- forward echelon
-
(in a military operation) the troops and officers in a combat zone or in a position to engage the enemy. Cf. rear echelon.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
forward echelon
Look at other dictionaries:
forward echelon — noun : an advance element of a military headquarters or unit : an advance command post compare rear echelon * * * (in a military operation) the troops and officers in a combat zone or in a position to engage the enemy. Cf. rear echelon … Useful english dictionary
echelon — n. 1) (mil.) the forward; rear echelon 2) the higher, top, upper echelons of society * * * [ eʃəlɒn] rear echelon top upper echelons of society (mil.) the forward the higher … Combinatory dictionary
rear echelon — (in a military operation) the troops, officers, etc., removed from the combat zone and responsible for administration, matériel, etc. Cf. forward echelon. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
rear echelon — noun : an element of a military headquarters or unit located at a considerable distance from the front and concerned especially with administrative and supply duties compare forward echelon … Useful english dictionary
Great Leap Forward — For other uses, see Great Leap Forward (disambiguation). History of the People s Republic of China … Wikipedia
Marine expeditionary force (forward) — A designated lead echelon of a Marine expeditionary force (MEF), task organized to meet the requirements of a specific situation. A Marine expeditionary force (forward) varies in size and composition, and may be commanded by the MEF commander… … Military dictionary
Operation Badr (1973) — Part of the Yom Kippur War/October War … Wikipedia
Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent — Casey Vincent steps up to an F 89 Scorpion in the early 1950s … Wikipedia
Frank Horton Berryman — Infobox Military Person name= Frank Horton Berryman lived= 11 April 1894 – Death date and age|1981|5|28|1894|4|11|df=yes placeofbirth= Geelong, Victoria placeofdeath= caption= Lieutenant General Frank Berryman, VX20308, 13 March 1944 nickname=… … Wikipedia
26th Space Aggressor Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 26th Space Aggressor Squadron caption= 26th Space Aggressor Squadron heraldry dates= 1914 Present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= Squadron role= Aggressor (Space) size=… … Wikipedia
