covert mission
Clandestine military task
A covert mission is a secret operation, typically military or intelligence-related, conducted without public knowledge or acknowledgment.
The emphasis falls on concealment—participants may use false identities, and governments often deny involvement if exposed: The CIA ran covert missions throughout the Cold War.
Distinguished from overt operations, which are openly acknowledged.
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
behind enemy lines · sabotage · wet work · operative · agent · extraction · extraction point · surveillance · classified · black ops · reconnaissance · shadow · intel · handler · need to know · safe house · dead drop · cipher
- operationsoperation, operations, military operation, joint operation, workflow
- Spy Thrillersspy, double agent, classified, intel, CIA
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty
- missionschurch planting, apostle, convert, apostleship, evangelization
covert missionconventional warfare
Armed conflict using standard military forces
declared war · show of force · frontal assault · media event · shock and awe
covert, mission, cover, covered, covering, covers, uncover, uncovered, discover