Meaning | An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters. |
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Synonym | mission |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | combat mission | A mission to capture or defend something |
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direct support | A mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
search and destroy mission | An operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam |
search mission | A mission to discover something |
Broader | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
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Spanish | misión militar, misión |
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Catalan | missió militar, missió |
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