commandoes
Elite military strikers
Commandoes is an alternative plural of commando, a soldier trained for quick, dangerous raids behind enemy lines.
Both commandoes and commandos are correct, though commandos is more common.
The commandoes slipped across the border under cover of darkness.
Covert entry into organization
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- silentProducing no sound
- undetectedNot discovered yet
covert · shadow · evasion · ghillie suit · night vision · surveillance · reconnaissance · clandestine
Elite unconventional warfare troops
- Navy SEALsElite maritime combat specialists
- Green BeretsElite Army covert unit
- Delta ForceElite Army special missions unit
- SASThree-letter acronym, multiple meanings
Spetsnaz · Rangers · SWAT · squad · platoon · team · cell · brigade
Violent offensive act
- breachBreaking of agreement
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
extraction · hostage rescue · sabotage · insertion · exfiltration · blitz · sortie · foray
Planned approach to goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- formationCreation or arrangement
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
logistics · deployment · mission planning · briefing · objective · HALO jump · room clearing · rappelling
Initial military instruction program
- selectionChosen item or items
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
hand-to-hand combat · fitness · discipline · drills · simulation · rigorous · mental toughness · navigation
infiltration
Covert entry into organization
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- silentProducing no sound
undetected · covert · shadow · evasion · ghillie suit · night vision · surveillance · reconnaissance · clandestine · surreptitious
special forces
Elite unconventional warfare troops
- Navy SEALsElite maritime combat specialists
- Green BeretsElite Army covert unit
- Delta ForceElite Army special missions unit
SAS · Spetsnaz · Rangers · SWAT · squad · platoon · team · cell · brigade
assault
Violent offensive act
incursion · extraction · hostage rescue · sabotage · insertion · exfiltration · blitz · sortie · foray · skirmish
strategy
Planned approach to goals
encirclement · logistics · deployment · mission planning · briefing · objective · HALO jump · room clearing · rappelling · demolitions
boot camp
Initial military instruction program
marksmanship · hand-to-hand combat · fitness · discipline · drills · simulation · rigorous · mental toughness · navigation · weapons training
commandoesline infantry
Soldiers in ranked formations
conscripts · draftees · reservists · militiamen · militia
commandoescivilians
Non-military population
non-combatants · prisoners of war · refugees · hostages · pacifists
- going commandoForgoing underpants deliberately
- go commandoSkipping the bottom layer
- gone commandoWithout undergarments beneath clothing
- went commandoWore no undergarments
- goes commandoWearing no underwear
- commando unitsElite military strike teams