Mounting Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
mounting
1.) A carriage or stand upon which a weapon is placed.
2.) All preparations made in areas designated for the purpose, in anticipation of an operation. It includes the assembly in the mounting area, preparation and maintenance within the mounting area, movement to loading points, and subsequent embarkation into ships, craft, or aircraft if applicable.
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 3-02.1: Amphibious Embarkation and Debarkation, updated November 2014
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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