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area of operations

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000115

An operational area defined by a commander for the land or maritime force commander to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000115
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationAO
ReferencesJP 3-0
See alsoarea of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations area
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000115",
  "term": "area of operations",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "An operational area defined by a commander for the land or maritime force commander to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.",
  "abbreviation": "AO",
  "see_also": [
    "area of responsibility",
    "joint operations area",
    "joint special operations area"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-0"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/area-of-operations/"
}

Record 115 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.