military operation
Coordinated combat action
A military operation is an organized action by armed forces to achieve a specific objective—an attack, defense, rescue, or logistical mission.
Operations range from small raids to massive campaigns involving multiple branches: The military operation lasted six weeks.
The term often appears in official language as a euphemism for war or combat: Russia called its invasion a "special military operation."
- missionPurpose-driven task
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- special opsElite covert military forces
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- combatArmed hostile engagement
ground assault · boots on the ground · shock and awe · surgical strike · activity · war machine · maneuver · armed forces · extraction · reconnaissance · tactical planning · counterinsurgency · counteroffensive · hostage rescue · search and rescue · airstrike · air support · battlefield strategy
military operationpeacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
humanitarian mission · peace process · peacekeeping mission · peace mission · peace talks
military operationpeace talks
Formal conflict-resolution discussions
diplomatic negotiations · diplomacy · peace process · ceasefire · armistice
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