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"

fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

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air control operations area of operations armament armed service broadside fire support area firepower umbrella fleet Land force military operation Military Service naval campaign naval expeditionary warfare naval unit operation Paper blockade sea control operations tactical air operation underway replenishment force			In his marine capacity he is admiral-general, and superintends and directs every thing relative to naval forces and other naval affairs; presides in the admiralties in person or by proxy; appoints lieutenant-admirals and other officers; and establishes councils of war, whose sentences are not executed till he approves them. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context			naval augmentation group naval base naval battle naval beach group naval blockade naval brass Naval brigade naval campaign naval chart naval coastal warfare naval coastal warfare area naval coastal warfare commander naval commander naval construction force naval control of shipping naval control of shipping liaison officer naval control of shipping officer naval control of shipping organization naval division Naval dock naval engineer naval engineering naval equipment naval expeditionary warfare naval fire support naval forces naval forward logistic site naval gun naval gunfire liaison team naval gunfire operations center naval gunfire spotting team naval gunfire support naval installation naval missile naval mobile environmental team naval officer naval operation naval or Marine (air) base naval port control office naval radar Naval Research Laboratory naval shipyard naval special warfare naval special warfare forces naval special warfare group naval special warfare special operations component naval special warfare task element naval special warfare task group naval special warfare task unit naval special warfare unit naval stores			Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center Naval Facilities Guide Specification Naval Facilities Institute Naval Facilities System Command Naval Facility Naval Facility Centerville Beach Naval Facility Centerville Beach Detachment Naval Facility Command Instruction Naval Families Federation Naval Financial Management Career Center Naval Fire Control System naval fire support naval fire support Naval Firefighters Thermal Imager Naval Fires Control System Naval Fires Network Naval Flag Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Naval Fleet/Force Technology Innovation Office Naval Flight Information Group Naval Flight Officer Naval Flight Officer Candidate Naval Flight Weather Briefer Naval Force naval forces Naval Forces Baltic Approaches Naval Forces Evaluation System Naval Forces North Norway Naval Forces North-Western Europe Naval Forces South Naval Forces South Norway Naval Forces Vietnam Naval Forces, Europe Naval Formation naval forward logistic site naval forward logistic site Naval Forward Presence Naval Foundry and Propeller Center Naval Frigate Helicopter Naval Fuel Annex Naval General Service Medal Naval General Staff Naval Global Directory Service Naval Group Naval Group Insurance Fund Naval Guided Missiles School Naval Guided Missiles School Detachment naval gun Naval Gun Factory naval gun fire

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