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amphibious operation
mil. a military operation launched from the sea by a naval and landing force embarked in ships or craft, with the principal purpose of projecting the landing force ashore tactically into an environment ranging from permissive to hostile (related terms: amphibious assault; amphibious demonstration; amphibious raid; amphibious withdrawal [AAP-6])
mil., logist. An operation launched from the sea by naval and ground forces against a coast held by the opponent, or which is potentially hostile; NATO A military operation launched from the sea by a naval and landing force embarked in ships or craft, with the principal purpose of projecting the landing force ashore tactically into an environment ranging from permissive to hostile; Operations, coordinated in terms of objective, mission, time and place and conducted in accordance with a single concept and plan, to land an amphibious force in enemy-occupied territory for on-shore missions. It is a joint operation conducted by major land and naval formations in cooperation with other armed services and arms of the service and is an element in any army group, fleet or strategic operation. The conduct of an amphibious operation is the responsibility of the major combined formation command or, in some cases, the major naval formation command. (UKR/NATO)
USA A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force to conduct landing force operations within the littorals (JP 3-02) see also amphibious force, landing force, mission, operation