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support mission

American  

noun

  1. assistance given by one military unit to another to assist in the accomplishment of the supported unit's mission.


Example Sentences

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To support mission planning, Santana-Ros and colleagues observed 1998 KY26 from Earth.

From Science Daily

The Kenya-led multinational security support mission, authorized by the U.N.

From Los Angeles Times

Attempts by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission to quell the violence have so far failed.

From BBC

The new government and the presidential council will then need to ready the country for the deployment of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission and then appoint a nine-member provisional electoral council to begin working on organizing elections.

From Seattle Times

Some 1,000 Kenyan police officers are set to arrive soon in Haiti, part of a multilateral security support mission that aims to help quell gang violence.

From Seattle Times