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  • initialism military, US army military intelligence officer position at the division level and higher
  • abbreviation military, slang gear-to, gear up; to gear up and get ready for battle, movement, or any type of action.

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Examples

  • In the prewar years, the vital task of gathering foreign intelligence fell on the shoulders of four departments within the federal government: the State Department; the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division (MID), better known as G-2; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

    Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs Patrick K. O'Donnell 2004

  • In the prewar years, the vital task of gathering foreign intelligence fell on the shoulders of four departments within the federal government: the State Department; the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division (MID), better known as G-2; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

    Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs Patrick K. O'Donnell 2004

  • In the prewar years, the vital task of gathering foreign intelligence fell on the shoulders of four departments within the federal government: the State Department; the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division (MID), better known as G-2; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

    Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs Patrick K. O'Donnell 2004

  • In the prewar years, the vital task of gathering foreign intelligence fell on the shoulders of four departments within the federal government: the State Department; the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division (MID), better known as G-2; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

    Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs Patrick K. O'Donnell 2004

  • My first buck I ever shot should have been a perfect symmetrical 8 pointer, but its right G-2 was broken off, it never even crossed my mind to have a taxidermist fix it.

    Enhancement or Au Naturel? 2009

  • That sequence took less time than it took for me to write about it, and in the heat of the moment I never noticed the buck had broken off his left main beam just past the G-2.

    Enhancement or Au Naturel? 2009

  • China has a de-facto G-2 partnership with the U.S. power sharing deal

    Nake M. Kamrany: China's Rapid Recovery in the Great Recession of 2007 - 2009 Nake M. Kamrany 2011

  • By the way, the new HTC Android Phone for T-Mobile (G-2) is pretty awesome too.

    Countdown to Palm Pre: My Super-Quick Hands-On Review 2009

  • China has a de-facto G-2 partnership with the U.S. power sharing deal

    Nake M. Kamrany: China's Rapid Recovery in the Great Recession of 2007 - 2009 Nake M. Kamrany 2011

  • My first buck I ever shot should have been a perfect symmetrical 8 pointer, but its right G-2 was broken off, it never even crossed my mind to have a taxidermist fix it.

    Enhancement or Au Naturel? 2009

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