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vertical envelopment
Term Source:
JP 3-18
(Joint Forcible Entry Operations)
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1.) A tactical maneuver in which troops that are air-dropped, air-landed, or inserted via air assault, attack the rear and flanks of a force, in effect cutting off or encircling the force.
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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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