clandestine - military activities intended to be kept secret or concealed.civic action - using military forces on projects beneficial to a civilian population or economic development of a particular area often are agriculture, education, public works, communications, sanitation, or health projects.chemical warfare - military operations involving the use of chemical agents designed to kill or incapacitate the enemy.checkpoint - easy-to-identify point on terrain used for controlling movement or identifying locations.charge - part of a fire command establishes the amount of propellant in a shell.casualty - someone who dies, is wounded or becomes ill as a result of military action can be military or civilian personnel.caliber - diameter of a bullet or bore of a gun expressed in millimeters or inch fractions (hundredths or thousandths of an inch).boundaries - company and battalion defense areas limited due to terrain and means of approach.barrage - protective firing of indirect firing weapons.attack - form of offensive combat action directed against the enemy to drive the enemy from position in order to kill or capture.assault - last step of an attack phase rushing to close combat to drive the enemy out for hand-to-hand combat using hand grenades and bayonets.area defense - type of defense that is oriented toward retaining a particular terrain relies mainly on the deployed forces that fire to repulse and stop attackers.anti-guerrilla operation - operations conducted against guerrilla forces.ammunition dump - location where ammunition and explosives are stored.aircraft carrier - military ship designed so aircraft can land on and take off from it.
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