships are able to land. A Landing Zone can have many functions, but normally the term is used to describe a combat area where a dropship must land in order for its passengers to disembark.