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  2. Close-quarters battle - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, police action is often within what can be considered "close quarters", so members of PTUs are often well-trained in or already experienced with CQB, to the point that some PTUs may train military service members in CQB principles such as breaching and room clearing. Police CQB doctrine is often specialized by unit type and mission.

  3. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    CQB – Close Quarters Battle CRC – CONUS Replacement Center (a military processing center at Fort Moore , Georgia , U.S.) CSM – Command Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E-9 highest Army enlisted rank))

  4. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...

  5. List of operations conducted by SEAL Team Six - Wikipedia

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    The SEALs moved on to their objective- each unit had one of the compounds- going in and going dark, using the new tactic. The SEALs placed a charge on the door and blew it open. The DEVGRU SEALs entered quietly and found themselves in a long hallway. The SEALs and the British SBS operative moved their way forward in usual CQB formation.

  6. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    CQB: close-quarters combat (CQC) or close quarters battle (CQB) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat or fighting with hand weapons such as swords or knives.

  7. Urban warfare - Wikipedia

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    Both close-quarters-battle (CQB) and urban operations (UO) are related to urban warfare, but while UO refers mainly to the macromanagement factor (i.e. sending troops, using of heavy armoured fighting vehicles, battle management), CQB refers to the micromanagement factor—namely: how a small squad of infantry troops should fight in urban ...

  8. Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Bangor - Wikipedia

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    Typically, only a small fraction of the Marines and Sailors who are permitted to try out for CQB Platoon are actually selected from the grueling two-week selection process. Those who are selected then have a tactical spin-up (a period of intensive preparatory training,) before reporting to USMC CQB School where they undergo an intensive seven ...

  9. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel use which codes, as codes may have multiple meanings depending on the service.