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A bit of acronym expansion: * PMC = private military company * FSB = Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation * CAS = close air support BBC articl
by noelwelsh 8y ago
A bit of acronym expansion:
* PMC = private military company
* FSB = Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
* CAS = close air support
BBC article on the Wagner group, including attack mentioned above: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43167697 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43167697
- clojurestan 8y agoWhat about MEC?
- noelwelsh 8y agoCouldn't work that one out in the time I was prepared to put into it :)
- madeuptempacct 8y agoMarine Expeditionary Unit - the smallest "self-sufficient" deployable unite of the "regular" US Marine Corps. In this case, it's just relevant to understand that its infantry with embedded artillery and air support.