gunfire support

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• Naval gunfire support — USS Iowa (BB 61) fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Naval gunfire support (NGFS) (also known as shore bombardment) is the use of …   Wikipedia

• United States Naval Gunfire Support debate — The United States Naval Gunfire Support debate (also known as the United States Naval Surface Fire Support debate) is an ongoing debate between the Navy, Marine Corps, Congress, and independent groups like the United States Naval Gunfire Support… …   Wikipedia

• naval gunfire support — Fire provided by Navy surface gun systems in support of a unit or units tasked with achieving the commander …   Military dictionary

• gunfire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gunplay, shooting, burst, volley, salvo. See attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shot, shots, shooting, cannonading, bombardment, fire to pin down someone, artillery support, air support, air strike,… …   English dictionary for students

• Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company — ANGLICO (Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company) refers to several small units of the United States Marine Corps who specialize in coordinating artillery, naval gunfire and close air support (CAS) for the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Army, and allied… …   Wikipedia

• Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers — The Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer (NGLO) is a U.S. Navy officer typically a lieutenant junior grade (LTJG) or lieutenant (LT) assigned to a Marine artillery battalion to assist in providing naval gunfire support. Attached to the Operations Office …   Wikipedia

• naval gunfire operations center — The agency established in a ship to control the execution of plans for the employment of naval gunfire, process requests for naval gunfire support, and to allot ships to forward observers. Ideally located in the same ship as the supporting arms… …   Military dictionary

• Joint Fire Support Team — Ein Mitglied einer US Spezialeinheit nutzt einen tragbaren Laserzielbeleuchter in Afghanistan (2001) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• fire support area — An appropriate maneuver area assigned to fire support ships by the naval force commander from which they can deliver gunfire support to an amphibious operation. Also called FSA. See also amphibious operation; fire support; naval support area …   Military dictionary

• Celebratory gunfire — is the shooting of a firearm into the air in celebration. It is culturally accepted in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asian regions like India, Pakistan and Afganistan and in Latin American regions like Puerto Rico as well as some areas of… …   Wikipedia

• Close air support — A Boeing AH 64 Apache attack helicopter provides close air support to United States Army soldiers patrolling the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraq War In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action by… …   Wikipedia