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base defense

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The local military measures, both normal and emergency, required to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of enemy attacks on, or sabotage of, a base, to ensure that the maximum capacity of its facilities is available to US forces.

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The battalion mission became "1-5 FA attacks to defeat anti-Iraqi forces, conducts base defense and secures Camp Junction City in Ramadi while conducting CMO [civil-military operations] to establish a safe and secure environment throughout the brigade's AO to facilitate Iraq's transition to a self-governing democratic state.
It will be interesting to see if the Bears' quick-strike capacity compels Carroll to blitz more to stay in his base defense, which he preferred the vast majority of this season.
Acurrent phenomenon sweeping the gridiron is the same Stack 3-3 (or 5) defense with which Hank Stram of the Kansas City Chiefs devastated two leagues back in the '60s and '70s (AFL and NFL) and is currently being used by many colleges as a base defense or change-up on third-down play.
 
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