(DoD) To observe and maintain contact (not necessarily continuously) with a unit or force.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). shadowing. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shadowing/definitions/1963947 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "shadowing" http://smartdefine.org/shadowing/definitions/1963947 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "shadowing" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shadowing/definitions/1963947> |