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assault
Term Source:
JP 3-18
(Joint Forcible Entry Operations)
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1.) To make a short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, a fort, or a machine gun nest.
See Also:
- related assault fire
- related sexual assault prevention and response program
- related assault schedule
- related preassault operations
- related amphibious assault vehicle launching area
- related assault breaching
- related sexual assault forensic examination kit
- related air assault operation
- related assault phase
- related amphibious assault
- related airborne assault
- related air assault force
- related air assault
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-18: Joint Forcible Entry Operations, updated November 2012
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