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direct support

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000505

A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000505
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationDS
ReferencesJP 3-09.3
See alsoclose support; general support; mission; mutual support; support
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000505",
  "term": "direct support",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance.",
  "abbreviation": "DS",
  "see_also": [
    "close support",
    "general support",
    "mission",
    "mutual support",
    "support"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-09.3"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/direct-support/"
}

Record 505 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.