active combat
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- frontlineCombat's forward position
combat zone · troops · soldiers · gunfire · crossfire · skirmish · assault · attack · enemy · hostility · military · war zone · fighting · ammunition · deployment · infantry · offensive · defensive
military engagement status
active combatgarrison duty
Military base assignment
rear echelon · home front · civilian life · safe zone · peacetime
activity level
active combatstandby
Ready substitute awaiting use
waiting · idle · at ease · stand down · rest and recuperation