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force structure
The composition of Department of Defense organizations, both military and civilian, that comprise and support United States defense forces as specified by the National Defense Authorization Acts of current and applicable previous years, and defines the organizational hierarchy through which leadership authorities are exercised.
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Foreign nationals who provide clerical, administrative, technical, fiscal, and other support at foreign service posts abroad and are not citizens of the United States. The term includes third country nationals who are individuals employed by a United States mission abroad and are neither a citizen of the United States nor of the country to which assigned for duty.
View Other Definitionscovering fire
Fire used to protect troops when they are within range of enemy small arms.
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The use of a helicopter for the transfer of materiel to or from a ship.
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An element of a system that represents a person, place, or physical thing.
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