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  2. Military designation of days and hours - Wikipedia

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    The specific time at which deployment for an operation commences. (US) L-Day For "Landing Day", 1 April 1945, the day Operation Iceberg (the invasion of Okinawa) began. [5] M-Day The day on which mobilization commences or is due to commence. (NATO) N-Day The unnamed day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment. (US) O-Day

  3. United States military deployments - Wikipedia

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    The military of the United States is deployed in most countries around the world, with approximately 160,000 of its active-duty personnel stationed outside the United States and its territories. [1] This list consists of deployments excepting active combat deployments , including troops in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.

  4. Template:Infobox military operation/doc - Wikipedia

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    This infobox may be used to describe a particular planned or executed military operation or attack. Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The name of the military operation String suggested See also {{ Infobox civil conflict }} {{ Infobox civilian attack }} {{ Infobox military conflict }}

  5. Tour of duty - Wikipedia

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    In navies, a tour of duty is a period of time spent performing operational duties at sea, including combat, performing patrol or fleet duties, or assigned to service in a foreign country; a tour of duty is part of a rotation, where the ship may spend a six-month tour of duty, then spend one month in home port for maintenance, then a period of time on exercises, then return to her tour of duty.

  6. Dwell time (military) - Wikipedia

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    "Dwell time at home stations became nothing more than getting ready for the next deployment." [ 3 ] In October, 2011, the United States Department of Defense extended dwell time for U.S. soldiers to 24 months for every year deployed to a war zone, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] decreasing the deploy-to-dwell ratio to 1:2.

  7. Military deployment - Wikipedia

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    primary source: military families during deployment Family support may be important for soldiers while on deployment. It can help the deployed soldiers to reduce strains and have a more positive deployment attitude/experience. Not only are the deployed soldiers influenced, but their families and children are also affected.

  8. Template:Infobox military installation - Wikipedia

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    length – optional – where relevant (e.g. for fences and DMZs), the length of the installation. ownership – optional – the current owner of the installation, if relevant. operator – optional – where different from ownership.

  9. JADE (planning system) - Wikipedia

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    Joint Assistant for Development and Execution (JADE) is a U.S. military system used for planning the deployment of military forces in crisis situations. [1]The U.S. military developed this automated planning software system in order to expedite the creation of the detailed planning needed to deploy military forces for a military operation.