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close support

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000258

Action of the supporting force against targets or objectives that are sufficiently near the supported force as to require detailed integration or coordination of the supporting action with fire, movement, or other actions of the supported force.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000258
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-31
See alsodirect support; general support; mutual support; support
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000258",
  "term": "close support",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Action of the supporting force against targets or objectives that are sufficiently near the supported force as to require detailed integration or coordination of the supporting action with fire, movement, or other actions of the supported force.",
  "see_also": [
    "direct support",
    "general support",
    "mutual support",
    "support"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-31"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/close-support/"
}

Record 258 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.