JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 8 November 2010 (As Amended Through 15 February 2016)

Joint Publication 1-02

Department of Defense

Dictionary of

Military and Associated Terms

November 2010

(As Amended Through

15 February 2016)

As Amended Through 15 February 2016

PREFACE

1. Scope

The Joint Publication (JP) 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated

Terms, sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of

the Armed Forces of the United States. These military and associated terms, together with their

definitions, constitute approved Department of Defense (DOD) terminology for general use by all

DOD components.

2. Purpose

This publication supplements standard English-language dictionaries and standardizes military

and associated terminology to improve communication and mutual understanding within DOD, with

other federal agencies, and among the United States and its allies.

3. Application

This publication applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Services, the Joint Staff,

combatant commands, DOD agencies, and all other DOD components. It is the primary terminology

source when preparing correspondence, to include policy, strategy, doctrine, and planning documents.

Criteria for inclusion of terminology in JP 1-02 is enumerated in Department of Defense Instruction

5025.12, Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 5705.01, Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology.

4. Publication Format

This edition of JP 1-02 has been published in two basic parts:

a. Terms and definitions. These are annotated with the source publication.

b. Abbreviations and acronyms. The source publication establishes the authoritative context

for proper understanding and management of the associated term.

5. JP 1-02 Online Availability and Update Schedule

JP 1-02 is accessible online as a searchable database and in PDF format at the following Internet

address: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary and at the following NIPRNET

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address: https://jdeis.js.mil/jdeis/. The contents of JP 1-02 are updated on a monthly basis to include

any terminology additions, modifications, or deletions made within the previous calendar month in

accordance with CJCSI 5705.01.

For the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

WILLIAM E. GORTNEY

Vice Admiral, USN

Director, Joint Staff

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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APPENDIX

A Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................... A-1

B Administrative Instructions ............................................................................................. B-1

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acceptability — The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the

contemplated course of action is proportional, worth the cost, consistent with the law of war;

and is militarily and politically supportable. See also adequacy; feasibility. (JP 5-0)

access — In counterintelligence and intelligence use, a. a way or means of approach to

identify a target; or b. exploitable proximity to or ability to approach an individual,

facility, or information that enables target to carry out the intended mission. (JP 2-01.2)

access to classified information — The ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge of

classified information by persons with the proper security clearance and a need to know

of specified classified information. (JP 2-01)

accompanying supplies — Unit supplies that deploy with forces. (JP 4-01.5)

accountability — The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer

or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. (JP 1)

acoustic intelligence — Intelligence derived from the collection and processing of acoustic

phenomena. Also called ACINT. (JP 2-0)

acquisition and cross-servicing agreement — Agreement, negotiated on a bilateral basis

with United States allies or coalition partners, that allow United States forces to exchange

most common types of support, including food, fuel, transportation, ammunition, and

equipment. Also called ACSA. See also cross-servicing. (JP 4-08)

actionable intelligence — Intelligence information that is directly useful to customers for

immediate exploitation without having to go through the full intelligence production

process. (JP 2-01.2)

action phase — In amphibious operations, the period of time between the arrival of the

landing forces of the amphibious force in the operational area and the accomplishment

of their mission. See also amphibious force; amphibious operation; landing force;

mission. (JP 3-02)

activation — Order to active duty (other than for training) in the federal service. See also

active duty; federal service. (JP 4-05)

active air defense — Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the

effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets. See also

air defense. (JP 3-01)

active defense — The employment of limited offensive action and counterattacks to deny a

contested area or position to the enemy. See also passive defense.

(JP 3-60)

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active duty — Full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including

active duty or full-time training duty in the Reserve Component. Also called AD. See

also active duty for training; inactive duty training. (JP 4-05)

active duty for special work — A tour of active duty for reserve personnel authorized from

military and reserve personnel appropriations for work on active or reserve component

programs. Also called ADSW. (JP 1-0)

active duty for training — A tour of active duty that is used for training members of the

Reserve Component to provide trained units and qualified persons to fill the needs of the

Armed Forces in time of war or national emergency and such other times as the national

security requires. Also called ADT. (JP 4-05)

Active Guard and Reserve — National Guard and Reserve members who are on voluntary

active duty providing full-time support to National Guard, Reserve, and Active

Component organizations for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,

instructing, or training the Reserve Components. Also called AGR. (CJCSM 3150.13)

activity — 1. A unit, organization, or installation performing a function or mission. 2. A

function, mission, action, or collection of actions. Also called ACT. (JP 3-0)

act of mercy — In personnel recovery, assistance rendered to evaders by an individual or

elements of the local population who sympathize or empathize with the evaders’ cause

or plight. See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery operations. (JP 3-50)

acute radiation dose — Total ionizing radiation dose received at one time and over a period

so short that biological recovery cannot occur. (JP 3-11)

acute radiation syndrome — An acute illness caused by irradiation of the body by a high dose

of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time. Also called ARS. (JP 3-11)

Adaptive Planning and Execution system — A Department of Defense system of joint

policies, processes, procedures, and reporting structures, supported by communications

and information technology, that is used by the joint planning and execution community

to monitor, plan, and execute mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment,

redeployment, and demobilization activities associated with joint operations. Also called

APEX system. (JP 5-0)

adequacy — The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the scope and

concept of planned operations can accomplish the assigned mission and comply with the

planning guidance provided. See also acceptability; feasibility. (JP 5-0)

administrative chain of command — One of the two branches of the chain of command

described in Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States,

through which command is exercised from the President through the Secretary of

Defense to the Secretaries of the Military Departments, and from which forces are

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assigned to combatant commands to compose the operational command structure

baseline. (DODI 8260.03)

administrative command structure — The organizational hierarchy through which

administrative leadership is exercised, as contrasted by the operational command

structure through which operational authority is exercised. (DODI 8260.03)

administrative contracting officer — Contracting officer whose primary duties involve

contract administration. Also called ACO. See also contracting officer; procuring

contracting officer. (JP 4-10)

administrative control — Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other

organizations in respect to administration and support. Also called ADCON. (JP 1)

administrative loading — A loading method that gives primary consideration to achieving

maximum utilization of troop and cargo space without regard to tactical considerations.

Also called commercial loading. (JP 3-02.1)

advanced force operations — Operations conducted to refine the location of specific,

identified targets and further develop the operational environment for near-term

missions. Also called AFO. (JP 3-05

advance guard — Detachment sent ahead of the main force to ensure its uninterrupted

advance; to protect the main body against surprise; to facilitate the advance by removing

obstacles and repairing roads and bridges; and to cover the deployment of the main body

if it is committed to action. (JP 3-07.2)

adversary — A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against

which the use of force may be envisaged. (JP 3-0)

adversary template — A model based on an adversary’s known or postulated preferred

methods of operation illustrating the disposition and activity of adversary forces and

assets conducting a particular operation unconstrained by the impact of the operational

environment. (JP 2-01.3)

Aegis — A ship-based combat system that can detect, track, target, and engage air, surface,

and subsurface threats, including ballistic missiles on some modified ships. (JP 3-01)

aerial port —

An airfield that has been designated for the sustained air movement of

personnel and materiel as well as an authorized port for entrance into or departure from

the country where located. Also called APORT. See also port of debarkation; port of

embarkation. (JP 3-17)

aeromedical evacuation — The movement of patients under medical supervision to and

between medical treatment facilities by air transportation. Also called AE. (JP 4-02)

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aeromedical evacuation control team — A core team assigned to a component-numbered

air force air operations center air mobility division that provides operational planning,

scheduling, and execution of theater aeromedical evacuation missions and positioning of

aeromedical evacuation ground forces. Also called AECT. See also aeromedical

evacuation; air mobility division. (JP 3-17)

aeromedical evacuation unit — An operational medical organization concerned primarily

with the management and control of patients being transported via an aeromedical

evacuation system or system echelon. (JP 4-02)

aeronautical chart — A specialized representation of mapped features of the Earth, or some

part of it, produced to show selected terrain, cultural and hydrographic features, and

supplemental information required for air navigation, pilotage, or for planning air

operations. (JP 2-03)

aerospace defense — 1. All defensive measures designed to destroy or nullify attacking

enemy aircraft and missiles and also negate hostile space systems. 2. An inclusive term

encompassing air defense, ballistic missile defense, and space defense. See also air

defense; space defense. (JP 3-27)

afloat pre-positioning force — Shipping maintained in full operational status to afloat pre-

position military equipment and supplies in support of combatant commanders’ operation

plans, consisting of the three maritime pre-positioning ships squadrons, the Army’s afloat

pre-positioning stocks-3 ships, and the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Air Force ships.

Also called APF. See also maritime pre-positioning ships. (JP 4-01.2)

afloat pre-positioning operations — Pre-positioning of ships, preloaded with equipment and

supplies that provides for an alternative to land-based programs. Also called APO. See

also operation. (JP 4-01.6)

agency — In intelligence usage, an organization or individual engaged in collecting and/or

processing information. Also called collection agency. See also agent; intelligence

process; source. (JP 2-01)

agent — In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in

obtaining information for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes. (JP 2-01.2)

aimpoint — 1. A point associated with a target and assigned for a specific weapon impact.

2. A prominent radar-significant feature used to assist an aircrew in navigating and

delivering their weapons. See also desired point of impact. (JP 3-60)

air and missile defense — Direct [active and passive] defensive actions taken to destroy,

nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and ballistic missile threats against

friendly forces and assets. Also called AMD. (JP 3-01)

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air apportionment — The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by

percentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations for a

given period of time. (JP 3-0)

air assault — The movement of friendly assault forces by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and

destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. See also assault. (JP 3-18)

air assault force — A force composed primarily of ground and rotary-wing air units

organized, equipped, and trained for air assault operations. (JP 3-18)

air assault operation — An operation in which assault forces, using the mobility of rotary-

wing assets and the total integration of available firepower, maneuver under the control

of a ground or air maneuver commander to engage enemy forces or to seize and hold key

terrain. (JP 3-18)

airborne — 1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport

by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In relation to

equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use by airborne

troops during or after an assault debarkation as well as some aeronautical equipment used

to accomplish a particular mission. 3. When applied to materiel, items that form an

integral part of the aircraft. 4. The state of an aircraft, from the instant it becomes entirely

sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained. Also called ABN. (JP 3-17)

airborne alert — A state of aircraft readiness wherein combat-equipped aircraft are airborne

and ready for immediate action to reduce reaction time and to increase survivability. See

also combat air patrol; ground alert. (JP 3-01)

airborne assault — The use of airborne forces to parachute into an objective area to attack

and eliminate armed resistance and secure designated objectives. (JP 3-18)

airborne early warning — The detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other

equipment carried in an airborne vehicle, and the transmitting of a warning to friendly

units. Also called AEW. (JP 3-52)

airborne mission coordinator — The designated individual that serves as an airborne

extension of the component commander or supported commander responsible for the

personnel recovery mission. Also called AMC. See also combat search and rescue;

personnel recovery coordination cell. (JP 3-50)

airborne operation — An operation involving the air movement into an objective area of

combat forces and their logistic support for execution of a tactical, operational, or

strategic mission. See also assault; assault phase. (JP 3-18)

air-breathing missile — A missile with an engine requiring the intake of air for combustion

of its fuel, as in a ramjet or turbojet. (JP 3-01)

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air-capable ship — A ship other than an aircraft carrier, nuclear; amphibious assault ship

(general purpose); or amphibious assault ship (multipurpose) from which aircraft can

take off, be recovered, or routinely receive and transfer logistic support. Also called

ACS. (JP 3-04)

air corridor — A restricted air route of travel specified for use by friendly aircraft and

established for the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly

forces. (JP 3-52)

aircraft carrier — A warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks on

targets afloat or ashore, and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces.

Also called CV or CVN. (JP 3-32)

air defense — Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles

in the atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. Also called

AD. See also active air defense; aerospace defense; passive air defense. (JP 3-01)

air defense area — 1. overseas — A specifically defined airspace for which air defense must

be planned and provided. 2. United States — Airspace of defined dimensions

designated by the appropriate agency within which the ready control of airborne vehicles

is required in the interest of national security during an air defense emergency. (JP 3-01)

air defense artillery — Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the

ground. Also called ADA. (JP 3-01)

air defense identification zone — Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready

identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Also called ADIZ.

(JP 3-52)

air defense region — A geographical subdivision of an air defense area. (JP 3-01)

air defense sector — A geographical subdivision of an air defense region. (JP 3-01)

air defense warning condition — An air defense warning given in the form of a color code

corresponding to the degree of air raid probability with yellow standing for when an

attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is probable; red for when an attack by hostile aircraft

or missiles is imminent or is in progress; and white for when an attack by hostile aircraft

or missiles is improbable. Also called ADWC. (JP 3-01)

air domain — The atmosphere, beginning at the Earth’s surface, extending to the altitude

where its effects upon operations become negligible. (JP 3-30)

airdrop — The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight. See also air

movement; free drop; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop. (JP 3-17)

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air expeditionary task force — A deployed numbered air force or command echelon

immediately subordinate to a numbered air force provided as the United States Air Force

component command committed to a joint operation. Also called AETF. (JP 3-30)

airfield — An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations,

and equipment), landing, and takeoff of aircraft. See also departure airfield; landing

area; landing site. (JP 3-17)

Air Force special operations air component — The Air Force component of a joint special

operations force, normally composed of a special operations wing, special operations

group, or squadron, and element of an Air Force special tactics personnel. Also called

AFSOAC. (JP 3-05)

Air Force special operations air detachment — A squadron-size headquarters that could

be a composite organization composed of different Air Force special operations assets,

normally subordinate to an Air Force special operations air component, joint special

operations air component, joint special operations task force, or a joint task force. Also

called AFSOAD. (JP 3-05)

Air Force special operations forces — Those Active and Reserve Component Air Force

forces designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and

equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called AFSOF. (JP 3-05)

airhead — 1. A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when

seized and held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel and provides

the maneuver space necessary for projected operations. Also called a lodgment area.

(JP 3-18) 2. A designated location in an operational area used as a base for supply and

evacuation by air. See also beachhead. (JP 3-17)

airhead line — A line denoting the limits of the objective area for an airborne assault. See

also airhead; assault phase; objective area. (JP 3-18)

air interdiction — Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy’s

military surface capabilities before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly

forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives that are conducted at such distances from

friendly forces that detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement

of friendly forces is not required. (JP 3-03)

airland — Move by air and disembark, or unload, after the aircraft has landed or while an

aircraft is hovering. See also air movement. (JP 3-17)

air land operation — An operation involving movement by air with a designated destination

for further ground deployment of units and personnel and/or further ground distribution

of supplies. See also airland. (JP 3-17)

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air liaison officer — The senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit

who functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power. Also called

ALO. See also liaison. (JP 3-09.3)

airlift capability — The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/or

weight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given

destination by available airlift. See also airlift requirement. (JP 3-17)

airlift control team — A core team within the joint air operations center with intratheater

airlift functional expertise to plan, coordinate, manage, and execute intratheater airlift

operations in support of the joint force air component commander. Also called ALCT.

See also air operations center; air mobility division; intratheater airlift. (JP 3-17)

airlift mission commander — A commander designated when airlift aircraft are

participating in airlift operations specified in the implementing directive. See also joint

force air component commander. (JP 3-17)

airlift requirement — The total number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of

cargo required to be carried by air for a specific task. See also airlift capability.

