tactical level of war

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The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. Activities at this level focus on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in relation to each other and to the enemy to achieve combat objectives. See also operational level of war; strategic level of war.

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operational level of war strategic level of war transportation system			Increases in OPTEMPO have the most substantial impact at the tactical level of war. Timing is everything: operational assessment in a fast-paced fight by Messer, Kirsten R. / Air & Space Power Journal Now, unmanned aircraft systems have proliferated to such an extent that ground force commanders have challenged centralized control on the basis of incompatibility with their concepts of operation at the tactical level of war. Domain expertise and command and control by Johns, Raymond E., Jr.; Hanessian, Bruce / Joint Force Quarterly The discussion encompasses topics essentially in three parts, from the strategic-operational level down to the tactical level of war. Fontenot, Gregory, E. J. Degen, and David Tohn. On Point: The United ... by Sellers, Terry L. / Naval War College Review			tactical air doctrine tactical air groups (shore-based) tactical air officer (afloat) tactical air operation tactical air operations center tactical air reconnaissance tactical air support tactical air support element tactical air transport operations tactical airfield fuel dispensing system tactical assembly area tactical call sign tactical combat force tactical command tactical command, control, communications, and computer system(s) tactical concept tactical control tactical deception group tactical digital information link tactical diversion tactical event system tactical exploitation of national capabilities tactical information processing and interpretation system tactical intelligence tactical intelligence and related activities tactical level of war tactical loading tactical locality tactical maneuver tactical manoeuvre tactical map tactical minefield tactical mining tactical nuclear weapon employment tactical obstacles tactical operations center tactical range tactical reserve tactical security tactical sub-concept tactical transport aircraft tactical troops tactical unit tactical vehicle tactical voting tactical warning tactical warning and assessment tactical warning and attack assessment tactical-logistical group tactically tactician			Tactical Jamming Tactical Jamming System Tactical Jamming System Pod Tester Tactical Joint Network Management Toolkit Tactical Joint Warfighting Analysis Center Tactical Key Management System Tactical Land Attack Missile Tactical Land Attack Missile - Nuclear Tactical Land Map Tactical Landing Approach Radar Tactical Landing Craft Tactical Landing Light System Tactical Landing Radar Tactical Landing Strip Tactical Landing System Tactical Landing System Guidance Techniques Tactical Landing Zone Tactical Language Training System Tactical Laser Display System Tactical Laser System Tactical Law Enforcement Team Tactical Leaders Course Tactical Leadership Program Tactical Legion of Enforcers tactical level of war Tactical Life Support System Tactical Line Traffic Training Tactical Load Bearing Vest Tactical Load Management System tactical loading Tactical Local Area Network Tactical Local Area Network Encryptor tactical locality Tactical Logistics Tactical Logistics Data Digitization Tactical Logistics Data Set Tactical Logistics Leader Development Directorate Tactical Logistics Operation Center Tactical Logistics Services Tactical Logistics Systems Tactical Long Range Navigation System Tactical Loop Signaling Card Tactical Low Cost Drone Tactical Machine Pistol Tactical Maintenance Information System Tactical Management Gateway Tactical Management Information System Tactical Management Office Tactical Manager

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