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Kill

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AKO

Anderson, Kill, & Olick, P. C.

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CKY

Camp Kill Yourself

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MDK

Murder, Death, and Kill

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PK

Player Kill

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KRS

Kill Rock Stars

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FOK

Fill Or Kill

Business » General Business

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KDJ

Kill Da Jerks

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EKV

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle

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KOS

Kill On Sight

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KOS

Kill On Sight

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TK

Team Kill

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RK

Road Kill

Miscellaneous » Food & Nutrition

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KS

Kill Steal

Computing » Gaming

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PK

Probability of Kill

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TPK

Total Party Kill

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AK

Aim Kill

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BKB

Boy Kill Boy

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KS

Kill Stealing

Governmental » Law & Legal

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LTK

License To Kill

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STK

Shoot To Kill

Governmental » US Government

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STK

Shoot To Kill

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STK

Shoot To Kill

Community » News & Media

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STK

Shoot To Kill

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KTA

Kill Them All

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What does kill box mean?

Kill box
In weaponry, a Kill Box is a three-dimensional target area, defined to facilitate the integration of coordinated joint weapons fire.It is a joint forces coordination measure enabling air assets to engage surface targets without needing further coordination with commanders and without terminal attack control. The space is defined by an area reference system, but could follow terrain features, be located by grid coordinates or a radius from a center point. Such a joint coordination measure can help commanders focus the effort of air and indirect fire assets, and also restrict the trajectories and effects of surface-to-surface fires. There may be no-fire areas (NFAs), restricted operations areas (ROAs) and airspace coordination areas (ACAs) included. No friendly ground forces should go into a kill box unless covered by a no-fire area. A type of Fire Support Coordinating Measure (FSCM), a Kill Box is often defined by a grid reference system – based on lines of Latitude and Longitude – superimposed upon a map of an area of operation. Each square of the grid may be sub-divided into smaller boxes, each of which may carry its own level of permission – or restriction – on the use of air-to-surface or surface-to-surface weapons. First developed by the U.S. Air Force in the late 1980s, the technique gained notoriety through its use during the first Gulf War (1991). The tactics, techniques, and procedures of Kill Box employment were further refined by the U.S. Air Force throughout the 1990s, leading to more efficient prosecution of targets. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, they were once again used with devastating effect to prosecute the air war in support of the initial invasion. Use of Kill Boxes is now part of Joint U.S. Doctrine and is used by many of the U.S.'s allies.

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