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The Forward Line of Troops, is a term parlanced by most armed force services
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
 worldwide. It is a battlespace control measure that designates the forward-most friendly and hostile forces that are presently on the battlefield
Battlespace

Battlespace is a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military Theater , including Aerial warfare, Information warfare, Ground warfare, Naval warfare and Space battle to achieve Strategic goal ....
 during an armed conflict or war
War

...
; whether it be regular infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 or reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
. It can also identify the forward location of covering and screening forces. Normally the FLOT is placed before, beyond, or at the forward-most edge of the battlefield
Battlespace

Battlespace is a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military Theater , including Aerial warfare, Information warfare, Ground warfare, Naval warfare and Space battle to achieve Strategic goal ....
.

The adjective variant, 'front-line' is used to describe weapons, ships or aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
 that are of the latest fighting standard, or army
Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
 units intended to serve at the front line.

World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 featured the most clearly defined front lines known to date: the frontlines in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 became marked by dug trenches
Trench warfare

Trench warfare is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in fire power was not matched by similar advances in mobility , resulting in a slow and grueling form of defense-oriented warfare in which both sides constructed elaborate and heavily arme...
 almost throughout.






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The Forward Line of Troops, is a term parlanced by most armed force services
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
 worldwide. It is a battlespace control measure that designates the forward-most friendly and hostile forces that are presently on the battlefield
Battlespace

Battlespace is a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military Theater , including Aerial warfare, Information warfare, Ground warfare, Naval warfare and Space battle to achieve Strategic goal ....
 during an armed conflict or war
War

...
; whether it be regular infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 or reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
. It can also identify the forward location of covering and screening forces. Normally the FLOT is placed before, beyond, or at the forward-most edge of the battlefield
Battlespace

Battlespace is a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military Theater , including Aerial warfare, Information warfare, Ground warfare, Naval warfare and Space battle to achieve Strategic goal ....
.

The adjective variant, 'front-line' is used to describe weapons, ships or aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
 that are of the latest fighting standard, or army
Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
 units intended to serve at the front line.

World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 featured the most clearly defined front lines known to date: the frontlines in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 became marked by dug trenches
Trench warfare

Trench warfare is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in fire power was not matched by similar advances in mobility , resulting in a slow and grueling form of defense-oriented warfare in which both sides constructed elaborate and heavily arme...
 almost throughout. In modern global conflicts, the warfare is being fought in methods of unconventional warfare
Unconventional warfare

Unconventional warfare is the opposite of conventional warfare. Where conventional warfare is used to reduce an opponent's military capability, unconventional warfare is an attempt to achieve military victory through acquiescence, capitulation, or clandestine support for one side of an existing conflict....
, due to the rise of terrorism
Terrorism

Terrorism, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is the systematic use of terror, "violent or destructive acts committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands." At present, there is no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism....
. Large war theaters and Mechanized combat is becoming less frequent in today's battles.

See also

  • Front (military)
    Front (military)

    A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces. This can be a local or military tactic front, or it can range to a Theater ....
  • Rear (military)
    Rear (military)

    In military parlance, the rear is the part of concentration of military forces that is farthest from the enemy . The rear typically contains all elements of the force necessary to support combat forces - food, medical supplies and substantial shelters, planners and command headquarters....


External links

  • , Maj John M. Fawcett, Jr., USAF, Airpower Journal
    Airpower Journal

    Airpower Journal may refer to one of the following publications.*World Airpower Journal*Air & Space Power Journal, "The professional journal of the United States Air Force"...