Fires Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

fires

Term Source: JP 3-09 (Joint Fire Support) ?

1.) The use of weapon systems to create specific lethal or nonlethal effects on a target.

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 3-09: Joint Fire Support, updated June 2010 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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