Drop Altitude Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

drop altitude

Term Source: JP 3-17 (Air Mobility Operations) ?

1.) The altitude above mean sea level at which airdrop is executed.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-17: Air Mobility Operations, updated September 2013 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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