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Examples
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That was the size of the assault team, backed up by a fire-support squad comprising three Brits and five Afghan soldiers.
An Ordinary Soldier Doug Beattie MC With Philip Gomm 2008
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In addition to supporting the doughs through direct fire, regular line tanks at times fired indirect fire-support missions.
Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003
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There were bits of paper everywhere with pictures of Scuds and matchstick men and fire-support group movement diagrams.
Bravo-Two-Zero McNab, Andy 1993
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A fire-support base consisting of four men would be positioned, and then the other four would move out and infiltrate the Scud area.
Bravo-Two-Zero McNab, Andy 1993
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Actions on contact for the 4-man fire-support group were to give covering fire to allow the attack group, if possible, to complete their task and extract themselves.
Bravo-Two-Zero McNab, Andy 1993
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He led his section of two other men to a good fire-support position while the captain took charge of the assault element.
Clear and Present Danger Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1989
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The fire-support element shifted fire to the encampment, and soon learned that there were other men about.
Clear and Present Danger Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1989
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Sgt. Wittman served as a 13 Fox fire-support specialist who was deployed to Afghanistan last May - about a year and a half after serving 15 months in Iraq, his family said.
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Sgt. Wittman served as a 13 Fox fire-support specialist who was deployed to Afghanistan last May - about a year and a half after serving 15 months in Iraq, his family said.
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Karyn Wittman, 23, said her husband was a 13 Fox fire-support specialist who was deployed to Afghanistan last May - about a year and a half after serving 15 months in Iraq.
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