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pathfinders

1. Experienced aircraft crews who lead a formation to the drop zone, release point, or target.
2. Teams dropped or air landed at an objective to establish and operate navigational aids for the purpose of guiding aircraft to drop and landing zones.
3. A radar device used for navigating or homing to an objective when visibility precludes accurate visual navigation.
4. Teams air delivered into enemy territory for the purpose of determining the best approach and withdrawal lanes, landing zones, and sites for helicopterborne forces.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Navy, 1839; The Pathfinder, or the Inland Sea, 1840; Mercedes of Castile, 1841; The Deerslayer, or the First Warpath, 1841; The Two Admirals, 1842; The Wing-and-Wing (Jack o Lantern), 1842; The Battle of Lake Erie, or Answers to Messrs.
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