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force pro·tec·tion

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  1. Force protection

    Force protection is preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions in specific areas or against a specific population, usually military personnel, resources, facilities, and critical information. In the US military those protected by FP include, family members and chaplains.

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  1. force protection

    Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information. Force protection does not include actions to defeat the enemy or protect against accidents, weather, or disease. Also called FP. See also force; force protection condition; protection.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of force protection in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of force protection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of force protection in a Sentence

  1. John Kirby:

    Obviously, force protection is a high priority, we're always evaluating the threat. It's not only a day-by-day thing, it's an hour-by-hour thing.

  2. Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

    Sadly, Acting Secretary Modly's actions and words demonstrate his failure to prioritize the force protection of our troops.

  3. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    Obviously force protection everywhere around the world, abroad and now at home, is a big priority for us at the department, and will continue to be.

  4. State John Kerry:

    For the moment it is the judgment of our military and experts that the level and type represents basically force protection.

  5. John Campbell:

    They're not actively going out to fight but if they get attacked, they have to be able to provide force protection to themselves, that's where you see Apache helicopters, bombs, drones, those kind of things.


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