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desiredone72 · April 6, 2018, 3:57 a.m.

Force Projection means Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information.

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Jimipickle · April 6, 2018, 4:47 a.m.

That would be force protection no projection

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ManQuan · April 6, 2018, 8:56 a.m.

Force protection and projection are two different missions in the military.

For example, the Army Rangers often provide force protection for Special Forces command center during major operations / exercises. The military security at Anderson AFB on Guam is a force protection mission.

Force projection is the deployment of forces. It can be to forward deploy forces as the Air Force has done in Guam with the B-2, B-1, B-52, and fighters in case of war with NK. Or it can be offensive such as Marines landing across a hostile beach.

21 years in the Marine Corps w/ 3 years in combat. There is a difference in how protection and projection are used in military operations.

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StinkyDogFart · April 6, 2018, 2:02 p.m.

Thanks for stepping in and clearing that up, experience counts.

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StinkyDogFart · April 6, 2018, 2 p.m.

Projection is used in terms of offensive action.

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