DIRECT SUPPORT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("direct support" is a kind of...):

military mission; mission (an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters)

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