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Shore party

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001491

A task organization of the landing force, formed for the purpose of facilitating the landing and movement off the beaches of troops, equipment, and supplies; for the evacuation from the beaches of casualties and enemy prisoners of war; and for facilitating the beaching, retraction, and salvaging of landing ships and craft.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001491
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-02
See alsoBeach party
Record as JSON 
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}

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