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'''Direct support''' is a mission assigned to a military unit that another specific unit, and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. The nature of the support may be [[combat arms]], as in [[artillery]]; [[combat service]], as in communications; or [[combat service support]], as in supply or transportation. | '''Direct support''' is a mission assigned to a military unit that another specific unit, and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. The nature of the support may be [[combat arms]], as in [[artillery]]; [[combat service]], as in communications; or [[combat service support]], as in supply or transportation. | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 8 July 2009
Direct support is a mission assigned to a military unit that another specific unit, and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. The nature of the support may be combat arms, as in artillery; combat service, as in communications; or combat service support, as in supply or transportation.