military operation

A military operation is the employment of military resources (for example in a military campaign) to achieve a specific objective. It involves the planning, calculating, or the giving (or receiving) of information. It can involve the carrying out of a strategic, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission in the process of carrying on combat, including movement, supply, attack, defense, and maneuvers needed to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign. Military operations are often referred to by a code name.

See also

• List of military operations
  • List of World War II military operations
• Military operations other than war (MOOTW)
• Operational art
• Counter Revolutionary Operations (CRO)
• Effects-Based Operations (EBO)
• Iraq Military Operations 2003 to Current - Alphabetical

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