(JP 3-17)

air mobility — The rapid movement of personnel, materiel and forces to and from or within

a theater by air. See also air refueling. (JP 3-17)

Air Mobility Command — The Air Force component command of the United States

Transportation Command. Also called AMC. (JP 3-17)

air mobility control team — A core team within the joint air operations center that directs

or redirects air mobility forces in response to requirements changes, higher priorities, or

immediate execution requirements. Also called AMCT. See also air operations

center; air mobility; air mobility division. (JP 3-17)

air mobility division — Located in the joint air operations center to plan, coordinate, task,

and execute the air mobility mission consisting of the air mobility control team, airlift

control team, air refueling control team, and aeromedical evacuation control team. Also

called AMD. See also air mobility; joint air operations center. (JP 3-17)

air mobility liaison officer — A rated United States Air Force mobility air forces officer

selected, trained, and equipped to assess, train, advise, and assist with mobility air forces

and ground force integration for air movement and sustainment. Also called

AMLO.

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air movement — Air transport of units, personnel, supplies, and equipment including

airdrops and air landings. See also airdrop; airland. (JP 3-17)

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air operations center — The senior agency of the Air Force component commander that

provides command and control of Air Force air and space operations and coordinates

with other components and Services. Also called AOC. (JP 3-30)

air refueling — The refueling of an aircraft in flight by another aircraft. Also called AR.

(JP 3-17)

air refueling control team — A core team within the joint air operations center that

coordinates aerial refueling to support combat air operations or to support a strategic

airbridge. Also called ARCT. See also air operations center; air mobility division;

air refueling. (JP 3-17)

air route — The navigable airspace between two points, identified to the extent necessary for

the application of flight rules. (JP 3-52)

air sovereignty — A nation’s inherent right to exercise absolute control and authority over

the airspace above its territory. (JP 3-27)

airspace control — Capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by

promoting the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace. (JP 3-52)

airspace control area — Airspace that is laterally defined by the boundaries of the

operational area, and may be subdivided into airspace control sectors. (JP 3-01)

airspace control authority — The commander designated to assume overall responsibility

for the operation of the airspace control system in the airspace control area. Also called

ACA. See also airspace control; airspace control area; airspace control system;

control; operation. (JP 3-52)

airspace control order — An order implementing the airspace control plan that provides the

details of the approved requests for airspace coordinating measures. Also called ACO.

(JP 3-52)

airspace control plan — The document approved by the joint force commander that provides

specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint

force operational area. Also called ACP. See also airspace control system; joint force

commander. (JP 3-52)

airspace control procedures — Rules, mechanisms, and directions that facilitate the control

and use of airspace of specified dimensions. See also airspace control authority;

airspace control order; airspace control plan. (JP 3-52)

airspace control system — An arrangement of those organizations, personnel, policies,

procedures, and facilities required to perform airspace control functions. Also called

ACS. (JP 3-52)

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airspace coordinating measures — Measures employed to facilitate the efficient use of

airspace to accomplish missions and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly

forces. Also called ACMs. See also airspace control area; airspace coordination

area; high-density airspace control zone; weapons engagement zone. (JP 3-52)

airspace coordination area — A three-dimensional block of airspace in a target area,

established by the appropriate commander, in which friendly aircraft are reasonably safe

from friendly surface fires. Also called ACA. (JP 3-09.3)

airspace management — The coordination, integration, and regulation of the use of airspace

of defined dimensions. (JP 3-52)

air superiority — That degree of dominance in the air battle by one force that permits the

conduct of its operations at a given time and place without prohibitive interference from

air and missile threats. (JP 3-01)

air support coordination section — In amphibious operations, the section of the Navy

tactical air control center designated to coordinate, control, and integrate all direct

support aircraft and assault support operations. Also called ASCS. (JP 3-02)

air support operations center — The principal air control agency of the theater air control

system responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the

ground combat element. Also called ASOC. See also close air support; operation;

tactical air control center. (JP 3-09.3)

air support request — A means to request preplanned and immediate close air support, air

interdiction, air reconnaissance, surveillance, escort, helicopter airlift, and other aircraft

missions. Also called AIRSUPREQ. (JP 3-30)

air supremacy — That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing force is incapable of

effective interference within the operational area using air and missile threats. (JP 3-01)

air tasking order — A method used to task and disseminate to components, subordinate

units, and command and control agencies projected sorties, capabilities and/or forces to

targets and specific missions. Also called ATO. (JP 3-30)

air terminal — A facility on an airfield that functions as an air transportation hub and

accommodates the loading and unloading of airlift aircraft and the intransit processing of

traffic. (JP 3-17)

air traffic control section — In amphibious operations, the section of the Navy tactical air

control center designed to provide initial safe passage, radar control, and surveillance for

close air support aircraft in the operational area. Also called ATCS. (JP 3-02)

alert order — 1. A crisis action planning directive from the Secretary of Defense, issued by

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that provides essential guidance for planning

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and directs the initiation of execution planning for the selected course of action

authorized by the Secretary of Defense. 2. A planning directive that provides essential

planning guidance, directs the initiation of execution planning after the directing

authority approves a military course of action, but does not authorize execution. Also

called ALERTORD. See also course of action; execution planning. (JP 5-0)

alliance — The relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more

nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members.

See also coalition; multinational. (JP 3-0)

allocation —Distribution of limited forces and resources for employment among competing

requirements. See also apportionment. (JP 5-0)

allocation request — A daily message that provides an estimate of the total air effort, to

identify any excess and joint force general support aircraft sorties, and to identify unfilled

air requirements for preplanned missions. Also called ALLOREQ. (JP 3-30)

allowable cabin load — The maximum payload that can be carried on an individual sortie.

Also called ACL. (JP 3-17)

all-source intelligence — 1. Intelligence products and/or organizations and activities that

incorporate all sources of information in the production of finished intelligence. 2. In

intelligence collection, a phrase that indicates that in the satisfaction of intelligence

requirements, all collection, processing, exploitation, and reporting systems and

resources are identified for possible use and those most capable are tasked. See also

intelligence. (JP 2-0)

ammunition lot — A quantity of homogeneous ammunition, identified by a unique lot

number, which is manufactured, assembled, or renovated by one producer under uniform

conditions and which is expected to function in a uniform manner. (JP 3-04)

amphibian — A small craft, propelled by propellers and wheels or by air cushions for the

purpose of moving on both land and water. (JP 4-01.6)

amphibious advance force — A temporary support force assigned to the amphibious force

that conducts shaping operations in the amphibious objective area or operational area

prior to the arrival of the amphibious force. (JP 3-02)

amphibious air traffic control center — The centralized air traffic control agency on an

amphibious warfare ship responsible for operational control of aircraft departing from

and recovering on the ship and tactical control of airborne helicopters in support of

amphibious assaults. Also called AATCC. (JP 3-02)

amphibious assault — A type of amphibious operation that involves establishing a force on

a hostile or potentially hostile shore. See also assault; assault phase. (JP 3-02)

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amphibious assault vehicle launching area — An area, in the vicinity of and to seaward of

the line of departure, to which landing ships proceed and launch amphibious assault

vehicles. (JP 3-02)

amphibious breaching — The conduct of a deliberate breaching operation specifically

designed to overcome antilanding defenses in order to conduct an amphibious assault.

(JP 3-02)

amphibious bulk liquid transfer system — Hosereel system providing capability to deliver

fuel and/or water from ship to shore. Also called ABLTS. (JP 4-01.6)

amphibious construction battalion — A permanently commissioned naval unit, subordinate

to the commander, naval beach group, designed to provide an administrative unit from

which personnel and equipment are formed in tactical elements and made available to

appropriate commanders to operate causeways, transfer barges, warping tugs, and assault

bulk fuel systems, and to meet salvage requirements of the naval beach party. Also called

PHIBCB. (JP 3-02)

amphibious defense zone — The area encompassing the amphibious objective area and the

adjoining airspace required by accompanying naval forces for the purpose of air defense.

Also called an ADZ. (JP 3-02)

amphibious demonstration — A type of amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of

deceiving the enemy by a show of force with the expectation of deluding the enemy into

following an unfavorable course of action. (JP 3-02)

amphibious force — An amphibious task force and a landing force together with other forces

that are trained, organized, and equipped for amphibious operations. Also called AF. See

also amphibious operation; amphibious task force; landing force. (JP 3-02)

amphibious objective area — A geographical area of sufficient size for conducting

necessary sea, air, and land operations, and within which is located the objective(s) to be

secured by the amphibious force. Also called AOA. See also amphibious force;

mission. (JP 3-02)

amphibious operation — A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force

to conduct landing force operations within the littorals. Also called PHIBOP. See also

amphibious force; landing force; mission; operation. (JP 3-02)

amphibious raid — A type of amphibious operation involving swift incursion into or

temporary occupation of an objective followed by a planned withdrawal. See also

amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

amphibious squadron — A tactical and administrative organization composed of

amphibious warfare ships used to transport troops and their equipment for an amphibious

operation. Also called PHIBRON. (JP 3-02)

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amphibious task force — A Navy task organization formed to conduct amphibious

operations. Also called ATF. See also amphibious force; amphibious operation;

landing force. (JP 3-02)

amphibious vehicle — A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and

water. See also landing craft. (JP 3-02)

amphibious vehicle availability table — A tabulation of the type and number of amphibious

vehicles available primarily for assault landings and for support of other elements of the

operation. (JP 3-02)

amphibious vehicle employment plan — A plan showing in tabular form the planned

employment of amphibious vehicles in landing operations, including their employment

after the initial movement to the beach. (JP 3-02)

amphibious warfare ship — A combatant ship having organic capability to embark, land,

and support landing forces in amphibious operations and which has characteristics

enabling long duration operations on the high seas. (JP 3-02)

amphibious withdrawal — A type of amphibious operation involving the extraction of

forces by sea in ships or craft from a hostile or potentially hostile shore. See also

amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

analysis and production — In intelligence usage, the conversion of processed information

into intelligence through the integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of all

source data and the preparation of intelligence products in support of known or

anticipated user requirements. See also intelligence process. (JP 2-01)

antemortem data — Medical records, samples, and photographs taken prior to death. These

include (but are not limited to) fingerprints, dental x-rays, body tissue samples,

photographs of tattoos, or other identifying marks. These “pre-death” records would be

compared against records completed after death to help establish a positive identification

of human remains. See also mortuary affairs. (JP 4-06)

Antideficiency Act violations — The incurring of obligations or the making of expenditure

(outlays) in violation of appropriation law as to purpose, time, and amounts as specified

in the defense appropriation or appropriations of funds. (JP 1-06)

antiradiation missile — A missile which homes passively on a radiation source. Also called

ARM. See also guided missile. (JP 3-01)

antisubmarine warfare — Operations conducted with the intention of denying the enemy

the effective use of submarines. Also called ASW. (JP 3-32)

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antiterrorism — Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and

property to terrorist acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian

forces. Also called AT. See also counterterrorism; terrorism. (JP 3-07.2)

anti-vehicle land mine — A mine designed to immobilize or destroy a vehicle. Also called

AVL. (JP 3-15)

application — 1. The system or problem to which a computer is applied. 2. In the intelligence

context, the direct extraction and tailoring of information from an existing foundation of

intelligence and near real time reporting. (JP 2-0)

apportionment — In the general sense, distribution of forces and capabilities as the starting

point for planning, etc. See also allocation. (JP 5-0)

approach schedule — In amphibious operations, this schedule indicates, for each scheduled

wave, the time of departure from the rendezvous area, from the line of departure, and

from other control points and the time of arrival at the beach. (JP 3-02)

apron — A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of

loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance. (JP 3-34)

area air defense commander — The component commander with the preponderance of air

defense capability and the required command, control, and communications capabilities

who is assigned by the joint force commander to plan and execute integrated air defense

operations. Also called AADC. (JP 3-01)

area command — A command that is composed of elements of one or more of the Services,

organized and placed under a single commander and designated to operate in a specific

geographical area. See also command. (JP 3-10)

area damage control — Measures taken before, during, or after hostile action or natural or

manmade disasters, to reduce the probability of damage and minimize its effects. Also

called ADC. (JP 3-10)

area of influence — A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of

influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the

commander’s command or control. (JP 3-0)

area of interest — That area of concern to the commander, including the area of influence,

areas adjacent thereto, and extending into enemy territory. This area also includes areas

occupied by enemy forces who could jeopardize the accomplishment of the mission.

Also called AOI. See also area of influence. (JP 3-0)

area of operations — An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and

maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect

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their forces. Also called AO. See also area of responsibility; joint operations area;

joint special operations area. (JP 3-0)

area of responsibility — The geographical area associated with a combatant command

within which a geographic combatant commander has authority to plan and conduct

operations. Also called AOR. See also combatant command. (JP 1)

area search — Visual reconnaissance of limited or defined areas. (JP 3-50)

Armed Forces of the United States — A term used to denote collectively all components of

the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard (when mobilized under Title

10, United States Code, to augment the Navy). See also United States Armed Forces.

(JP 1)

arming — As applied to explosives, weapons, and ammunition, the changing from a safe

condition to a state of readiness for initiation. (JP 3-15)

arms control agreement — The written or unwritten embodiment of the acceptance of one

or more arms control measures by two or more nations. (JP 2-01)

Army air-ground system — The Army system which provides for interface between Army

and tactical air support agencies of other Services in the planning, evaluating, processing,

and coordinating of air support requirements and operations. Also called AAGS. (JP

3-09.3)

Army corps — An intermediate headquarters between divisions and the theater army

consisting of two or more divisions together with supporting brigades. (JP 3-31)

Army Service component command — Command responsible for recommendations to the

joint force commander on the allocation and employment of Army forces within a

combatant command. Also called ASCC. (JP 3-31)

Army special operations forces — Those Active and Reserve Component Army forces

designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and

equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called ARSOF. (JP 3-05)

Army support area — The specific support area for a theater Army that is outside of a

division or corps’s operational area established primarily for the positioning,

employment, and protection of theater support units; and where the majority of the

sustaining operations occur. (JP 3-31)

arrival zone — In counterdrug operations, the area in or adjacent to the United States where

smuggling concludes and domestic distribution begins (by air, an airstrip; by sea, an

offload point on land, or transfer to small boats). See also transit zone. (JP 3-07.4)

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ascent phase — That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle that begins

after powered flight and ends just prior to apogee. (JP 3-01)

assault — 1. In an amphibious operation, the period of time between the arrival of the major

assault forces of the amphibious task force in the objective area and the accomplishment

of the amphibious task force mission. (JP 3-02) 2. To make a short, violent, but well-

ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, a fort, or a machine

gun nest. (JP 3-18) 3. A phase of an airborne operation beginning with delivery by air

of the assault echelon of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of

assault objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead. See also assault phase. (JP

3-18)

assault breaching — A part of amphibious breaching in support of an amphibious assault

involving a fire support mission using precision guided munitions to neutralize mines

and obstacles in the surf zone and on the beach. (JP 3-02)

assault craft unit — A permanently commissioned naval organization, subordinate to the

commander, naval beach group, that contains landing craft and crews necessary to

provide lighterage required in an amphibious operation. Also called ACU. (JP 3-02)

assault echelon — In amphibious operations, the element of a force comprised of tailored

units and aircraft assigned to conduct the initial assault on the operational area. Also

called AE. See also amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

assault follow-on echelon — In amphibious operations, that echelon of the assault troops,

vehicles, aircraft, equipment, and supplies that, though not needed to initiate the assault,

is required to support and sustain the assault. Also called AFOE. (JP 3-02)

assault phase — In an airborne operation, a phase beginning with delivery by air of the assault

echelon of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of assault

objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead. See also assault. (JP 3-18)

assault schedule — In amphibious operations, this schedule provides the formation,

composition, and timing of waves landing over the beach. (JP 3-02)

assessment — 1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing

joint force capabilities during military operations. 2. Determination of the progress

toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective. 3. Analysis

of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity.

