plural The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each otherJoint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006)
plural The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy
[noun]: the military science that deals with securing objectives set by strategy, especially the technique of deploying and directing troops, ships and aircraft in effective maneuvers against an enemy [Theme]
( 1) The employment of units in combat and (2) the ordered arrangement and maneuver of units in relation to each other and/ or to the enemy in order to use their full potentialities