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decisive engagement |
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In land and naval warfare, an engagement in which a unit is considered fully committed and cannot maneuver or extricate itself. In the absence of outside assistance, the action must be fought to a conclusion and either won or lost with the forces at hand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Performing as joint fires observers (JFOs), the COLT integrated Eagle Battery howitzers with the massed effects of Marine Corps attack aviation and facilitated the decisive engagement and defeat of hostile enemy forces. Jihadists and insurgents are acutely aware of these component vulnerabilities and will avoid decisive engagement by our Structural Capital in favour of eroding our politico-military resolve through evermore-ruthless assaults on our Social Capital. It corroborated the dynamism and viability of trends such as preemption of an adversary by implementing preparatory measures and the intensification military activities at the initial period of war, including the conduct of decisive engagements. |
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