| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEARCHANDDESTROY | Serious kind of military mission |
| AWOL | Serious military offense. |
| WAR | "Much too serious a thing to be left to the military": Clemenceau |
| SORTIE | Military mission |
| RECON | Military mission |
| RECON | Military mission, briefly |
| AIRSTRIKE | Military jets' mission |
| RECON | Military mission, for short |
| ABORT | Stop a military mission |
| RECON | Military scouting mission, briefly |
| TASKFORCE | Military group with specific mission. |
| DAWN | Start time for many a military mission |
