(DoD, NATO) A staff in which one officer from each nation, or Service, working in parallel is appointed to each post. See also multinational staff; integrated staff; joint staff.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). parallel staff. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/parallel_staff/definitions/1963250 |
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