#reconnaissance  the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
  supertype:  intelligence_operation__intelligence__intelligence_activity  the operation of gathering information about an enemy
  subtype:  recce__recco__reccy  reconnaissance (by shortening)
  subtype:  scouting__exploratory_survey__exploratorysurvey__reconnoitering__reconnoitring  exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
  subtype:  air_reconnaissance__airreconnaissance  reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
  subtype:  reconnaissance_by_fire  a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
  subtype:  reconnaissance_in_force  an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
  subtype:  electronic_reconnaissance  the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)

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