The positions taken up by military personnel in preparation for action (often as a command or signal to prepare for action)
〈主英〉战位；各就各位（常作准备行动的命令或信号）
Copland ordered action stations at midnight
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In 1944-5 in the North Sea, heading for a reported E-boat contact at action stations, a quick Marxist response would be, ‘Keep your head down.’
Peter, from Plymouth, was the only member of the ship's company not at action stations at the time.
Fuller recalls being at action stations in the aft magazine when the first air strike hit the ship: ‘There was a loud bang, and I thought we had just opened fire, but I was wrong.’
She's in love with the way her brain feels when it's called to action stations.
Then on the day the Royal Marines were landed we were called to action stations and no one said it was an exercise.
During the exercise, Edinburgh had the opportunity to practise action stations and air defence, anti-submarine and boarding capabilities, culminating in a high seas live firing.
We were at action stations when we heard a hell of a row coming from the starboard side.
Once offensive operations had moved northwards, Sir Percivale loaded up 240 pallets of humanitarian aid and made a transit of the waterway, at action stations and accompanied by a minesweeper.
Recommend all unit commands go to Combat Alert status and prep action stations.
As soon as the crew gets a shout, it is action stations.
And, when the norovirus strikes, it's action stations.
He worked as a First Class Stoker in the boiler room, switching to loading ammunition magazines when on action stations.
It wasn't long before we hit the port, and after a relaxing ride, it was action stations again.
Onboard Stuart, CMDR Spedding had brought the ship to action stations and raised the surface warning to Red at the instant of the first attack on ABOT.
But today, with the night spent on action stations, the men move to their respective dining halls.
At the moment, however, it's action stations for the summer camps, with four running in 2003.
It is significant that the cabin containing the barber surgeon's chest was situated on the main gundeck, close to action stations.
Simultaneously it will teach personnel in action stations and C & C centers how to employ weapons and use ships' combat ruggedness equipment in accordance with a single concept and plan.
Even before they were through the Heads of Port Jackson, sailors were at action stations clad in bullet proof vests and manning .50 calibre and 40 calibre guns.
One of most tense occasions was being called to action stations at lunchtime on March 20, when the country started to fire missiles into its neighbour.