4. Judgment of the motives, qualifications, and characteristics of present or prospective

employees or “agents.” (JP 3-0)

assessment agent — The organization responsible for conducting an assessment of an

approved joint publication. Also called AA. (CJCSM 5120.01)

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asset validation — In intelligence use, the process used to determine the asset authenticity,

reliability, utility, suitability, and degree of control the case officer or others have.

(JP 2-01.2)

asset visibility — Provides users with information on the location, movement, status, and

identity of units, personnel, equipment, and supplies, which facilitates the capability to

act upon that information to improve overall performance of the Department of

Defense’s logistics practices. Also called AV. (JP 3-35)

assign — 1. To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively

permanent, and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or

personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or

personnel. 2. To detail individuals to specific duties or functions where such duties or

functions are primary and/or relatively permanent. See also attach. (JP 3-0)

assumption — A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course

of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to

enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation

and make a decision on the course of action. (JP 5-0)

asymmetric — In military operations the application of dissimilar strategies, tactics,

capabilities, and methods to circumvent or negate an opponent’s strengths while

exploiting his weaknesses. (JP 3-15.1)

atmospheric environment — The envelope of air surrounding the Earth, including its

interfaces and interactions with the Earth’s solid or liquid surface. (JP 3-59)

attach — 1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is

relatively temporary. 2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such

functions are secondary or relatively temporary. See also assign. (JP 3-0)

attack assessment — An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature

and objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions.

See also casualty. (JP4-02)

massed fire — 1. The fire of the batteries of two or more ships directed against a single target.

2. Fire from a number of weapons directed at a single point or small area. (JP 3-02)

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master — The commander of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a

government-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift

Command by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. (JP 3-02.1)

master air attack plan — A plan that contains key information that forms the foundation of

the joint air tasking order. Also called MAAP. See also target. (JP 3-60)

materials handling equipment. Equipment used at air, ground, and sea ports to handle large

cargo. Also called MHE. (JP 4-01.5)

materiel — All items necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities

without distinction as to its application for administrative or combat purposes. See also

equipment; personal property. (JP 4-0)

materiel inventory objective — The quantity of an item required to be on hand and on order

on M-day in order to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain the approved United

States force structure and those Allied forces designated for United States materiel

support, through the period prescribed for war materiel planning purposes. (JP 4-09)

materiel planning — A subset of logistic planning consisting of the four-step process of: a.

requirements definition. Requirements for significant items are calculated at item-level

detail to support sustainability planning and analysis. b. apportionment. Items are

apportioned to the combatant commanders based on a global scenario to avoid sourcing

of items to multiple theaters. c. sourcing. Sourcing is the matching of available

capabilities on a given date against item requirements to support sustainability analysis

and the identification of locations to support transportation planning. d. documentation.

Sourced item requirements are translated into movement requirements and documented

in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System database for transportation

feasibility analysis. (JP 4-09)

materiel release order — An order issued by an accountable supply system manager

directing a non-accountable activity within the same supply distribution complex to

release and ship materiel. Also called MRO. (JP 4-09)

materiel requirements — Those quantities of items of equipment and supplies necessary to

equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain a Service, formation, organization, or unit

in the fulfillment of its purposes or tasks during a specified period. (JP 4-09)

maximum ordinate — In artillery and naval gunfire support, the height of the highest point

in the trajectory of a projectile above the horizontal plane passing through its origin. Also

called vertex height and MAXORD. (JP 3-09.3)

M-day — Mobilization day; unnamed day on which mobilization of forces begins. (JP 4-06)

measurement and signature intelligence — Information produced by quantitative and

qualitative analysis of physical attributes of targets and events to characterize, locate, and

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identify targets and events, and derived from specialized, technically derived

measurements of physical phenomenon intrinsic to an object or event. Also called

MASINT. See also intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence. (JP 2-0)

Measurement and Signature Intelligence Requirements System — A system for the

management of theater and national measurement and signature intelligence collection

requirements, providing automated tools for users in support of submission, review, and

validation of measurement and signature intelligence nominations of requirements to be

tasked for national and Department of Defense measurement and signature intelligence

collection, production, and exploitation resources. Also called MRS. See also

measurement and signature intelligence. (JP 2-01)

measurement ton — The unit of volumetric measurement of equipment associated with

surface-delivered cargo equal to the total cubic feet divided by 40. Also called MTON.

(JP 4-01.5)

measure of effectiveness — A criterion used to assess changes in system behavior, capability,

or operational environment that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state,

achievement of an objective, or creation of an effect. Also called MOE. See also

combat assessment; mission. (JP 3-0)

measure of performance — A criterion used to assess friendly actions that is tied to

measuring task accomplishment. Also called MOP. (JP 3-0)

mechanical sweep — In naval mine warfare, any sweep used with the object of physically

contacting the mine or its appendages. (JP 3-15)

media operations center — A facility established by the commander to serve as the focal

point for the interface between the military and the media during the conduct of military

operations. Also called MOC. (JP 3-61)

media pool — A limited number of news media who represent a larger number of news media

organizations for purposes of news gathering and sharing of material during a specified

activity. See also public affairs. (JP 3-61)

medical civil-military operations — All military health-related activities in support of a joint

force commander that establish, enhance, maintain or influence relations between the

joint or multinational force and host nation, multinational governmental and

nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in

order to facilitate military operations, achieve United States operational objectives, and

positively impact the health sector. Also called MCMO. (JP 4-02)

medical engagement protocols — Directives issued by competent military authority that

delineate the circumstances and limitations under which United States medical forces

will initiate medical care and support to those individuals that are not Department of

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Defense health care beneficiaries or designated eligible for care in a military medical

treatment facility by the Secretary of Defense. (JP 4-02)

medical intelligence — That category of intelligence resulting from collection, evaluation,

analysis, and interpretation of foreign medical, bio-scientific, and environmental

information that is of interest to strategic planning and to military medical planning and

operations for the conservation of the fighting strength of friendly forces and the

formation of assessments of foreign medical capabilities in both military and civilian

sectors. Also called MEDINT. See also intelligence. (JP 2-01)

medical intelligence preparation of the operational environment — A systematic

continuing process that analyzes information on medical and disease threats, enemy

capabilities, terrain, weather, local medical infrastructure, potential humanitarian and

refugee situations, transportation issues, and political, religious and social issues for all

types of operations. Also called MIPOE. (JP 4-02)

medical logistics support — A functional area of logistics support for the joint force

surgeon’s health service support mission and that includes supplying Class VIII medical

supplies (medical material to include medical peculiar repair parts used to sustain the

health service support system), optical fabrication, medical equipment maintenance,

blood storage and distribution, and medical gases. Also called MEDLOG support.

(JP 4-02)

medical regulating — The actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement

of patients through the roles of care and to match patients with a medical treatment

facility that has the necessary health service support capabilities and available bed space.

See also health service support; medical treatment facility. (JP 4-02)

medical surveillance — The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of

data derived from instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of

population-based information for characterizing and countering threats to a population’s

health, well-being and performance. See also surveillance. (JP 4-02)

medical treatment facility — A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical

and/or dental care to eligible individuals. Also called MTF. (JP 4-02)

medium-range ballistic missile. A ballistic missile with a range capability from about 600

to 1,500 nautical miles. Also called MRBM. (JP 3-01)

mensuration — The process of measurement of a feature or location on the earth to determine

an absolute latitude, longitude, and elevation. (JP 3-60)

message — 1. Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain or secret language and prepared

in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication. (JP 6-0) 2. A

narrowly focused communication directed at a specific audience to support a specific

theme. Also called MSG. (JP 3-61)

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meteorological and oceanographic — A term used to convey all environmental factors,

from the sub-bottom of the Earth’s oceans through maritime, land areas, airspace,

ionosphere, and outward into space. Also called METOC. (JP 3-59)

meteorological and oceanographic data — Measurements or observations of

meteorological and oceanographic variables. (JP 3-59)

meteorological and oceanographic environment — The surroundings that extend from the

sub-bottom of the Earth’s oceans, through maritime, land areas, airspace, ionosphere,

and outward into space, which include conditions, resources, and natural phenomena, in

and through which the joint force operates. (JP 3-59)

meteorological and oceanographic information — Actionable information to include

meteorological, climatological, oceanographic, and space environment observations,

analyses, prognostic data or products and meteorological and oceanographic effects.

(JP 3-59)

meteorological and oceanographic operations support community — The collective of

electronically connected, shore-based meteorological and oceanographic production

facilities/centers, theater and/or regional meteorological and oceanographic production

activities. Also called MOSC. See also meteorological and oceanographic. (JP 3-59)

meteorological watch — Monitoring the weather for a route, area, or terminal and advising

concerned organizations when hazardous conditions that could affect their operations or

pose a hazard to life or property are observed or forecast to occur. Also called

METWATCH. (JP 3-59)

meteorology — The study dealing with the phenomena of the atmosphere including the

physics, chemistry, and dynamics extending to the effects of the atmosphere on the

Earth’s surface and the oceans. (JP 3-59)

midcourse phase — That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile between the boost phase

and the terminal phase. See also boost phase; terminal phase. (JP 3-01)

migrant — A person who (1) belongs to a normally migratory culture who may cross national

boundaries, or (2) has fled his or her native country for economic reasons rather than fear

of political or ethnic persecution. (JP 3-29)

military assistance advisory group — A joint Service group, normally under the military

command of a commander of a unified command and representing the Secretary of

Defense, which primarily administers the US military assistance planning and

programming in the host country. Also called MAAG. (JP 3-22)

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Military Assistance Program — That portion of the US security assistance authorized by

the Foreign Assistance Act of l961, as amended, which provides defense articles and

services to recipients on a nonreimbursable (grant) basis. Also called MAP. (JP 3-22)

military civic action — Programs and projects managed by United States forces but executed

primarily by indigenous military or security forces that contribute to the economic and

social development of a host nation civil society thereby enhancing the legitimacy and

social standing of the host nation government and its military forces. Also called MCA.

(JP 3-57)

military construction — Any construction, alteration, development, conversion, or

extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation. Also called

MILCON. (JP 3-34)

military deception — Actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military,

paramilitary, or violent extremist organization decision makers, thereby causing the

adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the

accomplishment of the friendly mission. Also called MILDEC. (JP 3-13.4)

Military Department — One of the departments within the Department of Defense created

by the National Security Act of 1947, which are the Department of the Army, the

Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Also called MILDEP.

See also Department of the Air Force; Department of the Army; Department of the

Navy. (JP 1)

military engagement — Routine contact and interaction between individuals or elements of

the Armed Forces of the United States and those of another nation’s armed forces, or

foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies to build trust and confidence, share

information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain influence. (JP 3-0)

military government — The supreme authority the military exercises by force or agreement

over the lands, property, and indigenous populations and institutions of domestic, allied,

or enemy territory therefore substituting sovereign authority under rule of law for the

previously established government. (JP 3-57)

military health system — A health system that supports the military mission by fostering,

protecting, sustaining, and restoring health and providing the direction, resources, health

care providers, and other means necessary for promoting the health of the beneficiary

population. (JP 4-02)

military information support operations — Planned operations to convey selected

information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives,

objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations,

groups, and individuals in a manner favorable to the originator’s objectives. Also called

MISO. (JP 3-13.2)

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Military Intelligence Board — A decision-making forum which formulates Department of

Defense intelligence policy and programming priorities. Also called MIB. See also

intelligence. (JP 2-0)

military intervention — The deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its

military forces into the course of an existing controversy. (JP 3-0)

military occupation — A condition in which territory is under the effective control of a

foreign armed force. See also occupied territory. (JP 3-0)

Military Postal Service — The command, organization, personnel, and facilities established

to provide a means for the transmission of mail to and from the Department of Defense,

members of the US Armed Forces, and other authorized agencies and individuals. Also

called MPS. (JP 1-0)

Military Postal Service Agency — The single manager operating agency established to

manage the Military Postal Service. Also called MPSA. (JP 1-0)

military post office — A branch of a designated US-based post office established by US

Postal Service authority and operated by one of the Services. Also called MPO.

(JP 1-0)

Military Sealift Command — A major command of the United States Navy reporting to

Commander Fleet Forces Command, and the United States Transportation Command’s

component command responsible for designated common-user sealift transportation

services to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy United States forces on a global basis.

Also called MSC. See also transportation component command. (JP 4-01.2)

Military Sealift Command force — Common-user sealift consisting of three subsets: the

Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, common-user ocean transportation, and the special mission

support force. See also common-user sealift; Military Sealift Command. (JP 4-01.2)

military source operations — The collection, from, by and/or via humans, of foreign and

military and military-related intelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

military specification container — A container that meets specific written standards. Also

called MILSPEC container. (JP 4-09)

military standard requisitioning and issue procedure — A uniform procedure established

by the Department of Defense for use within the Department of Defense to govern

requisition and issue of materiel within standardized priorities. Also called MILSTRIP.

(JP 4-01)

military standard transportation and movement procedures — Uniform and standard

transportation data, documentation, and control procedures applicable to all cargo

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movements in the Department of Defense transportation system. Also called

MILSTAMP. (JP 4-01.5)

military technician — A Federal civilian employee providing full-time support to a National

Guard, Reserve, or Active Component organization for administration, training, and

maintenance of the Selected Reserve. Also called MILTECH. (CJCSM 3150.13)

military van (container) — Military-owned, demountable container, conforming to United

States and international standards, operated in a centrally controlled fleet for movement

of military cargo. Also called MILVAN. (JP 4-02)

mine — 1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed

to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or

otherwise incapacitate personnel and designed to be detonated by the action of its victim,

by the passage of time, or by controlled means. 2. In naval mine warfare, an explosive

device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring

shipping from entering an area. See also mine warfare. (JP 3-15)

mine countermeasures — All methods for preventing or reducing damage or danger from

mines. Also called MCM. (JP 3-15)

minefield — 1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without

a pattern. 2. In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines emplaced with or

without a pattern. See also mine; mine warfare. (JP 3-15)

minefield record — A complete written record of all pertinent information concerning a

minefield, submitted on a standard form by the officer in charge of the emplacement

operations. (JP 3-15)

minefield report — An oral, electronic, or written communication concerning mining

activities (friendly or enemy) submitted in a standard format by the fastest secure means

available. (JP 3-15)

minehunting — Employment of sensor and neutralization systems, whether air, surface, or

subsurface, to locate and dispose of individual mines in a known field, or to verify the

presence or absence of mines in a given area. See also minesweeping. (JP 3-15)

minesweeping — The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical sweeping to

remove, disturb, or otherwise neutralize the mine; explosive sweeping to cause

sympathetic detonations, damage, or displace the mine; or influence sweeping to produce

either the acoustic or magnetic influence required to detonate the mine. See also

minehunting. (JP 3-15)

mine warfare — The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine

countermeasures either by emplacing mines to degrade the enemy’s capabilities to wage

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land, air, and maritime warfare or by countering of enemy-emplaced mines to permit

friendly maneuver or use of selected land or sea areas. Also called MW. (JP 3-15)

minimize — A condition wherein normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced

in order that messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency shall not be

delayed. (JP 6-0)

minimum force — Those minimum actions, including the use of armed force, sufficient to

bring a situation under control or to defend against hostile act or hostile intent, where the

firing of weapons is to be considered as a means of last resort. (JP 3-07.3)

minimum-risk route — A temporary corridor of defined dimensions recommended for use

by high-speed, fixed-wing aircraft that presents the minimum known hazards to low-

flying aircraft transiting the combat zone. Also called MRR. (JP 3-52)

missile defense — Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy missiles, or to

nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. (JP 3-01)

missile engagement zone — In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which

the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with surface-to-air missile

systems. Also called MEZ. (JP 3-01)

mission — 1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken

and the reason therefore. (JP 3-0) 2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower

military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. (JP 3-0) 3. The dispatching

of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task. (JP 3-30)

mission assignment — The vehicle used by the Department of Homeland

Security/Emergency Preparedness and Response/Federal Emergency Management

Agency to support federal operations in a Stafford Act major disaster or emergency

declaration that orders immediate, short-term emergency response assistance when an

applicable state or local government is overwhelmed by the event and lacks the capability

to perform, or contract for, the necessary work. (JP 3-28)

mission command — The conduct of military operations through decentralized execution

based upon mission-type orders. (JP 3-31)

mission needs statement — A formatted non-system-specific statement containing

operational capability needs and written in broad operational terms. Also called MNS.

