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Direct support   /dərˈɛkt səpˈɔrt/   Listen
Direct support

noun
1.
A mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance.





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"Direct support" Quotes from Famous Books



... territories and those of Russia, and the development of a free and active trade between the Indian and Central Asian markets. It seems scarcely worth the trouble of refuting any arguments that could be brought forward to prove that the concession of a covert or direct support to China in the Kuldja controversy would be likely to advantage England in any one of these respects. On the contrary, her interference would more probably imperil her interests under each head, and would most certainly have the effect of greatly incensing a Power which, with ...
— The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 • Various
... Allenby received a message from Sir Charles Fergusson, commanding 5th Division, saying that he was very hard pressed and in urgent need of support. On receipt of this message General Allenby drew in the Cavalry and endeavoured to bring direct support to the ...
— Sir John French - An Authentic Biography • Cecil Chisholm


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