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flexible response
The capability of military forces for effective reaction to any enemy threat or attack with actions appropriate and adaptable to the circumstances existing.
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A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
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Obstructions that tend to protect personnel or materials from the effects of a nuclear explosion.
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In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an adversary's attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is attempted.
View Other Definitionspassage of lines
An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another forces combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy.
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