(CJCSI 3180.01)

mission-oriented protective posture — A flexible system of protection against chemical,

biological, radiological, and nuclear contamination in which personnel are required to

wear only that protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the threat level, work

rate imposed by the mission, temperature, and humidity. Also called MOPP. See also

mission-oriented protective posture gear. (JP 3-11)

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mission-oriented protective posture gear — Military term for individual protective

equipment including suit, boots, gloves, mask with hood, first aid treatments, and

decontamination kits issued to military members. Also called MOPP gear. See also

decontamination; mission-oriented protective posture. (JP 3-11)

mission statement — A short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s

essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when, where,

and why. See also mission. (JP 5-0)

mission type order — 1. An order issued to a lower unit that includes the accomplishment

of the total mission assigned to the higher headquarters. 2. An order to a unit to perform

a mission without specifying how it is to be accomplished. (JP 3-50)

mobile security force — A highly mobile and dedicated security force with the capability to

defeat Level I and II threats in a joint security area. Also called MSF. (JP 3-10)

mobility — A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place

to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission. (JP 3-17)

mobility air forces — Air components and Service components that are assigned and/or

routinely exercise command authority over mobility operations. Also called MAF.

(JP 3-17)

mobility corridor — Areas that are relatively free of obstacles where a force will be

canalized due to terrain restrictions allowing military forces to capitalize on the

principles of mass and speed. (JP 2-01.3)

mobilization — 1. The process of assembling and organizing national resources to support

national objectives in time of war or other emergencies. See also industrial

mobilization. 2. The process by which the Armed Forces of the United States or part of

them are brought to a state of readiness for war or other national emergency,

whichincludes activating all or part of the Reserve Component as well as assembling and

organizing personnel, supplies, and materiel. Also called MOB. (JP 4-05)

mobilization base — The total of all resources available, or that can be made available, to

meet foreseeable wartime needs. (JP 4-05)

mobilization site — The designated location where a Reserve Component unit or individual

mobilizes or moves after mobilization for further processing, training, and employment.

See also mobilization; mobilization station; Reserve Component. (JP 4-05)

mobilization station — The designated military installation to which a Reserve Component

unit or individual is moved for further processing, organizing, equipping, training, and

employment and from which the unit or individual may move to an aerial port of

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embarkation or seaport of embarkation. See also mobilization; mobilization site;

Reserve Component. (JP 4-05)

mode (identification, friend or foe) — The number or letter referring to the specific pulse

spacing of the signals transmitted by an interrogator or transponder used for radar

identification of aircraft. (JP 3-01)

mode of transport — One of, or a combination of, the following modes used for a movement:

a. inland surface transportation (rail, road, and inland waterway); b. sea transport (coastal

and ocean); c. air transportation; and d. pipelines. (JP 4-09)

Modernized Integrated Database — The national level repository for the general military

intelligence available to the entire Department of Defense Intelligence Information

System community and, through Global Command and Control System integrated

imagery and intelligence, to tactical units. Also called MIDB. (JP 2-01)

modified combined obstacle overlay — A joint intelligence preparation of the operational

environment product used to portray the militarily significant aspects of the operational

environment, such as obstacles restricting military movement, key geography, and

military objectives. Also called MCOO. See also joint intelligence preparation of the

operational environment. (JP 2-01.3)

moored mine — A contact or influence-operated mine of positive buoyancy held below the

surface by a mooring attached to a sinker or anchor on the bottom. See also mine.

(JP 3-15)

morale, welfare, and recreation — The merging of multiple unconnected disciplines into

programs which improve unit readiness, promote fitness, build unit morale and cohesion,

enhance quality of life, and provide recreational, social, and other support services. Also

called MWR. (JP 1-0)

mortuary affairs — Provides for the search for, recovery, identification, preparation, and

disposition of human remains of persons for whom the Services are responsible by status

and executive order. Also called MA. See also joint mortuary affairs office.

(JP 4-06)

mounting —1. All preparations made in anticipation of an operation, including assembly in

the mounting area, preparation and maintenance within the mounting area, movement to

loading points, and subsequent embarkation into ships, craft, or aircraft if applicable. 2.

A carriage or stand upon which a weapon is placed. (JP 3-02.1)

mounting area — A general locality where assigned forces of an amphibious or airborne

operation, with their equipment, are assembled, prepared, and loaded in ships and/or

aircraft preparatory to an assault. See also embarkation area. (JP 3-02.1)

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movement control — The planning, routing, scheduling, and control of personnel and cargo

movements over lines of communications; includes maintaining in-transit visibility of

forces and material through the deployment and/or redeployment process. See also line

of communications; movement control teams; non-unit cargo; non-unit-related

personnel. (JP 4-01.5)

movement control team — An Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement

responsibilities on an area basis or at key transportation nodes. Also called MCT.

(JP 4-09)

movement data — Those essential elements of information to schedule lift, obtain

transportation assets, manage movement of forces, and report in-transit visibility of

movements and associated forces (people, equipment, and supplies). (JP 4-09)

movement group — Those ships and embarked units that load out and proceed to rendezvous

in the objective area. (JP 3-02)

movement phase — In amphibious operations, the period during which various elements of

the amphibious force move from points of embarkation to the objective area. See also

amphibious force; amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

movement plan — In amphibious operations, the naval plan providing for the movement of

the amphibious task force to the objective area. See also amphibious operation;

amphibious task force. (JP 3-02)

movement requirement — A stated movement mode and time-phased need for the transport

of units, personnel, and/or materiel from a specified origin to a specified destination.

(JP 4-09)

movement schedule — A timetable developed to monitor or track the movement of a

separate entity, whether it is a force requirement, cargo or personnel increment, or lift

asset, that reflects the assignment of specific lift resources, shows a flow and workload

at each location, and supports plan implementation. (JP 4-09)

movement table — A table giving detailed instructions or data for a move. (JP 4-09)

movement to contact — A form of the offense designed to develop the situation and to

establish or regain contact. (JP 3-50)

multinational — Between two or more forces or agencies of two or more nations or coalition

partners. See also alliance; coalition. (JP 5-0)

multinational doctrine — The agreed upon fundamental principles that guide the

employment of forces of two or more nations in coordinated action toward a common

objective. See also doctrine; joint doctrine. (JP 3-16)

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multinational force — A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed

an alliance or coalition for some specific purpose. Also called MNF. See also

multinational force commander; multinational operations. (JP 1)

multinational force commander — A general term applied to a commander who exercises

command authority over a military force composed of elements from two or more

nations. Also called MNFC. See also multinational force. (JP 3-16)

multinational integrated logistic unit — An organization resulting when two or more

nations agree to provide logistics assets to a multinational logistic force under the

operational control of a multinational commander for the logistic support of a

multinational force. Also called MILU. See also logistic support; multinational.

(JP 4-08)

multinational logistics — Any coordinated logistic activity involving two or more nations

supporting a multinational force conducting military operations under the auspices of an

alliance or coalition, including those conducted under United Nations mandate. Also

called MNL. See also logistics; multinational. (JP 4-08)

multinational operations — A collective term to describe military actions conducted by

forces of two or more nations, usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or

alliance. See also alliance; coalition. (JP 3-16)

multinational staff — A staff composed of personnel of two or more nations within the

structure of a coalition or alliance. See also integrated staff; joint staff. (JP 3-16)

multipoint refueling system — KC-135 aircraft equipped with external wing-mounted pods

to conduct drogue air refueling, while still maintaining boom air refueling capability on

the same mission. Also called MPRS. See also air refueling. (JP 3-17)

multi-Service publication — A publication containing principles, terms, tactics, techniques,

and procedures used and approved by the forces of two or more Services to perform a

common military function consistent with approved joint doctrine. (CJCSM 5120.01)

multispectral imagery — The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of

discrete spectral bands. Also called

MSI. (JP 3-14)

multispot ship — Those ships certified to have two or more adjacent landing areas. See also

spot. (JP 3-04)

munitions effectiveness assessment — Conducted concurrently and interactively with battle

damage assessment, the assessment of the military force applied in terms of the weapon

system and munitions effectiveness to determine and recommend any required changes

to the methodology, tactics, weapon system, munitions, fusing, and/or weapon delivery

parameters to increase force effectiveness. Munitions effectiveness assessment is

primarily the responsibility of operations with required inputs and coordination from the

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intelligence community. Also called MEA. See also assessment; battle damage

assessment. (JP 2-01)

mutual support — That support which units render each other against an enemy, because of

their assigned tasks, their position relative to each other and to the enemy, and their

inherent capabilities. See also close support; direct support; support. (JP 3-31)

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named area of interest — The geospatial area or systems node or link against which

information that will satisfy a specific information requirement can be collected, usually

to capture indications of adversary courses of action. Also called NAI. See also area of

interest. (JP 2-01.3)

narcoterrorism — Terrorism that is linked to illicit drug trafficking. (JP 3-07.4)

National Capital Region — A geographic area encompassing the District of Columbia and

eleven local jurisdictions in the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Also called NCR. (JP 3-28)

National Communications System — The telecommunications system that results from the

technical and operational integration of the separate telecommunications systems of the

several executive branch departments and agencies having a significant

telecommunications capability. Also called NCS. (JP 6-0)

National Defense Reserve Fleet — 1. Including the Maritime Administration Ready Reserve

Force, a fleet composed of ships acquired and maintained by the Maritime

Administration for use in mobilization or emergency. 2. Less the Maritime

Administration Ready Reserve Force, a fleet composed of the older dry cargo ships,

tankers, troop transports, and other assets in Maritime Administration’s custody that are

maintained at a relatively low level of readiness. Also called NDRF. See also Maritime

Administration Ready Reserve Force. (JP 4-01.2)

national defense strategy — A document approved by the Secretary of Defense for applying

the Armed Forces of the United States in coordination with Department of Defense

agencies and other instruments of national power to achieve national security strategy

objectives. Also called NDS. (JP 1)

National Detainee Reporting Center — The national-level center that accounts for all

persons who pass through the care, custody, and control of the Department of Defense

and that obtains and stores information concerning detainees and their confiscated

personal property. Also called NDRC. (JP 3-63)

National Disaster Medical System — A coordinated partnership between Departments of

Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs

established for the purpose of responding to the needs of casualties of a public health

emergency. Also called NDMS. (JP 3-41)

national emergency — A condition declared by the President or the Congress by virtue of

powers previously vested in them that authorize certain emergency actions to be

undertaken in the national interest. See also mobilization. (JP 3-28)

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National Incident Management System — A national crisis response system that provides

a consistent, nationwide approach for federal, state, local, and tribal governments; the

private sector; and nongovernmental organizations to work effectively and efficiently

together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of

cause, size, or complexity. Also called NIMS. (JP 3-41)

national intelligence — All intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived, and

including that which is gathered within or outside of the United States, that pertains to

more than one agency, and involves (1) threats to the United States, its people, property,

or interests, (2) the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction, or

(3) any other matter bearing on US national or homeland security. (JP 2-01)

national intelligence estimate — A strategic estimate of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and

probable courses of action of foreign nations produced at the national level as a

composite of the views of the intelligence community. Also called NIE. (JP 2-01)

National Military Command System — The priority component of the Global Command

and Control System designed to support the President, Secretary of Defense, and Joint

Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. Also called NMCS. (JP 6-0)

national military strategy — A document approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff for distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and

national defense strategy objectives. Also called NMS. See also national security

strategy; strategy; theater strategy. (JP 1)

national operations center — The primary national hub for domestic incident management

operational coordination and situational awareness. Also called NOC. (JP 3-28)

national policy — A broad course of action or statements of guidance adopted by the

government at the national level in pursuit of national objectives. (JP 1)

national security — A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign

relations of the United States with the purpose of gaining: a. A military or defense

advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. A favorable foreign relations

position; or c. A defense posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive

action from within or without, overt or covert. See also security. (JP 1)

National Security Agency/Central Security Service Representative — The senior theater

or military command representative of the Director, National Security Agency/Chief,

Central Security Service in a specific country or military command headquarters who

provides the Director, National Security Agency, with information on command plans

requiring cryptologic support. The National Security Agency/Central Security Service

representative serves as a special advisor to the combatant commander for cryptologic

matters, to include signals intelligence, communications security, and computer security.

Also called NCR. See also counterintelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

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National Security Council — A governmental body specifically designed to assist the

President in integrating all spheres of national security policy. Also called NSC. (JP 1)

national security interests — The foundation for the development of valid national

objectives that define United States goals or purposes. (JP 1)

national security strategy — A document approved by the President of the United States for

developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve

objectives that contribute to national security. Also called NSS. See also national

military strategy; strategy; theater strategy. (JP 1)

national shipping authority — The organization within each Allied government responsible

in time of war for the direction of its own merchant shipping. Also called NSA. (JP 4-

01.2)

national special security event — A designated event that, by virtue of its political,

economic, social, or religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other

criminal activity. Also called NSSE. (JP 3-28)

national stock number — The 13-digit number that identifies a stock item consisting of the

4-digit federal supply classification code plus the 9-digit national item identification

number and arranged as follows: 9999-00-999-9999. Also called NSN. (JP 4-09)

national support element — Any national organization or activity that supports national

forces that are a part of a multinational force. See also multinational force; support.

(JP 1)

National System for Geospatial Intelligence — The combination of technology, policies,

capabilities, doctrine, activities, people, data, and organizations necessary to produce

geospatial intelligence in an integrated, multi-intelligence environment. Also called

NSG. (JP 2-03)

nation assistance — Assistance rendered to a nation by foreign forces within that nation’s

territory based on agreements mutually concluded between nations. (JP 3-0)

natural disaster — An emergency situation posing significant danger to life and property

that results from a natural cause. See also domestic emergencies. (JP 3-29)

naval advanced logistic support site — An overseas location used as the primary

transshipment point in the theater of operations for logistic support. Also called NALSS.

See also logistic support; naval forward logistic site; support; theater of operations.

(JP 3-35)

Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization manual —

Series of

general and specific aircraft procedural manuals that govern the operations of naval

aircraft. Also called NATOPS manual. (JP 3-04)

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naval beach group — A permanently organized naval command within an amphibious force

composed of a commander and staff, a beachmaster unit, an amphibious construction

battalion, and assault craft units, designed to provide an administrative group from which

required naval tactical components may be made available to the attack force commander

and to the amphibious landing force commander. Also called NBG. See also shore

party. (JP 3-02)

naval construction force — The combined construction units of the Navy that are part of the

operating forces and represent the Navy’s capability for advanced base construction.

