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fire support

American  

noun

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


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He served as a fire support team commander in the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

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

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

From Washington Post Aug. 28, 2022

The center says more than 25,000 firefighters and fire support personnel are spread out across the Western U.S. fighting 56 large uncontained wildfires, 21 of them in Montana and 17 in Oregon.

From New York Times Sep. 2, 2017

Each ship had its own fire support area.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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