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'''Combined arms''' military actions are operations that involve the coordinated actions of different branches of types of ground troops (e.g., infantry, tanks, artillery), or multiple branches of service (e.g., Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force). Traditionally, a staff that dealt with multiple types of ground troops had "G" prefixes for its sections, while a staff that dealt with multiservice operations had "J" for "joint" branches. | '''Combined arms''' military actions are operations that involve the coordinated actions of different branches of types of ground troops (e.g., infantry, tanks, artillery), or multiple branches of service (e.g., Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force). Traditionally, a staff that dealt with multiple types of ground troops had "G" prefixes for its sections, while a staff that dealt with multiservice operations had "J" for "joint" branches. | ||
It is a subset of: | |||
{{r|Joint warfare}} | |||
{{r|Coalition warfare}} | |||
In the [[Second World War]], the British term was "combined operations". German ''blitzkrieg'' worked at two levels: the high-speed breakthrough by coordinated tanks, motorized infantry, artillery, and [[close air support]]; followed by securing the flanks by conventional infantry. | In the [[Second World War]], the British term was "combined operations". German ''blitzkrieg'' worked at two levels: the high-speed breakthrough by coordinated tanks, motorized infantry, artillery, and [[close air support]]; followed by securing the flanks by conventional infantry. | ||
While the term has been used to describe multinational operations, those are more commonly called "coalition" operations; a staff integrating multiple countries has "C" sections. | While the term has been used to describe multinational operations, those are more commonly called "coalition" operations; a staff integrating multiple countries has "C" sections. |
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Combined arms military actions are operations that involve the coordinated actions of different branches of types of ground troops (e.g., infantry, tanks, artillery), or multiple branches of service (e.g., Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force). Traditionally, a staff that dealt with multiple types of ground troops had "G" prefixes for its sections, while a staff that dealt with multiservice operations had "J" for "joint" branches.
It is a subset of:
- Joint warfare [r]: Military operations by distinctly different arms of service (e.g., army, navy, long-range air forces, special operations) acting under common direction, with deconfliction and mutual support [e]
- Coalition warfare [r]: Military operations involving multiple countries, each with its own joint warfare and combined operations doctrines. It must resolve language, cultural, electronic communications, and policy differences. [e]
In the Second World War, the British term was "combined operations". German blitzkrieg worked at two levels: the high-speed breakthrough by coordinated tanks, motorized infantry, artillery, and close air support; followed by securing the flanks by conventional infantry.
While the term has been used to describe multinational operations, those are more commonly called "coalition" operations; a staff integrating multiple countries has "C" sections.