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