Extraction (military) explained

In military tactics, extraction is the process of removing personnel or units from an area; when conducted with stealth in an area controlled by the enemy, this is referred to as exfiltration.^[1]

An example of a hostile extraction was Battle of Boz Qandahari, in which U.S. Army Special Forces used donkeys to reach their extraction point while under enemy fire.^[2] Another example of an extraction was the joint U.S. Central Intelligence Agency-Canadian government operation to smuggle six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran in 1980 in an operation later known as the Canadian Caper.^[3]

See also

• Infiltration tactics
• Landing zone

Notes and References

1. Web site: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 2017. TRADOC.army.mil.
2. Web site: 2017-02-09 . Until Dawn: Surviving the Battle of Boz Qandahari . 2024-05-16 . www.army.mil . en.
3. News: Halton . David . Nash . Knowlton . Canadian Caper helps Americans escape Tehran . The National . CBC Archives . Toronto . January 29, 1980 . February 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128215029/http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/international-politics/revolution-in-iran/canadian-caper-helps-americans-escape-tehran.html . January 28, 2013 . live.