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landing craft
Term Source:
JP 3-02
(Amphibious Operations)
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1.) A craft employed in amphibious operations, specifically designed for carrying troops and their equipment and for beaching, unloading, retracting, and resupply operations.
See Also:
- related landing craft availability table
- related landing craft and amphibious vehicle assignment table
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 3-02: Amphibious Operations, updated July 2014
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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