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2746:Cooperation
2660:Culminating
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2529:Envelopment
2449:Information
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2335:Battlespace
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1558:Armored car
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1106:Coast guard
1091:Gendarmerie
1014:Space force
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2849:Operations
2786:Government
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2574:Withdrawal
2425:Underwater
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2342:Aerospace
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2235:Camouflage
2230:Biological
2203:fourth-gen
2198:industrial
2027:Body armor
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1438:Task force
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1235:Submarines
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859:Technology
766:References
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370:Royal Navy
266:battalions
209:punishment
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445:battalion
437:artillery
381:"skipper"
285:batteries
281:squadrons
277:companies
262:regiments
161:commander
3151:Category
3075:Pacifism
3005:Cold War
2962:Aircraft
2781:Related:
2632:Strategy
2617:Maneuver
2554:Swarming
2383:Mountain
2351:Airborne
2290:Infantry
2245:Chemical
2210:By type:
2138:Strategy
1961:Missiles
1889:Sea/Air:
1858:Infantry
1819:Missiles
1676:Howitzer
1492:Vehicles
1458:Squadron
1453:Flotilla
1448:Division
1384:Regiment
1360:Division
1260:Fighters
1223:Littoral
1213:Warships
1176:Infantry
1158:Branches
1044:Reserves
1029:Commando
933:Uniforms
844:Military
837:Concepts
826:Military
783:Archived
744:See also
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603:squadron
473:division
449:squadron
431:(or the
401:Gulf War
395:General
360:squadron
340:sections
332:platoons
219:(XO) or
3162:Commons
3080:DĂ©tente
3043:Related
2935:Weapons
2903:Weapons
2869:Writers
2839:Battles
2819:Weapons
2524:Foxhole
2499:Cavalry
2487:Airdrop
2477:Airlift
2459:Tactics
2420:Surface
2310:Nuclear
2295:Lawfare
2240:Cavalry
2225:Barrage
2178:Ancient
2168:By era:
2143:Tactics
2120:Warfare
1801:Bayonet
1784:Grenade
1767:Bazooka
1708:Pistols
1657:Battery
1625:Weapons
1611:Weapons
1499:Ground:
1418:Platoon
1411:By type
1394:By type
1377:By type
1372:Brigade
1270:Command
1265:Bombers
1218:Surface
1186:Cavalry
1081:Medical
1039:Militia
1034:Frogman
1009:Marines
948:Highest
899:Officer
879:Soldier
854:History
849:Service
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666:platoon
645:(MAW),
637:(MLG),
633:(MEB),
627:colonel
587:battery
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579:captain
575:company
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461:brigade
441:cavalry
433:battery
425:captain
421:company
407:In the
374:In the
350:In the
301:captain
244:In the
185:command
94:scholar
3192:Titles
3154:
2854:Sieges
2791:Nation
2720:Policy
2675:Mosaic
2670:Fabian
2569:Trench
2539:Morale
2504:Charge
2494:Battle
2472:Aerial
2437:Tunnel
2378:Jungle
2373:Desert
2270:Denial
2148:Combat
2133:Battle
2003:Helmet
1949:Aerial
1880:Shells
1870:Other:
1853:Lists:
1848:Mortar
1688:Rocket
1516:Combat
1504:Ground
1428:Naval:
1228:Patrol
969:Forces
889:Airman
884:Sailor
874:Roles:
661:rank.
483:rank.
364:flight
336:troops
147:, 1918
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82:
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3050:Peace
2926:Tanks
2912:Ranks
2801:Lists
2700:Naval
2690:Depth
2549:Siege
2444:Cyber
2415:Green
2410:Brown
2388:Urban
2356:Space
2305:Music
2280:Drone
2265:Cyber
2250:Class
2090:Radar
2085:Sonar
2042:Lists
1991:Lists
1966:Bombs
1909:Naval
1863:Heavy
1568:Truck
1546:Lists
1531:Armor
1423:Squad
1348:Corps
1333:Land:
1181:Armor
960:Ranks
921:Ranks
733:group
621:, or
601:or a
297:major
187:of a
175:) or
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101:JSTOR
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2834:Wars
2814:Wars
2695:Goal
2405:Blue
2363:Land
2020:List
2008:List
1956:Guns
1921:List
1901:List
1836:List
1811:List
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1777:List
1750:List
1738:List
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1681:List
1669:List
1647:List
1630:List
1618:Land
1602:Rail
1590:List
1573:List
1536:Tank
1509:List
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994:Army
926:List
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2894:War
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552:2IC
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