Also called NCF. (JP 3-34)

naval forward logistic site — An overseas location, with port and airfield facilities nearby,

which provides logistic support to naval forces within the theater of operations during

major contingency and wartime periods. Also called NFLS. See also logistic support;

naval advanced logistic support site; staging. (JP 3-35)

naval gunfire support — Fire provided by Navy surface gun systems in support of a unit or

units tasked with achieving the commander’s objectives. Also called NGFS. See also

naval surface fire support. (JP 3-09)

naval operation — 1. A naval action (or the performance of a naval mission) that may be

strategic, operational, tactical, logistic, or training. 2. The process of carrying on or

training for naval combat in order to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign.

(JP 3-32)

naval special warfare — A naval warfare specialty that conducts special operations with an

emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments using small, flexible, mobile

units operating under, on, and from the sea. Also called NSW. (JP 3-05)

naval special warfare group — A permanent Navy echelon III major command to which

most naval special warfare forces are assigned for some operational and all

administrative purposes. Also called NSWG. (JP 3-05)

naval special warfare task group — A provisional naval special warfare organization that

plans, conducts, and supports special operations in support of fleet commanders and joint

force special operations component commanders. Also called NSWTG. (JP 3-05)

naval special warfare task unit — A provisional subordinate unit of a naval special warfare

task group. Also called NSWTU. See also naval special warfare task group.

(JP

3-05)

naval surface fire support — Fire provided by Navy surface gun and missile systems in

support of a unit or units. Also called NSFS. See also fire support. (JP 3-09.3)

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navigation warfare — Deliberate defensive and offensive action to assure and prevent

positioning, navigation, and timing information through coordinated employment of

space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare operations. Also called NAVWAR.

(JP-3-14)

Navy cargo-handling battalion — A mobile logistic support unit that is organized, trained,

and equipped to: a. load and offload Navy and Marine Corps cargo carried in maritime

pre-positioning ships and merchant breakbulk or container ships in all environments; b.

operate an associated temporary ocean cargo terminal; c. load and off-load Navy and

Marine Corps cargo carried in military-controlled aircraft; and d. operate an associated

expeditionary air cargo terminal. Also called NCHB. See also maritime pre-

positioning ships. (JP 3-02.1)

Navy expeditionary logistics support group — The quick response cargo-handling units of

the Navy specialize in open ocean cargo handling. Also called NAVELSG. (JP 4-01.6)

Navy special operations forces — Those Active and Reserve Component Navy forces

designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and

equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called NAVSOF. (JP 3-05)

Navy support element — The maritime pre-positioning force element that is tasked to

conduct the off-load and ship-to-shore movement of maritime pre-positioned equipment

and/or supplies. Also called NSE. (JP 3-02.1)

Navy-unique fleet essential aircraft — Combatant commander-controlled airlift assets

deemed essential for providing air transportation in support of naval operations’

transportation requirements. Also called NUFEA. (JP 3-17)

N-day — Day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment.

need to know — A criterion used in security procedures that requires the custodians of

classified information to establish, prior to disclosure, that the intended recipient must

have access to the information to perform his or her official duties. (JP 2-01.2)

negation — In space operations, active and offensive measures to deceive, disrupt, degrade,

deny or destroy space capabilities being used to interfere with or attack United

States/allied systems. See also space control. (JP 3-14)

nerve agent — A potentially lethal chemical agent that interferes with the transmission of

nerve impulses. (JP 3-11)

net explosive weight — 1. The actual weight in pounds of explosive mixtures or compounds,

including the trinitrotoluene equivalent of energetic material, that is used in determination

of explosive limits and explosive quantity data arcs. (JP 4-09) 2. The total weight of all

explosives substances (i.e., high explosive weight, propellant weight, and pyrotechnic

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weight) in the ammunition or explosive, expressed in pounds, used for transportation

purposes. Also called NEW. (DODM 6055.09)

networked munitions. Remotely controlled, interconnected, weapons system designed to

provide rapidly emplaced ground-based countermobility and protection capability

through scalable application of lethal and nonlethal means. (JP 3-15)

neutral — In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track whose

characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality indicate that it is neither supporting nor

opposing friendly forces. See also suspect; unknown. (JP 3-0)

neutrality — In international law, the attitude of impartiality during periods of war adopted

by third states toward a belligerent and subsequently recognized by the belligerent, which

creates rights and duties between the impartial states and the belligerent. (JP 3-0)

neutralize — 1. As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable. 2. To

render enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation.

3. To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and booby traps. 4. To make harmless anything

contaminated with a chemical agent. (JP 3-0)

night vision device — Any electro-optical device that is used to detect visible and infrared

energy and provide a visible image. Also called NVD. See also forward-looking

infrared; night vision goggle. (JP 3-09.3)

night vision goggle — An electro-optical image intensifying device that detects visible and

near-infrared energy, intensifies the energy, and provides a visible image for night

viewing. Also called NVG. See also night vision device. (JP 3-09.3)

node — 1. A location in a mobility system where a movement requirement is originated,

processed for onward movement, or terminated. (JP 3-17) 2. In communications and

computer systems, the physical location that provides terminating, switching, and

gateway access services to support information exchange. (JP 6-0) 3. An element of a

system that represents a person, place, or physical thing. (JP 3-0)

no-fire area — An area designated by the appropriate commander into which fires or their

effects are prohibited. Also called NFA. See also fires. (JP 3-09.3)

nonappropriated funds — Funds generated by Department of Defense personnel and their

dependents used to augment funds appropriated by the Congress to provide a

comprehensive, morale-building welfare, religious, educational, and recreational

programs. Also called NAF. (JP 1-0)

nonbattle injury — A person who becomes a casualty due to circumstances not directly

attributable to hostile action or terrorist activity. Also called

NBI. (JP 4-02)

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noncombatant evacuation operation — An operation whereby noncombatant evacuees are

evacuated from a threatened area abroad, which includes areas facing actual or potential

danger from natural or manmade disaster, civil unrest, imminent or actual terrorist

activities, hostilities, and similar circumstances, that is carried out with the assistance of

the Department of Defense. Also called NEO. See also evacuation; noncombatant

evacuees; operation; safe haven. (JP 3-68)

noncombatant evacuation operation tracking system — An automated data processing

hardware and software package that has the capability to provide evacuee in-transit

visibility to combatant commanders and senior leadership during the conduct of a

noncombatant evacuation operation. Also called NTS. (JP 3-68)

noncombatant evacuees — 1. United States citizens who may be ordered to evacuate by

competent authority, and who are civilian employees of all agencies of the United States

Government and their dependents, excepting dependents who are residents in the country

concerned of their own volition; military personnel of the Armed Forces of the United

States specifically designated for evacuation as noncombatants; and dependents of

members of the Armed Forces of the United States. 2. United States citizens and non-

United States citizens who may be authorized or assisted to evacuate by competent

authority, and who are civilian employees of United States Government agencies and their

dependents who are residents in the country concerned of their own volition, but express

the willingness to be evacuated; private United States citizens and their dependents;

military personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents; and

designated personnel, including dependents of persons ordered to evacuate, as prescribed

by the Department of State. See also noncombatant evacuation operation. (JP 3-68)

nonconventional assisted recovery — Personnel recovery conducted by

indigenous/surrogate personnel that are trained, supported, and led by special operations

forces, unconventional warfare ground and maritime forces, or other government

agencies’ personnel that have been specifically trained and directed to establish and

operate indigenous or surrogate infrastructures. Also called NAR. (JP 3-50)

nondestructive electronic warfare — Those electronic warfare actions, not including

employment of wartime reserve modes, that deny, disrupt, or deceive rather than damage

or destroy. See also

electronic warfare. (JP 3-13.1)

nongovernmental organization — A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization

dedicated to alleviating human suffering; and/or promoting education, health care,

economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution;

and/or encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society. Also

called NGO. (JP 3-08)

nonlethal weapon — A weapon that is explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to

incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to

personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment. Also called NLW.

(JP 3-28)

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nonpersistent agent — A chemical agent that when released dissipates and/or loses its ability

to cause casualties after 10 to 15 minutes. (JP 3-11)

nonproliferation — Actions to prevent the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by

dissuading or impeding access to, or distribution of, sensitive technologies, material, and

expertise. Also called NP. See also counterproliferation. (JP 3-40)

nonscheduled units — Units of the landing force held in readiness for landing during the

initial unloading period, but not included in either scheduled or on-call waves. (JP 3-02)

non-unit cargo — All equipment and supplies requiring transportation to an operational area,

other than those identified as the equipment or accompanying supplies of a specific unit.

(JP 4-01.5).

non-unit-related personnel — All personnel requiring transportation to or from an

operational area, other than those assigned to a specific unit. Also called NRP or NUP.

(JP 1-0)

no-strike list — A list of objects or entities characterized as protected from the effects of

military operations under international law and/or rules of engagement. Also called

NSL. See also law of armed conflict. (JP 3-60)

not mission capable, supply — Material condition indicating that systems and equipment

are not capable of performing any of their assigned missions because of maintenance

work stoppage due to a supply shortage. Also called NMCS. (JP 4-09)

nuclear incident — An unexpected incident involving a nuclear weapon, facility, or

component, but not constituting a nuclear weapon(s) accident, resulting in any of the

following: a. an increase in the possibility of explosion or radioactive contamination; b.

errors committed in the assembly, testing, loading, or transportation of equipment, and/or

the malfunctioning of equipment and materiel which could lead to an unintentional

operation of all or part of the weapon arming and/or firing sequence, or which could lead

to a substantial change in yield, or increased dud probability; and c. any act of God,

unfavorable environment, or condition resulting in damage to the weapon, facility, or

component. (JP 3-41)

nuclear weapon(s) accident — An unexpected incident involving nuclear weapons or

radiological nuclear weapon components that results in any of the following; a.

accidental or unauthorized launching, firing, or use by United States forces or United

States supported allied forces of a nuclear-capable weapon system that could create the

risk of an outbreak of war; b. nuclear detonation; c. nonnuclear detonation or burning of

a nuclear weapon or radiological nuclear weapon component; d. radioactive

contamination; e. seizure, theft, loss, or destruction of a nuclear weapon or radiological

nuclear weapon component, including jettisoning; and f. public hazard, actual or implied.

(JP 3-41)

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nuisance minefield — A minefield laid to delay and disorganize the enemy and to hinder the

use of an area or route. See also minefield. (JP 3-15)

numbered beach — In amphibious operations, a subdivision of a colored beach, designated

for the assault landing of a battalion landing team or similarly sized unit, when landed as

part of a larger force. (JP 3-02)

numbered fleet — A major tactical unit of the Navy immediately subordinate to a major fleet

command and comprising various task forces, elements, groups, and units for the purpose

of prosecuting specific naval operations. See also fleet. (JP 3-32)

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objective — 1. The clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goal toward which every

operation is directed. 2. The specific target of the action taken which is essential to the

commander’s plan. See also target. (JP 5-0)

objective area — A geographical area, defined by competent authority, within which is

located an objective to be captured or reached by the military forces. Also called OA.

(JP 3-06)

obstacle — Any natural or man-made obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn,

or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in

personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force. (JP 3-15)

obstacle belt — A brigade-level command and control measure, normally given graphically,

to show where within an obstacle zone the ground tactical commander plans to limit

friendly obstacle employment and focus the defense. See also obstacle. (JP 3-15)

obstacle clearing — The total elimination or neutralization of obstacles. (JP 3-15)

obstacle intelligence — Those collection efforts to detect the presence of enemy and natural

obstacles, determine their types and dimensions, and provide the necessary information

to plan appropriate combined arms breaching, clearance, or bypass operations to negate

the impact on the friendly scheme of maneuver. Also called OBSTINT. (JP 3-15)

obstacle restricted areas — A command and control measure used to limit the type or

number of obstacles within an area. See also obstacle. (JP 3-15)

obstacle zone — A division-level command and control measure, normally done graphically,

to designate specific land areas where lower echelons are allowed to employ tactical

obstacles. See also obstacle. (JP 3-15)

occupational and environmental health surveillance — The regular or repeated collection,

analysis, archiving, interpretation, and dissemination of occupational and environmental

health-related data for monitoring the health of, or potential health hazard impact on, a

population and individual personnel, and for intervening in a timely manner to prevent,

treat, or control the occurrence of disease or injury when determined necessary. (JP 4-

02)

occupational and environmental health threats — Threats to the health of military

personnel and to military readiness created by exposure to hazardous agents,

environmental contamination, or toxic industrial materials. See also health threat.

(JP 4-02)

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occupied territory — Territory under the authority and effective control of a belligerent

armed force and not being administered pursuant to peace terms, treaty, or other

agreement, express or implied, with the civil authority of the territory. (JP 4-02)

oceanography — The study of the sea, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining

to the sea and its physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of seawater, and marine

biology. (JP 3-59)

O-day — Off-load day.

offensive counterair — Offensive operations to destroy, disrupt, or neutralize enemy aircraft,

missiles, launch platforms, and their supporting structures and systems both before and

after launch, and as close to their source as possible. Also called OCA. See also

counterair; defensive counterair; operation. (JP 3-01)

offensive counterair attack operations — Offensive action by any part of the joint force in

support of the offensive counterair mission against surface targets which contribute to

the enemy’s air and missile capabilities. Also called OCA attack operations. See also

counterair; offensive counterair. (JP 3-01)

offensive counterintelligence operation — A clandestine counterintelligence activity

conducted for military, strategic, Department of Defense, or national counterintelligence

and security purposes against a target having suspected or known affiliation with foreign

intelligence entities, international terrorism, or other foreign persons or organizations, to

counter terrorism, espionage, or other clandestine intelligence activities that threaten the

security of the Department or the United States. The two types of offensive

counterintelligence operations are double agent operation and controlled source

operation. Also called OFCO. (JP 2-01.2)

offensive cyberspace operations — Cyberspace operations intended to project power by the

application of force in or through cyberspace. Also called OCO. (JP 3-12)

offensive space control — Those operations to prevent an adversary’s hostile use of United

States/third-party space capabilities and services or negate (deceive, disrupt, degrade,

deny, or destroy) an adversary’s efforts to interfere with or attack United States/allied

space systems. Also called OSC. (JP 3-14)

office — An enduring organization that is formed around a specific function within a joint

force commander’s headquarters to coordinate and manage support requirements.

(JP 3-33)

officer in tactical command — In maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible to

assume command, or the officer to whom the senior officer has delegated tactical

command. Also called OTC. (JP 3-32)

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officer of the deck — 1. When underway, the officer designated by the commanding officer

to be in charge of the ship, including its safe and proper operation. 2. When in port or at

anchor, the officer of the deck is designated by the command duty officer, has similar

responsibilities, and may be enlisted. Also called OOD. (JP 3-04)

official information — Information that is owned by, produced for or by, or is subject to the

control of the United States Government. (JP 3-61)

offset costs — Costs for which funds have been appropriated that may not be incurred as a

result of a contingency operation. See also contingency operation. (JP 1-06)

offshore bulk fuel system — The system used for transferring fuel from points offshore to

reception facilities on the beach. Also called OBFS. See also amphibious bulk liquid

transfer system; offshore petroleum discharge system. (JP 4-01.6)

offshore petroleum discharge system — Provides bulk transfer of petroleum directly from

an offshore tanker to a beach termination unit located immediately inland from the high

watermark. Also called OPDS. See also facility; petroleum, oils, and lubricants;

single-anchor leg mooring. (JP 4-03)

off-the-shelf item — An item that has been developed and produced to military or

commercial standards and specifications, is readily available for delivery from an

industrial source, and may be procured without change to satisfy a military requirement.

