Its main focus is local defense and civil support, but it can also detach volunteers for international operations.

The Government usually requires members of cooperatives to form a milita for local defense.

Two bunkers were built in 1939 and 1940 to provide for local defense with automatic arms.

Garrison soldiers were responsible for local defense and also served as a police force.

They have to do something to maximize the situation so that their local defenses can wear us down.

But there were few local defenses against such long-distance marksmanship.

He rejected the order and remained in the region organizing the local defense.

"But I thought Random was in charge of the local defense."

The regiment was to serve as a Fencible unit, for local defense only.

But their aim was local defense, to prevent rebel activity.