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  2. Area of operations - Wikipedia

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    In U.S. armed forces parlance, an area of operations (AO) is an operational area defined by the force commander for land, air, and naval forces' conduct of combat and non-combat activities.

  3. Battlespace - Wikipedia

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    Battlespace awareness (BA) is a principle derived from military philosophy that holds significant value for joint component and force commanders, aiding them in predicting potential courses of action before deploying troops into a designated area of operation (AO). It relies on the utilization of intelligence preparation assets, which play a ...

  4. Reconnaissance - Wikipedia

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    The area could be a town, ridge-line, woods, or another feature that friendly forces intend to occupy, pass through, or avoid. [2] Within an area of operation (AO), area reconnaissance can focus the reconnaissance on the specific area that is critical to the commander. This technique of focusing the reconnaissance also permits the mission to be ...

  5. Airhead - Wikipedia

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    An airhead is a designated area in a hostile or threatened territory which, when seized and held, allows the air landing of further teams and materiel via an airbridge, and provides the maneuver and preparation space necessary for projected operations. Normally, it is the area seized in the assault phase of an airborne operation. It may also be ...

  6. Operation - Wikipedia

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    Operation, a word which represents a grammatical relation (i.e., function) or instruction, rather than a term or name Operation of law , a legal term that indicates that a right or liability has been created for a party

  7. Kill box - Wikipedia

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    No friendly ground forces should go into a kill box unless covered by a no-fire area. A type of fire support coordinating measure (FSCM), a kill box is often defined by a grid reference system based on lines of latitude and longitude, superimposed upon a map of an area of operation. Each square of the grid may be sub-divided into smaller boxes ...

  8. 20YO Blind Cat Found Stuck On Ice Chunk In Lake ... - AOL

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    Image credits: Westford Animal Control / Facebook A woman walking by the Nabnasset Lake in Westfold, Massachusetts, noticed a cat stuck on the ice in the middle of the lake and immediately called ...

  9. Area of responsibility - Wikipedia

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    Area of responsibility (AOR) is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan (UCP), that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander bears a certain responsibility.