Military English 2

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Across
  1. 2. on-base housing for service members
  2. 4. a detachment of ground, sea or air forces sent out to gather information or carry out a mission
  3. 5. an organization of ships, aircraft, marine forces and shore-based fleet activities all under the same commander
  4. 7. a good position that an army has taken in enemy land, from which it can attack the enemy more effectively
  5. 8. the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that are used
  6. 11. a soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachute
  7. 12. activities, operations or organizations in which elements of two or more Services participate
  8. 14. a military unit that is smaller than a platoon anŠ² larger than a squad
  9. 15. a land, sea or air vehicle that is operated by remote control or programmed to run automatically
Down
  1. 1. an attack intended to stop or oppose an attack by an enemy
  2. 3. the width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet
  3. 6. an important job, especially a military one, that someone is sent somewhere to do
  4. 9. objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs
  5. 10. a prepackaged meal that comes with a Flameless Ration Heater (FRH) so service members can have a hot meal quickly, without fire
  6. 11. the building in Washington where the US Defense Department is based, or the US Defense Department itself
  7. 13. to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed