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***** | DIVERSION | (DOD) 4.In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area.A diversion may connect one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the dange
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**** | DIVERSION | (DOD) 1.The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention.
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**** | DIVERSION | (DOD) 3.A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination.
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*** | DIVERSION | (DOD) 2.A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons.A diversion order will not constitute a change of destination.
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