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Deception

Military NounSTANAG Level 1–2

Definition

Definition

Actions taken to mislead the enemy about friendly intentions or capabilities.

"A deception operation was conducted to draw the enemy away from the real objective."

How This Term Is Used

As a noun, this term commonly appears in situation reports, briefings, and written orders. Pay attention to whether it is countable or uncountable in context, since this affects article usage (a/an/the) in formal military writing.

Practice

Fill in the blank:

"A _____ operation was conducted to draw the enemy away from the real objective."

Answer: Deception

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