Direct Support Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

direct support

Term Source: JP 3-09.3 (Close Air Support) ?

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

See Also:

see also close support
see also support
also called mutual support
also called mission

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Department of Defense

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-09.3: Close Air Support, updated July 2009

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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