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fire support

American  

noun

  1. support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.


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In addition, the army has sacked the major in charge of fire support.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2024

He is a joint fire support specialist assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, said Lt.

From Seattle Times Jun. 21, 2023

He wanted to trust that Iraqi partners were accurate when they requested fire support against the enemy.

From Washington Post Aug. 28, 2022

Mark P. Adams, a fire support officer, glanced into a woodpile he was using for cover and saw a makeshift bomb.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2011

We were getting fire support from Tam Ky, and there was no response from the hill we were supposed to be moving onto.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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