fire support
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He served as a fire support team commander in the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Some are built primarily to move infantry soldiers in and out of battle, while others are designed to carry weapons like 120-millimeter mortars to provide fire support.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Ryan served as a fire support specialist, which is someone who gathers intelligence on enemy targets for artillery forces.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Struthers served in the Army Reserve from November 1989 to March 2001 as a material handling specialist and as a fire support specialist in the active-duty Army from March 2001 to December 2002.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2022
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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