Inter-service Support (Noun)
Meaning
Action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The Navy's fleet provided inter-service support to the Air Force's aircraft operations during the joint military exercise.
- The Army requested inter-service support from the Air Force for transportation of emergency relief supplies to disaster-affected areas.
- The Marine Corps relies on inter-service support from the Navy for logistics and transportation in many of its operations.
- Inter-service support from the Coast Guard was critical in the successful execution of the joint counter-terrorism operation.
- The Air Force provided inter-service support to the Army by airlifting equipment and personnel to remote combat zones.