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military mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"

military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"

combat mission - a mission to capture or defend something

search mission - a mission to discover something

search and destroy mission - an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them

direct support - a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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Zeit reports that as of early Tuesday afternoon, the Federal Government has not received any request from its US allies to take part in any military mission in the Persian Gulf.

US officially asks Germany, France, UK to take part in Strait of Hormuz mission to counter Iran

BEIRUT: A ceremony was held Thursday to mark the conclusion of advanced training activities of 50 members of the Presidential Guard, organized by the Italian bilateral military mission in Lebanon.

Presidential Guard trained in close-quarter battle

Those tanks, originally German and bought by Turkey, were used during Operation Olive Branch, the January military mission by Turkey in Northern Syria, where they fought against Kurdish YPG groups.

Germany Moving to Limit Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey

The strikes are part of the new broader military mission in Iraq authorized by President Barack Obama that began Monday.

US airstrikes target Islamic militants in Iraq

The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1942: Lend-Lease Logistics, Politics and the Tangles of Wartime Cooperation

When a service member requests such an accommodation, Christensen said, department officials balance the need of the service member against the need to accomplish the military mission. Such a request is denied only if an official determines that mission accomplishment needs outweigh the need of the service member.

New instruction implements religious accommodation policy

She added in a statement that the EU "will accelerate preparations for the deployment of a military mission to Mali to provide training and advice to the Malian forces".

EU/MALI : EU SUPPORTS FRENCH MILITARY INTERVENTION IN MALI

The Foreign Office said the UK was providing only "limited logistical support" in support of the French military mission in the west African state.

Mali: Situation of 'grave concern' for UK

This film is based on the true story of a covert military mission that reportedly took place just before the World War II D-day invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Inception to release 'Ghost Trap'

The new military mission is necessary to remove the Lord's Resistance Army from Central Africa's vast jungle, officials say.

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