Lodgment Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

lodgment

Term Source: JP 3-18 (Joint Forcible Entry Operations) ?

1.) A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for subsequent operations.

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

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-18: Joint Forcible Entry Operations, updated November 2012 View source document

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

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