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This infobox may be used to describe a particular planned or executed military operation or attack. Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The name of the military operation String suggested See also {{ Infobox civil conflict }} {{ Infobox civilian attack }} {{ Infobox military conflict }}
British military ferry convoy to reinforce Operation Sickle: TM: Curaçao to Gibraltar: Jan 1943: Single special tanker convoy for the Allied 1st Army after Operation Torch: TM: Taranto to the south coast of France: Aug 1944: Single military convoy supporting Operation Dragoon: TMC: Thames via St. Helen's Roads, Isle of Wight to France: Oct ...
RN Atlantic convoy escort of military convoy from Gibraltar to UK (30 Sept – 7 October 1943) Convoy MKF24 RN: HMS Attacker (CVE-7/D02) Air Squadrons 886 and 879; USN transport of aircraft and aircrews in Pacific (Oct 1943 – September 1945) USN: USS Nassau (CVE-12) USN Raid on Wake Island (5–6 October 1943) USN Task Force 14: USS Essex (CV-9)
FM 100–5, Operations of Army Forces in The Field: 6 September 1968 [23] This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 19 February 1962, including all changes. W. C. Westmoreland INACTIVE: C1, FM 100–5: FM 100–5, Field Service Regulations, Operations (with included Change No. 1) 7 February 1964 [24] This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 27 September 1954,
An Operation Order, often abbreviated to OPORD, is a plan format meant to assist subordinate units with the conduct of military operations.An OPORD describes the situation the unit faces, the mission of the unit, and what supporting activities the unit will conduct in order to achieve their commander's desired end state.
Most often the M42 was on point security, convoy escort, or perimeter defense. The "Duster" (as it was called by U.S. troops in Vietnam because it turned the enemies into dust) was soon found to excel in ground support. The 40 mm guns proved to be effective against massed infantry attacks. According to an article that appeared in Vietnam Magazine:
commanded_by – optional – the person commanding the operation. objective – optional – the objective(s) of the operation. target – optional – as an alternative to the objective field above, the target(s) of the operation. date – optional – the date(s), if any, on which the operation was executed. use {} (and {} if required)
1919 "Trans-Continental Motor Truck" [1] The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy was a long distance convoy (described as a Motor Truck Trip with a "Truck Train" [1]) carried out by the U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps that drove over 3,000 mi (4,800 km) on the historic Lincoln Highway from Washington, D.C., to Oakland, California and then by ferry over to end in San Francisco.