(JP 4-10)

on-call — 1. A term used to signify that a prearranged concentration, air strike, or final

protective fire may be called for. 2. Preplanned, identified force or materiel requirements

without designated time-phase and destination information. (JP 3-01)

on-call target — Planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using

deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic targeting.

See also dynamic targeting; on-call; operational area; planned target; target.

(JP 3-60)

on hand — The quantity of an item that is physically available in a storage location and

contained in the accountable property book records of an issuing activity. (JP 4-09)

on-scene commander — 1. An individual in the immediate vicinity of an isolating event who

temporarily assumes command of the incident. 2. The federal officer designated to direct

federal crisis and consequence management efforts at the scene of a terrorist or weapons

of mass destruction incident. Also called OSC. (JP 3-50)

on-station time — The time an aircraft can remain on station, which may be determined by

endurance or orders. (JP 3-50)

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open ocean — Ocean limit defined as greater than 12 nautical miles from shore, as compared

with high seas that are over 200 nautical miles from shore. See also contiguous zone.

(JP 3-32)

open-source information — Information that any member of the public could lawfully

obtain by request or observation as well as other unclassified information that has limited

public distribution or access. (JP 2-0)

open-source intelligence — Relevant information derived from the systematic collection,

processing, and analysis of publicly available information in response to known or

anticipated intelligence requirements. Also called OSINT. See also intelligence.

(JP 2-0)

operating stocks — Fuel required to sustain daily operations and ensure fuel availability to

support United States military forces worldwide. Also called OS. (JP 4-03)

operation — 1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.

(JP 1) 2. A military action or the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service,

training, or administrative military mission. (JP 3-0).

operational approach — A description of the broad actions the force must take to transform

current conditions into those desired at end state. (JP 5-0)

operational area — An overarching term encompassing more descriptive terms (such as area

of responsibility and joint operations area) for geographic areas in which military

operations are conducted. Also called OA. See also amphibious objective area; area

of operations; area of responsibility; joint operations area; joint special operations

area; theater of operations; theater of war. (JP 3-0)

operational art — The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs — supported by their

skill, knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment — to develop strategies,

campaigns, and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends,

ways, and means. (JP 3-0)

operational chain of command — One of the two branches of the chain of command

described in Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States,

through which command is exercised from the President through the Secretary of

Defense to the combatant commanders, to whom forces are assigned and allocated via

the global force management process. (DODI 8260.03)

operational characteristics — Those military characteristics that pertain primarily to the

functions to be performed by equipment, either alone or in conjunction with other

equipment; e.g., for electronic equipment, operational characteristics include such items

as frequency coverage, channeling, type of modulation, and character of emission.

(JP 5-0)

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operational command structure — The organizational hierarchy through which operational

authorities are exercised, as contrasted by the administrative command structure through

which administrative leadership is exercised. (DODI 8260.03)

operational contract support — The process of planning for and obtaining supplies,

services, and construction from commercial sources in support of joint operations. Also

called OCS. (JP 4-10)

operational contract support integration cell — A cell established to coordinate, and

integrate operational contract support actions across all primary and special staffs for an

operational area. Also called OCSIC. (JP 4-10)

operational control — The authority to perform those functions of command over

subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning

tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish

the mission. Also called OPCON. See also combatant command; combatant

command (command authority); tactical control. (JP 1)

operational control authority — The naval commander responsible within a specified

geographical area for the naval control of all merchant shipping under Allied naval

control. Also called OCA. (JP 3-15)

operational decontamination — Decontamination carried out by an individual and/or a unit,

restricted to specific parts of operationally essential equipment, materiel and/or working

areas, in order to minimize contact and transfer hazards and to sustain operations. See

also decontamination; immediate decontamination; thorough decontamination. (JP

3-11)

operational design — The conception and construction of the framework that underpins a

campaign or major operation plan and its subsequent execution. See also campaign;

major operation. (JP 5-0)

operational design element — A key consideration used in operational design. (JP 5-0)

operational energy — The energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military

forces and weapons platforms for military operations. (JP 4-0)

operational environment — A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences

that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander.

Also called OE. (JP 3-0)

operational exposure guidance — The maximum amount of nuclear/external ionizing

radiation that the commander considers a unit may be permitted to receive while

performing a particular mission or missions. Also called OEG. See also radiation

exposure status. (JP 3-11)

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operational intelligence — Intelligence that is required for planning and conducting

campaigns and major operations to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or

operational areas. See also intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence.

(JP 2-0)

operational level of war — The level of war at which campaigns and major operations are

planned, conducted, and sustained to achieve strategic objectives within theaters or other

operational areas. See also strategic level of war; tactical level of war. (JP 3-0)

operational limitation — An action required or prohibited by higher authority, such as a

constraint or a restraint, and other restrictions that limit the commander’s freedom of

action, such as diplomatic agreements, rules of engagement, political and economic

conditions in affected countries, and host nation issues. See also constraint; restraint.

(JP 5-0)

operational necessity — A mission associated with war or peacetime operations in which

the consequences of an action justify the risk of loss of aircraft and crew. See also

mission. (JP 3-04)

operational pause — A temporary halt in operations. (JP 5-0)

operational preparation of the environment — The conduct of activities in likely or

potential areas of operations to prepare and shape the operational environment. Also

called OPE. (JP 3-05)

operational reach — The distance and duration across which a joint force can successfully

employ military capabilities. (JP 3-0)

operational readiness — The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system, or

equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed.

Also called OR. See also combat readiness. (JP 1-0)

operational reserve — An emergency reserve of men and/or materiel established for the

support of a specific operation. (JP 5-0)

operational support airlift — Airlift movements of high-priority passengers and cargo with

time, place, or mission-sensitive requirements. Also called OSA. (JP 3-17)

operational testing — A continuing process of evaluation that may be applied to either

operational personnel or situations to determine their validity or reliability. (JP 4-02)

operation and maintenance — Maintenance and repair of real property, operation of

utilities, and provision of other services such as refuse collection and disposal,

entomology, snow removal, and ice alleviation. Also called O&M. (JP 3-34)

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operation order — A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the

purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation. Also called OPORD.

(JP 5-0)

operation plan — 1. Any plan for the conduct of military operations prepared in response to

actual and potential contingencies. 2. A complete and detailed joint plan containing a

full description of the concept of operations, all annexes applicable to the plan, and a

time-phased force and deployment data. Also called OPLAN. See also operation

order. (JP 5-0)

operations center — The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the

commander to command, control, and coordinate all operational activities. Also called

OC. See also base defense operations center. (JP 3-07.2)

operations research — The analytical study of military problems undertaken to provide

responsible commanders and staff agencies with a scientific basis for decision on action

to improve military operations. Also called operational research; operations analysis.

(JP 3-31)

operations security — A capability that identifies and controls critical information,

indicators of friendly force actions attendant to military operations, and incorporates

countermeasures to reduce the risk of an adversary exploiting vulnerabilities. Also called

OPSEC. See also operations security indicators; operations security measures;

operations security planning guidance; operations security vulnerability. (JP 3-

13.3)

operations security assessment — An evaluative process to determine the likelihood that

critical information can be protected from the adversary’s intelligence. (JP 3-13.3)

operations security countermeasures — Methods and means to gain and maintain essential

secrecy about critical information. (JP 3-13.3)

operations security indicators — Friendly detectable actions and open-source information

that can be interpreted or pieced together by an adversary to derive critical information.

(JP 3-13.3)

operations security planning guidance — Guidance that defines the critical information

requiring protection from the adversary and outlines provisional measures to ensure

secrecy. (JP 3-13.3)

operations security survey — A collection effort by a team of subject matter experts to

reproduce the intelligence image projected by a specific operation or function simulating

hostile intelligence processes. (JP 3-13.3)

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operations security vulnerability — A condition in which friendly actions provide

operations security indicators that may be obtained and accurately evaluated by an

adversary in time to provide a basis for effective adversary decision making. (JP 3-13.3)

operations support element — An element that is responsible for all administrative,

operations support and services support functions within the counterintelligence and

human intelligence staff element of a joint force intelligence directorate. Also called

OSE. (JP 2-01.2)

operations to restore order — Operations intended to halt violence and support, reinstate,

or establish civil authorities so that indigenous police forces can effectively enforce the

law and restore civil authority. See also operation; peace operations. (JP 3-07.3)

opportune lift — That portion of lift capability available for use after planned requirements

have been met. (JP 4-02)

ordered departure — 1. A procedure by which the number of United States Government

personnel, their dependents, or both are reduced at a foreign service post. 2. Mandatory

departure of some or all categories of personnel and dependents to designated safe havens

as directed by the Department of State, with the implementation of the theater evacuation

plan. (JP 3-68)

order of battle — The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the

personnel, units, and equipment of any military force. Also called OB; OOB.

(JP 2-01.3)

ordnance — Explosives, chemicals, pyrotechnics, and similar stores, e.g., bombs, guns and

ammunition, flares, smoke, or napalm. (JP 3-15)

ordnance handling — Applies to those individuals who engage in the breakout, lifting, or

repositioning of ordnance or explosive devices in order to facilitate storage or stowage,

assembly or disassembly, loading or downloading, or transporting. (JP 3-04)

organic — Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization as listed in its

table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the

operating forces for the Navy. (JP 1)

Organizational and Force Structure Construct — The standardized precepts for the

digitization of hierarchical enterprise force structure data for Department of Defense-

wide integration and use. Also called OFSC. (DODI 8260.03)

organization for combat — In amphibious operations, task organization of landing force

units for combat, involving combinations of command, ground and aviation combat,

combat support, and combat service support units for accomplishment of missions

ashore. See also amphibious operation; task organization. (JP 3-02)

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organization for embarkation — In amphibious operations, an organization consisting of

temporary landing force task organizations established by the commander, landing force

and a temporary organization of Navy forces established by the commander, amphibious

task force for the purpose of simplifying planning and facilitating the execution of

embarkation. See also amphibious operation; embarkation; landing force; task

organization. (JP 3-02)

organization for landing — In amphibious operations, the specific tactical grouping of the

landing force for the assault. (JP 3-02)

Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force — The network of regional task

forces that coordinates federal law enforcement efforts to combat the national and

international organizations that cultivate, process, and distribute illicit drugs. Also called

OCDETF. (JP 3-07.4)

originating medical treatment facility — A medical facility that initially transfers a patient

to another medical facility. (JP 4-02)

originator — The command by whose authority a message is sent, which includes the

responsibility for the functions of the drafter and the releasing officer. (JP 2-01)

oscillating mine — A mine, hydrostatically controlled, which maintains a pre-set depth below

the surface of the water independently of the rise and fall of the tide. See also mine. (JP

3-15)

other detainee — Person in the custody of the US Armed Forces who has not been classified

as an enemy prisoner of war (article 4, Geneva Convention of 1949 Relative to the

Treatment of Prisoners of War (GPW)), retained personnel (article 33, GPW), or civilian

internee (article 78, Geneva Convention). Also called OD. See also civilian internee;

custody; detainee; prisoner of war; retained personnel. (JP 1-0)

outer transport area — In amphibious operations, an area inside the antisubmarine screen

to which assault transports proceed initially after arrival in the objective area. See also

inner transport area; transport area. (JP 3-02)

outsized cargo — A single item that exceeds 1,000 inches long by 117 inches wide by 105

inches high in any one dimension. See also oversized cargo. (JP 4-01.6)

overhead persistent infrared — Those systems originally developed to detect and track

foreign intercontinental ballistic missile systems. Also called OPIR. (JP 3-14)

overpressure — The pressure resulting from the blast wave of an explosion referred to as

“positive” when it exceeds atmospheric pressure and “negative” during the passage of

the wave when resulting pressures are less than atmospheric pressure. (JP 3-11)

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Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document — A set of objective criteria and

management practices developed by the Department of Defense to protect human health

and the environment. Also called OEBGD. (JP 3-34)

oversized cargo — 1. Large items of specific equipment such as a barge, side loadable

warping tug, causeway section, powered, or causeway section, nonpowered that require

transport by sea. 2. Air cargo exceeding the usable dimension of a 463L pallet loaded to

the design height of 96 inches, but equal to or less than 1,000 inches in length, 117 inches

in width, and 105 inches in height. See also outsized cargo. (JP 3-17)

over-the-horizon amphibious operation — An operational initiative launched from beyond

visual and radar range of the shoreline. (JP 3-02)

overt — Activities that are openly acknowledged by or are readily attributable to the United

States Government, including those designated to acquire information through

authorized and open means without concealment. Overt information may be collected

by observation, elicitation, or from knowledgeable human sources. (JP 2-01.2)

overt operation — An operation conducted openly, without concealment. See also

clandestine operation; covert operation. (JP 2-01.2)

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packup kit — Service-provided maintenance gear sufficient for a short-term deployment,

including spare parts and consumables most commonly needed by the deployed

helicopter detachment. Supplies are sufficient for a short-term deployment but do not

include all material needed for every maintenance task. Also called PUK. (JP 3-04)

parallel chains of command — In amphibious operations, a parallel system of command,

responding to the interrelationship of participating forces, wherein corresponding

commanders are established at each subordinate level of all components to facilitate

coordinated planning for, and execution of, the amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

paramilitary forces — Forces or groups distinct from the regular armed forces of any

country, but resembling them in organization, equipment, training, or mission. (JP 3-24)

partial mobilization — Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by

Congress (up to full mobilization) or by the President (not more than 1,000,000 for not

more than 24 consecutive months) to mobilize Ready Reserve Component units,

individual reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements

of a war or other national emergency involving an external threat to the national security.

(JP 4-05)

partner nation — A nation that the United States works with in a specific situation or

operation. Also called PN. (JP 1)

passage of lines — An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another

force’s combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the

enemy. (JP 3-18)

passive air defense — All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the

effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets. See also

air defense. (JP 3-01)

passive defense — Measures taken to reduce the probability of and to minimize the effects

of damage caused by hostile action without the intention of taking the initiative. See also

active defense. (JP 3-60)

passive mine — 1. A mine whose anticountermining device has been operated preventing the

firing mechanism from being actuated. 2. A mine which does not emit a signal to detect

the presence of a target. (JP 3-15)

patient movement — The act or process of moving a sick, injured, wounded, or other person

to obtain medical and/or dental care or treatment. Functions include medical regulating,

patient evacuation, and en route medical care. See also patient movement items;

patient movement requirements center. (JP 4-02)

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patient movement items — The medical equipment and supplies required to support patients

during aeromedical evacuation, which is part of a standardized list of approved safe-to-

fly equipment. Also called PMIs. (JP 4-02)

patient movement policy — Command decision establishing the maximum number of days

that patients may be held within the command for treatment. See also evacuation.

(JP 4-02)

patient movement requirements center — 1. A joint activity that coordinates patient

movement by functionally merging of joint medical regulating processes, Services’

medical regulating processes, and patient movement evacuation requirements planning

(transport to bed plan). 2. Term used to represent any theater, joint or the Global Patient

Movement Requirements Center function. Also called PMRC. (JP 4-02)

Patriot — A point and limited area defense surface-to-air missile system capable of

intercepting aircraft and theater missiles, including short-, medium-, and intermediate-

range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase. (JP 3-01)

peace building — Stability actions, predominately diplomatic and economic, that strengthen

and rebuild governmental infrastructure and institutions in order to avoid a relapse into

conflict. Also called PB. See also peace enforcement; peacekeeping; peacemaking;

peace operations. (JP 3-07.3)

peace enforcement — Application of military force, or the threat of its use, normally pursuant

to international authorization, to compel compliance with resolutions or sanctions

designed to maintain or restore peace and order. See also peace building;

peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace operations. (JP 3-07.3)

peacekeeping — Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a

dispute, designed to monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement (cease fire,

truce, or other such agreement) and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term

political settlement. See also peace building; peace enforcement; peacemaking;

peace operations. (JP 3-07.3)

peacemaking — The process of diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, or other forms of

peaceful settlements that arranges an end to a dispute and resolves issues that led to it.

