(DoD) Operational environment in which hostile forces have control as well as the intent and capability to effectively oppose or react to the operations a unit intends to conduct.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). hostile environment. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/hostile_environment/definitions/1962061 |
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