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  2. Firewatch (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Another term for a fire lookout; A colloquialism for sentry duty in the United States Marine Corps, see General Orders for Sentries; if fire protection systems are out of service and a representative of the fire marshal's office must be present, this is called "on fire watch"

  3. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).

  4. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Echelon formation: a military formation in which members are arranged diagonally. Encirclement: surrounding enemy forces on all sides, isolating them. Enfilade: a unit (or position) is "enfiladed" when enemy fire can be directed along the long axis of the unit. For instance, a trench is enfiladed if the enemy can fire down the length of the trench.

  5. Picket (military) - Wikipedia

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    Picket now refers to a unit (either naval or army) maintaining a watch. This may mean a watch for the enemy, [4] or other types of watch e.g. fire picket. This can be likened to the art of sentry keeping. [5] A staggered picket consists of, for example, two soldiers where one soldier is relieved at a time. This is so that on any given picket ...

  6. Ten Standard Firefighting Orders - Wikipedia

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    The rules were based upon the success of the United States Armed Forces' General Orders for Sentries, a set of guidelines designed for safety and efficiency for military personnel standing sentry duty. The Ten Standard Orders were later supplemented by 18 Situations That Shout Watch Out, or the 18 Watchout Situations. [1]

  7. Military helicopter catches fire, makes emergency landing at ...

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    A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter's engine caught fire midflight Friday afternoon, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton, authorities said.

  8. Volley fire - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Raszyn re-enactment, 2006. Volley fire, as a military tactic, is (in its simplest form) the concept of having soldiers shoot in the same direction en masse. [1] In practice, it often consists of having a line of soldiers all discharge their weapons simultaneously at the enemy forces on command, known as "firing a volley", followed by more lines of soldiers repeating the same ...

  9. Fires (military) - Wikipedia

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    Fires include the collective and coordinated use of target acquisition systems, direct and indirect fire weapons, armed aircraft of all types, and other lethal and nonlethal means. Fires are normally used in concert with maneuver, which helps shape the battlespace, setting conditions for decisive action."