See also peace building; peace enforcement; peacekeeping; peace operations.

(JP 3-07.3)

peace operations — A broad term that encompasses multiagency and multinational crisis

response and limited contingency operations involving all instruments of national power

with military missions to contain conflict, redress the peace, and shape the environment

to support reconciliation and rebuilding and facilitate the transition to legitimate

governance. Also called PO. See also peace building; peace enforcement;

peacekeeping; and peacemaking. (JP 3-07.3)

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performance work statement — A statement of work for performance based acquisitions

that describe the results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

Also called PWS. (JP 4-10)

period — The time it takes for a satellite to complete one orbit around the earth. (JP 3-14)

permissive environment — Operational environment in which host country military and law

enforcement agencies have control as well as the intent and capability to assist operations

that a unit intends to conduct. (JP 3-0)

persistent agent — A chemical agent that, when released, remains able to cause casualties

for more than 24 hours to several days or weeks. (JP 3-11)

personal effects — All privately owned moveable, personal property of an individual. Also

called PE. See also mortuary affairs; personal property. (JP 4-06)

personal locator beacon — An emergency device carried by individuals, to assist locating

during personnel recovery. Also called PLB. See also emergency locator beacon.

(JP 3-50)

personal property — Property of any kind or any interest therein, except real property,

records of the United States Government, and naval vessels of the following categories:

surface combatants, support ships, and submarines. (JP 4-06)

personal protective equipment — The protective clothing and equipment provided to shield

or isolate a person from the chemical, physical, and thermal hazards that can be

encountered at a hazardous materials incident. Also called PPE. See also individual

protective equipment. (JP 3-11)

personal staff — Aides and staff officers handling special matters over which the commander

wishes to exercise close personal control. (JP 3-33)

person authorized to direct disposition of human remains — A person, usually primary

next of kin, who is authorized to direct disposition of human remains. Also called

PADD. See also mortuary affairs. (JP 4-06)

person eligible to receive effects — The person authorized by law to receive the personal

effects of a deceased military member. Receipt of personal effects does not constitute

ownership. Also called PERE. See also mortuary affairs; personal effects. (JP 4-06)

personnel — Those individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish

the assigned mission. (JP 1-0)

personnel accountability — The process of identifying, capturing, and recording the

personal identification information of an individual usually through the use of a database.

(JP 1-0)

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personnel effects inventory officer — An officer appointed to establish clear chain of

custody for all personal effects of an individual from the time they establish control of

the effects until they release the effect to mortuary affairs personnel. Also called PEIO.

(JP 4-06)

personnel increment number — A seven-character, alphanumeric field that uniquely

describes a non-unit-related personnel entry (line) in a Joint Operation Planning and

Execution System time-phased force and deployment data. Also called PIN. (JP 5-0)

personnel recovery — The sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare for and

execute the recovery and reintegration of isolated personnel. Also called PR. See also

combat search and rescue; evasion; personnel; recovery; search and rescue.

(JP 3-50)

personnel recovery coordination cell — The primary joint force component organization

responsible for coordinating and controlling component personnel recovery missions.

Also called PRCC. (JP 3-50)

personnel recovery reference product — A reference document for personnel recovery

containing specific information on a particular country or region of interest. Also called

PRRP. (JP 3-50)

personnel security investigation — An inquiry into the activities of an individual, designed

to develop pertinent information pertaining to trustworthiness and suitability for a

position of trust as related to loyalty, character, emotional stability, and reliability. Also

called PSI. (JP 2-01)

personnel services support — Service-provided sustainment activities that support a Service

member during both joint exercises and joint operations. Also called PSS. (JP 1-0)

petroleum, oils, and lubricants — A broad term that includes all petroleum and associated

products used by the Armed Forces. Also called POL. (JP 4-01.6)

phase — In joint operation planning, a definitive stage of an operation or campaign during

which a large portion of the forces and capabilities are involved in similar or mutually

supporting activities for a common purpose. (JP 5-0)

phase line — A line utilized for control and coordination of military operations, usually an

easily identified feature in the operational area. Also called PL. (JP 3-09)

phony minefield — An area free of live mines used to simulate a minefield, or section of a

minefield, with the object of deceiving the enemy. See also minefield. (JP 3-15)

physical characteristics — Those military characteristics of equipment that are primarily

physical in nature. (JP 3-60)

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physical damage assessment — The estimate of the quantitative extent of physical damage

to a target resulting from the application of military force. See also battle damage

assessment. (JP 3-60)

physical security —1. That part of security concerned with physical measures designed to

safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material,

and documents; and to safeguard them against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

(JP 3-0) 2. In communications security, the component that results from all physical

measures necessary to safeguard classified equipment, material, and documents from

access thereto or observation thereof by unauthorized persons. See also communications

security; security. (JP 6-0)

placement — An individual’s proximity to information of intelligence interest. (JP 2-01.2)

plan for landing — In amphibious operations, a collective term referring to all individually

prepared naval and landing force documents which, taken together, present in detail all

instructions for execution of the ship-to-shore movement. (JP 3-02)

plan identification number — 1. A command-unique four-digit number followed by a suffix

indicating the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan year for which the plan is written. 2. A

five-digit number representing the command-unique four-digit identifier, followed by a

one-character, alphabetic suffix indicating the operation plan option, or a one-digit

number numeric value indicating the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan year for which the

plan is written. Also called PID. (JP 5-0)

planned target — Target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which

actions are planned using deliberate targeting, creating effects which support

commander’s objectives. There are two subcategories of planned targets: scheduled and

on-call. See also on-call target; operational area; scheduled target; target. (JP 3-60)

planning and direction — In intelligence usage, the determination of intelligence

requirements, development of appropriate intelligence architecture, preparation of a

collection plan, and issuance of orders and requests to information collection agencies.

See also intelligence process. (JP 2-01)

planning factor — A multiplier used in planning to estimate the amount and type of effort

involved in a contemplated operation. (JP 5-0)

planning factors database — Databases created and maintained by the Services for the

purpose of identifying all geospatial information and services requirements for emerging

and existing forces and systems. Also called PFDB. See also geospatial information

and services. (JP 2-03)

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planning order — A planning directive that provides essential planning guidance and directs

the initiation of execution planning before the directing authority approves a military

course of action. Also called PLANORD. See also execution planning. (JP 5-0)

planning phase — In amphibious operations, the phase normally denoted by the period

extending from the issuance of the initiating directive up to the embarkation phase. See

also amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

planning team — A functional element within a joint force commander’s headquarters

established to solve problems related to a specific task or requirement, and which

dissolves upon completion of the assigned task. (JP 3-33)

point defense — The defense or protection of special vital elements and installations; e.g.,

command and control facilities or air bases. (JP 3-52)

pointee-talkee — A language aid containing selected phrases in English opposite a

translation in a foreign language used by pointing to appropriate phrases. See also

evasion aid. (JP 3-50)

point of employment — In distribution operations, a physical location designated by the

commander at the tactical level where force employment, emplacement, or commodity

consumption occurs. (JP 4-09)

point of need — In distribution operations, a physical location within a desired operational

area designated by the geographic combatant commander or subordinate commander as

a receiving point for forces or materiel, for subsequent use or consumption. (JP 4-09)

point of origin — In distribution operations, the beginning point of a deployment,

redeployment, or movement where forces or materiel are located. (JP 4-09)

polar orbit — A satellite orbit that passes over the North and South Poles on each orbit, has

an angle of inclination relative to the equator of 90 degrees, and eventually passes over

all points on the earth. (JP 3-14)

population at risk — The strength in personnel of a given force structure in terms of which

casualty rates are stated. Also called PAR. (JP 4-02)

port complex — One or more port areas in which activities are geographically linked either

because these areas are dependent on a common inland transport system or because they

constitute a common initial destination for convoys. (JP 4-01.5)

port of debarkation — The geographic point at which cargo or personnel are discharged.

Also called POD. See also port of embarkation. (JP 4-0)

port of embarkation — The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or

personnel depart. Also called POE. See also port of debarkation. (JP 4-01.2)

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port operations group — A task-organized unit, located at the seaport of embarkation and/or

debarkation that assists and provides support in the loading and/or unloading and staging

of personnel, supplies, and equipment from shipping. Also called POG. See also

landing force support party; task organization. (JP 3-35)

port security — The safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, waterfront facilities, and cargo

from internal threats such as destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive

acts; accidents; thefts; or other causes of similar nature. See also physical security;

security. (JP 3-10)

port support activity — A tailorable support organization composed of mobilization station

assets that ensures the equipment of the deploying units is ready to load. Also called

PSA. See also support. (JP 3-35)

positive control — A method of airspace control that relies on positive identification,

tracking, and direction of aircraft within an airspace, conducted with electronic means by

an agency having the authority and responsibility therein. (JP 3-52)

positive identification — An identification derived from observation and analysis of target

characteristics including visual recognition, electronic support systems, non-cooperative

target recognition techniques, identification friend or foe systems, or other physics-based

identification techniques. (JP 3-01)

post-launch abort — Deliberate action taken post-separation to cause a precision munition

to miss its target. Also called PLA. (JP 3-09.3)

precipitation static — Charged precipitation particles that strike antennas and gradually

charge the antenna, which ultimately discharges across the insulator, causing a burst of

static. Also called P-STATIC. (JP 3-13.1)

precise time and time interval — A reference value of time and time interval (frequency).

Also called PTTI. (JP 3-59)

precision-guided munition — A guided weapon intended to destroy a point target and

minimize collateral damage. Also called PGM, smart weapon, smart munition.

(JP 3-03)

prelanding operations — Operations conducted by the amphibious force upon its arrival in

the amphibious objective area or operational area and prior to H-hour and/or L-hour.

(JP 3-02)

preparation of the environment — An umbrella term for operations and activities conducted

by selectively trained special operations forces to develop an environment for potential

future special operations. Also called PE. (JP 3-05)

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prepare to deploy order — An order issued by competent authority to move forces or

prepare forces for movement (e.g., increase deployability posture of units). Also called

PTDO. (JP 5-0)

preplanned air support — Air support in accordance with a program, planned in advance of

operations. (JP 3-09.3)

pre-position — To place military units, equipment, or supplies at or near the point of planned

use or at a designated location to reduce reaction time, and to ensure timely support of a

specific force during initial phases of an operation. (JP 4-0)

pre-positioned war reserve stock — The assets that are designated to satisfy the pre-

positioned war reserve materiel requirement. Also called PWRS. (JP 4-03)

presail — The time prior to a ship getting under way used to prepare for at-sea events.

(JP 3-04)

Presidential Reserve Call-up — Provision of a public law (Title 10, United States Code,

Section 12304) that provides the President a means to activate, without a declaration of

national emergency, not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and the

Individual Ready Reserve (of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the

Individual Ready Reserve), for not more than 365 days to meet the requirements of any

operational mission, other than for disaster relief or to suppress insurrection. Also called

PRC. See also Individual Ready Reserve; mobilization; Selected Reserve. (JP 4-05)

pressure mine — 1. In land mine warfare, a mine whose fuse responds to the direct pressure

of a target. 2. In naval mine warfare, a mine whose circuit responds to the hydrodynamic

pressure field of a target. See also mine. (JP 3-15)

prevention —In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary’s hostile use of United States

or third-party space systems and services. See also space control. (JP 3-14)

prevention of mutual interference — In submarine operations, procedures established to

prevent submerged collisions between friendly submarines, between submarines and

friendly surface ship towed bodies and arrays, and between submarines and any other

hazards to submerged navigation. Also called PMI. (JP 3-32)

preventive maintenance — The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of

maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for

systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they

occur or before they develop into major defects. (JP 4-02)

preventive medicine — The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification,

prevention, education, risk assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses

and exposure to endemic, occupational, and environmental threats. Also called

PVNTMED. (JP 4-02)

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primary agency — The federal department or agency assigned primary responsibility for

managing and coordinating a specific emergency support function in the National

Response Framework. (JP 3-28)

primary control officer — In amphibious operations, the officer embarked in a primary

control ship assigned to control the movement of landing craft, amphibious vehicles, and

landing ships to and from a colored beach. Also called PCO. (JP 3-02)

primary control ship — In amphibious operations, a ship of the task force designated to

provide support for the primary control officer and a combat information center control

team for a colored beach. Also called PCS. (JP 3-02)

primary flight control — The controlling agency on air-capable ships that is responsible for

air traffic control of aircraft within 5 nautical miles of the ship. On most Coast

Guard cutters, primary flight control duties are performed by a combat information

center, and the term “PRIFLY” is not used. Also called PRIFLY. (JP 3-04)

primary review authority — The organization, within the lead agent's chain of command,

that is assigned by the lead agent to perform the actions and coordination necessary to

develop and maintain the assigned joint publication under the cognizance of the lead

agent. Also called PRA. See also joint publication; lead agent. (CJCSM 5120.01)

prime contract — A contract or contractual action entered into by the United States

Government for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment, or services of

any kind. (JP 4-10)

prime vendor — A contracting process that provides commercial products to regionally

grouped military and federal customers from commercial distributors using electronic

commerce. Also called PV. See also distribution system. (JP 4-09)

principal federal official — The federal official designated by the Secretary of Homeland

Security to act as his/her representative locally to oversee, coordinate, and execute the

Secretary’s incident management responsibilities under Homeland Security Presidential

Directive 5. Also called PFO. (JP 3-41)

principal officer — The officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, consular office, or other

Foreign Service post, such as a United States liaison office. (JP 3-08)

priority designator — A two-digit issue and priority code placed in military standard

requisitioning and issue procedure requisitions to provide a means of assigning relative

rankings to competing demands placed on the Department of Defense supply system.

(JP 4-01)

priority intelligence requirement — An intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for

intelligence support, that the commander and staff need to understand the adversary or

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other aspects of the operational environment. Also called PIR. See also information

requirements; intelligence; intelligence process; intelligence requirement. (JP 2-01)

prisoner of war — A detained person (as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva

Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949) who,

while engaged in combat under orders of his or her government, is captured by the armed

forces of the enemy. Also called POW or PW. (JP 3-50)

private sector — An umbrella term that may be applied to any or all of the nonpublic or

commercial individuals and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of

academia and other scholastic institutions, and selected nongovernmental organizations.

(JP 3-57)

privity of contract — The legal relationship that exists between two contracting parties.

(JP 4-10)

probability of damage — The probability that damage will occur to a target expressed as a

percentage or as a decimal. Also called PD. (JP 3-60)

procedural control — A method of airspace control which relies on a combination of

previously agreed and promulgated orders and procedures. (JP 3-52)

procedural identification — An identification based on observation and analysis of target

behaviors including location and trajectory, as well as compliance with airspace control

measures. (JP 3-01)

procedures — Standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks. See also

tactics; techniques. (CJCSM 5120.01)

procedure word — A word or phrase limited to radio telephone procedure used to facilitate

communication by conveying information in a condensed standard form. Also called

proword. (JP 3-09.3)

processing — A system of operations designed to convert raw data into useful information.

