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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA

GLOSSARY

Advance Force Operations

A temporary support force assigned to the amphibious force that conducts shaping
operations in the amphibious objective area or operational area prior to the arrival of
the amphibious force.

Agility
The combination of robustness, resilience, responsiveness, flexibility, innovation and
adaptation.

Aid to Civil Power
Naval operations to provide military assistance to the civil power are usually aimed at
supporting domestic law enforcement at sea and land with in national jurisdictions.

Amphibious Operation
An amphibious operation is a military operation launched from the sea by an
amphibious force (AF) to conduct landing force (LF) operations within the littorals. The
littorals include those land areas (and their adjacent sea and associated air space) that
are predominantly susceptible to engagement and influence from the sea.

Amphibious Ships
These ships are designed to embark land forces and their equipment and have an
inherent, although limited, capacity to sustain land operations.

An Amphibious Assault
A type of amphibious operation that involves establishing a force on a hostile or
potentially hostile shore.

An Amphibious Demonstration
A type of amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy
by a show of force with the expectation of deluding the enemy into following an
unfavourable course of action.

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