A name given to a mission that faced little or no enemy opposition in the air or from ground positions. Synonymous with "cake walk."

An easy operation, relatively speaking. Usage: "Scuttlebutt says the next operation is gonna be a milk run."

I've encountered may variations on the definition of this term but basically a milk run consists of a pickup and/or delivery route where several stops are made. Usually it refers to a regularly r [..]

A routing of a supply or delivery vehicle to make multiple pickups or drop-offs at different locations on a regularly scheduled basis.

Routing a delivery vehicle in a way that allows it to make pickups or drop-offs at multiple locations on a single travel loop, as opposed to making separate trips to each location.

The milk run is a special type of direct transport. The route, the time and the number of goods to be transported are already fixed. The delivery agent drives to the recipients' address directly along the route where the goods are either collected or unloaded. As a rule, there is no transshipment center. The principle leads to a measured daily [..]

Delivery method for mixed loads from different suppliers. Instead of each of several (say 5) suppliers sending a vehicle every week to meet the weekly needs of a customer, one vehicle visits each supplier on a daily basis and picks up deliveries for that customer. This way, while still five vehicle loads are shipped every week, each vehicle load de [..]