escort duty
Guarding while traveling
Escort duty is the assignment of accompanying and protecting someone or something during transit.
Military personnel draw escort duty when guarding convoys, prisoners, or dignitaries.
The term extends to any protective accompaniment: He pulled escort duty for the visiting executives.
The phrase emphasizes the obligatory nature of the task.
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- protectionGuarding against harm
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
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- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- duty
- feudal obligationshomage, tribute, tithe, service, allegiance
- military dutiespatrol, kitchen patrol, night watch, standing watch, fireguard
- military policeMP, MPs, military police, shore patrol, provost
- Military Securitysecurity clearance, security forces, military police, MPs, classified
escort dutyguard duty
Sentry's assigned shift
sentry duty · garrison duty · perimeter security · standing guard · perimeter defense
escort dutycombat patrol
Armed reconnaissance seeking engagement
search and destroy · offensive operations · raid · raiding party
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