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Federal regulations exclude resource extraction such as logging and mining; developments such as the building of roads and structures; low-level overflights by planes and helicopters; and mechanized equipment such as chain saws.
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Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
Miller said the administration can rely on regional allies and partners for staging grounds, but Washington would need to ask for basing permission and overflight permissions, something the presence of an aircraft carrier in international waters would sidestep.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy says China is helping Russia attack Ukraine Kyiv warned that China may be helping Russia attack Ukrainian energy sites, while France said drone overflights — ostensibly directed by Moscow — were a growing worry, pointing to the increasingly global nature of the conflict.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The team used both ground surveys and broad overflights to count from April 2021 to April 2023.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
Miller said the administration can rely on regional allies and partners for staging grounds, but Washington would need to ask for basing permission and overflight permissions, something the presence of an aircraft carrier in international waters would sidestep.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy says China is helping Russia attack Ukraine Kyiv warned that China may be helping Russia attack Ukrainian energy sites, while France said drone overflights — ostensibly directed by Moscow — were a growing worry, pointing to the increasingly global nature of the conflict.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The team used both ground surveys and broad overflights to count from April 2021 to April 2023.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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