(JP 2-0)

processing and exploitation — In intelligence usage, the conversion of collected information

into forms suitable to the production of intelligence. See also intelligence process. (JP

2-01)

process owner — The head of a Department of Defense component assigned a responsibility

by the Secretary of Defense when process improvement involves more than one Service

or Department of Defense component. (JP 4-0)

procurement lead time — The interval in time between the initiation of procurement action

and receipt of the products or services purchased as the result of such actions. (JP 4-10)

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procuring contracting officer — A contracting officer who initiates and signs the contract.

Also called PCO. See also administrative contracting officer; contracting officer.

(JP 4-10)

production base — The total national industrial production capacity available for the

manufacture of items to meet materiel requirements. (JP 4-05)

production logistics — That part of logistics concerning research, design, development,

manufacture, and acceptance of materiel. In consequence, production logistics includes:

standardization and interoperability, contracting, quality assurance, initial provisioning,

transportability, reliability and defect analysis, safety standards, specifications and

production processes, trials and testing (including provision of necessary facilities),

equipment documentation, configuration control, and modifications.

production requirement — An intelligence requirement that cannot be met by current

analytical products resulting in tasking to produce a new product that can meet this

intelligence requirement. Also called PR. (JP 2-0)

proof — To verify that a breached lane is free of live mines by passing a mine roller or other

mine-resistant vehicle through as the lead vehicle. (JP 3-15)

property — 1. Anything that may be owned. 2. As used in the military establishment, this

term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For

special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the

public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the

Federal Government.

protected emblems — The red cross, red crescent, and other symbols that designate that

persons, places, or equipment so marked have a protected status under the law of war.

(JP 3-60)

protected frequencies — Friendly, generally time-oriented, frequencies used for a particular

operation, identified and protected to prevent them from being inadvertently jammed by

friendly forces while active electronic warfare operations are directed against hostile

forces. See also electronic warfare. (JP 3-13.1)

protected persons/places — Persons (such as enemy prisoners of war) and places (such as

hospitals) that enjoy special protections under the law of war. They may or may not be

marked with protected emblems. (JP 1-04)

protection — 1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military

and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure

deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area. (JP 3-

0) 2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States

and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an adversary’s

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attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is attempted. See also

mission-oriented protective posture; space control. (JP 3-14)

protection of shipping — The use of proportionate force, when necessary for the protection

of US flag vessels and aircraft, US citizens (whether embarked in US or foreign vessels),

and their property against unlawful violence. (JP 3-0)

protective clothing — Clothing especially designed, fabricated, or treated to protect

personnel against hazards. (JP 3-11)

protective minefield — 1. In land mine warfare, a minefield employed to assist a unit in its

local, close-in protection. 2. In naval mine warfare, a minefield emplaced in friendly

territorial waters to protect ports, harbors, anchorages, coasts, and coastal routes. See

also minefield. (JP 3-15)

provincial reconstruction team — A civil-military team designed to improve stability in a

given area by helping build the legitimacy and effectiveness of a host nation local or

provincial government in providing security to its citizens and delivering essential

government services. Also called PRT. (JP 3-57)

public — In public affairs, a segment of the population with common attributes to which a

military force can tailor its communication. See also external audience; internal

audience. (JP 3-61)

public affairs — Communication activities with external and internal audiences. Also called

PA. See also command information; public information. (JP 3-61)

public affairs assessment — An analysis of the news media and public environments to

evaluate the degree of understanding about strategic and operational objectives and

military activities and to identify levels of public support. See also assessment; public

affairs. (JP 3-61)

public affairs guidance — Constraints and restraints established by proper authority

regarding public communication activities. Also called PAG. See also public affairs.

(JP 3-61)

public diplomacy — 1. Those overt international public information activities of the United

States Government designed to promote United States foreign policy objectives by

seeking to understand, inform, and influence foreign audiences and opinion makers, and

by broadening the dialogue between American citizens and institutions and their

counterparts abroad. 2. In peace building, civilian agency efforts to promote an

understanding of the reconstruction efforts, rule of law, and civic responsibility through

public affairs and international public diplomacy operations. (JP 3-07.3)

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public information — Within public affairs, information of a military nature, the

dissemination of which is consistent with security and approved for public release. (JP

3-61)

public key infrastructure — An enterprise-wide service that supports digital signatures and

other public key-based security mechanisms for Department of Defense functional

enterprise programs, including generation, production, distribution, control, and

accounting of public key certificates. Also called PKI. (JP 2-03)

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Q-route — A system of preplanned shipping lanes in mined or potentially mined waters used

to minimize the area the mine countermeasures commander has to keep clear of mines

in order to provide safe passage for friendly shipping. (JP 3-15)

quadruple container — A 57.5 inches x 96 inches x 96 inches container box with a metal

frame, pallet base, and International Organization for Standardization corner fittings;

four of these boxes can be lashed together to form a 20-foot American National Standards

Institute or International Organization for Standardization intermodal container. Also

called QUADCON. (JP 4-09)

qualifying entity — A non-governmental organization to which the Department of Defense

may provide assistance for special events by virtue of statute, regulation, policy, or other

approval by the Secretary of Defense or his or her authorized designee.

(DODD 3025.18)

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radiation dose — The total amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by material or tissues. See

also exposure dose. (JP 3-11)

radiation dose rate — Measurement of radiation dose per unit of time. (JP 3-11)

radiation exposure status — Criteria to assist the commander in measuring unit exposure to

radiation based on total past cumulative dose, normally expressed in centigray. Also

called RES. (JP 3-11)

radio frequency countermeasures — Any device or technique employing radio frequency

materials or technology that is intended to impair the effectiveness of enemy activity,

particularly with respect to precision guided weapons and sensor systems. Also called

RF CM. (JP 3-13.1)

radiological dispersal device — An improvised assembly or process, other than a nuclear

explosive device, designed to disseminate radioactive material in order to cause

destruction, damage, or injury. Also called RDD. (JP 3-11)

radiological exposure device — A radioactive source placed to cause injury or death. Also

called RED. (JP 3-11)

raid — An operation to temporarily seize an area in order to secure information, confuse an

adversary, capture personnel or equipment, or to destroy a capability culminating with a

planned withdrawal. (JP 3-0)

railhead — A point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means

of transport. (JP 4-09)

Rangers — Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct

highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other

special operations units of all Services. (JP 3-05)

rapid global mobility — The timely movement, positioning, and sustainment of

military forces and capabilities across the range of military operations. See also

mobility. (JP 3-17)

rationalization — Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more

efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. (JP 3-16)

R-day — Redeployment day.

reachback — The process of obtaining products, services, and applications, or forces, or

equipment, or material from organizations that are not forward deployed. (JP 3-30)

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readiness — The ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned

missions. See also national military strategy. (JP 1)

Ready Reserve — The Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve liable for active duty

as prescribed by law (Title 10, United States Code, Sections 10142, 12301, and 12302).

See also active duty; Individual Ready Reserve; Selected Reserve. (JP 4-05)

ready-to-load date — The date when a unit will be ready to move from the origin, i.e.,

mobilization station. Also called RLD. (JP 5-0)

Realistic Military Training — Department of Defense training conducted off federal property

utilizing private or non-federal public property and infrastructure. (DODI 1322.28)

real property — Lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems, improvements, and

appurtenances, thereto that includes equipment attached to and made part of buildings

and structures, but not movable equipment. (JP 3-34)

reattack recommendation — An assessment, derived from the results of battle damage

assessment and munitions effectiveness assessment, providing the commander

systematic advice on reattack of a target. Also called RR. See also assessment; battle

damage assessment; munitions effectiveness assessment; target. (JP 3-60)

receiving ship — The ship in a replenishment unit that receives the rig(s). (JP 4-03)

reception — 1. All ground arrangements connected with the delivery and disposition of air

or sea drops. 2. Arrangements to welcome and provide secure quarters or transportation

for defectors, escapees, evaders, or incoming agents. 3. The process of receiving, off-

loading, marshalling, accounting for, and transporting of personnel, equipment, and

materiel from the strategic and/or intratheater deployment phase to a sea, air, or surface

transportation point of debarkation to the marshalling area. (JP 3-35)

recognition — 1. The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of

objects such as aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communications-

electronics patterns. 2. In ground combat operations, the determination that an object is

similar within a category of something already known. (JP 3-01)

recognition signal — Any prearranged signal by which individuals or units may identify each

other. (JP 3-50)

reconnaissance — A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection

methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to

secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics

of a particular area. Also called RECON. (JP 2-0)

recovery — 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission that involves the return of

an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat. (JP 3-52) 2. The retrieval of a mine from

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the location where emplaced. (JP 3-15) 3. In personnel recovery, actions taken to

physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to friendly control. (JP 3-

50) 4. Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly

control or repair at another location. See also evader; evasion. (JP 3-34)

recovery and reconstitution — 1. Those actions taken by one nation prior to, during, and

following an attack by an enemy nation to minimize the effects of the attack, rehabilitate

the national economy, provide for the welfare of the populace, and maximize the combat

potential of remaining forces and supporting activities. 2. Those actions taken by a

military force during or after operational employment to restore its combat capability to

full operational readiness. See also recovery. (JP 3-35)

recovery mechanism — An indigenous or surrogate infrastructure that is specifically

developed, trained, and directed by United States forces to contact, authenticate, support,

move, and exfiltrate designated isolated personnel from uncertain or hostile areas back

to friendly control. Also called RM. (JP 3-50)

recovery operations — Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and

return isolated personnel, human remains, sensitive equipment, or items critical to

national security. (JP 3-50)

recovery site — In personnel recovery, an area from which isolated personnel can be

recovered. See also escapee; evader; evasion. (JP 3-50)

recovery team — In personnel recovery, designated United States or United States-directed

forces, that are specifically trained to operate in conjunction with indigenous or surrogate

forces, and are tasked to contact, authenticate, support, move, and exfiltrate isolated

personnel. Also called RT. (JP 3-50)

recovery vehicle — In personnel recovery, the vehicle on which isolated personnel are

boarded and transported from the recovery site. (JP 3-50)

redeployment — The transfer or rotation of forces and materiel to support another joint force

commander’s operational requirements, or to return personnel, equipment, and materiel

to the home and/or demobilization stations for reintegration and/or out-processing. See

also deployment. (JP 3-35)

red team — An organizational element comprised of trained and educated members that

provide an independent capability to fully explore alternatives in plans and operations in

the context of the operational environment and from the perspective of adversaries and

others. (JP 2-0)

reduced operating status — Military Sealift Command ships withdrawn from full operating

status because of decreased operational requirements. Also called ROS. See also

Military Sealift Command. (JP 4-01.2)

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reduction — The creation of lanes through a minefield or obstacle to allow passage of the

attacking ground force. (JP 3-15)

refraction — The process by which the direction of a wave is changed when moving into

shallow water at an angle to the bathymetric contours. (JP 4-01.6)

refugee — A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of

race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion,

is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is

unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. See also dislocated

civilian; displaced person; evacuee; stateless person. (JP 3-29)

regimental landing team — A task organization for landing composed of an infantry

regiment reinforced by those elements that are required for initiation of its combat

function ashore. (JP 3-02)

regional air defense commander — Commander, subordinate to the area air defense

commander, who is responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned regionand

exercises authorities as delegated by the area air defense commander. Also called

RADC. (JP 3-01)

regional response coordination center — A standing facility that is activated to coordinate

regional response efforts, until a joint field office is established and/or the principal

federal official, federal or coordinating officer can assume their National Response

Framework coordination responsibilities. Also called RRCC. (JP 3-28)

regional satellite communications support center — United States Strategic Command

operational element responsible for providing the operational communications planners

with a point of contact for accessing and managing satellite communications resources.

Also called RSSC. (JP 3-14)

regional security officer — A security officer responsible to the chief of mission

(ambassador), for security functions of all United States embassies and consulates in a

given country or group of adjacent countries. Also called RSO. (JP 3-10)

rehabilitative care — Therapy that provides evaluations and treatment programs using

exercises, massage, or electrical therapeutic treatment to restore, reinforce, or enhance

motor performance and restores patients to functional health allowing for their return to

duty or discharge from the Service. Also called restorative care. See also patient

movement policy; theater. (JP 4-02)

rehearsal phase — In amphibious operations, the period during which the prospective

operation is practiced. See also amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

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reinforcing obstacles — Those obstacles specifically constructed, emplaced, or detonated

through military effort and designed to strengthen existing terrain to disrupt, fix, turn, or

block enemy movement. See also obstacle. (JP 3-15)

reintegrate — In personnel recovery, the task of providing medical care and psychological

decompression to allow the conduct of appropriate debriefings to ultimately return

recovered personnel back to duty and their family. (JP 3-50)

release altitude — Altitude of an aircraft above the ground at the time of ordnance release.

(JP 3-09.3)

relief in place — An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit

is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced

elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the

incoming unit. (JP 3-07.3)

religious advisement — The practice of informing the commander on the impact of religion

on joint operations to include, but not limited to: worship, rituals, customs, and practices

of US military personnel, international forces, and the indigenous population; as well as

the impact of military operations on the religious and humanitarian dynamics in the

operational area. (JP 1-05)

religious affairs — The combination of religious support and religious advisement.

(JP 1-05)

religious support — Chaplain-facilitated free exercise of religion through worship, religious

and pastoral counseling services, ceremonial honors for the fallen, crisis intervention,

and advice to the commander on ethical and moral issues, and morale as affected by

religion. Also called RS. See also combatant command chaplain; command

chaplain; religious support team. (JP 1-05)

religious support team — A team, comprised of at least one chaplain and one enlisted

support person, that works together in designing, implementing, and executing the

command religious program. Also called RST. See also combatant command

chaplain; command chaplain; religious support. (JP 1-05)

remain-behind equipment — Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when

they deploy. (JP 4-05)

render safe procedures — The portion of the explosive ordnance disposal procedures

involving the application of special explosive ordnance disposal methods and tools to

provide for the interruption of functions or separation of essential components of

unexploded explosive ordnance to prevent an unacceptable detonation. (JP 3-15.1)

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rendezvous area — In an amphibious operation, the area in which the landing craft and

amphibious vehicles rendezvous to form waves after being loaded, and prior to

movement to the line of departure. (JP 3-02)

repairable item — An item that can be reconditioned or economically repaired for reuse

when it becomes unserviceable. (JP 4-09)

repair cycle — The stages through which a repairable item passes from the time of its removal

or replacement until it is reinstalled or placed in stock in a serviceable condition. (JP 4-

09)

repatriation — 1. The procedure whereby American citizens and their families are officially

processed back into the United States subsequent to an evacuation. See also evacuation.

(JP 3-68) 2. The release and return of enemy prisoners of war to their own country in

accordance with the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of

War. (JP 1-0)

replacement in kind — The provision of material and services for a logistic exchange of

materials and services of equal value between the governments of eligible countries. Also

called RIK. (JP 1-06)

reportable incident — Any suspected or alleged violation of Department of Defense policy

or of other related orders, policies, procedures or applicable law, for which there is

credible information. (JP 3-63)

request for assistance — A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms

of desired outcome, formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to

a local, state, tribal, or other federal agency. Also called RFA. (JP 3-28)

request for information — 1. Any specific time-sensitive ad hoc requirement for intelligence

information or products to support an ongoing crisis or operation not necessarily related

to standing requirements or scheduled intelligence production. 2. A term used by the

National Security Agency/Central Security Service to state ad hoc signals intelligence

requirements. Also called RFI. See also intelligence. (JP 2-0)

required delivery date — The date that a force must arrive at the destination and complete

unloading. Also called RDD. (JP 5-0)

requirements determination — All activities necessary to develop, consolidate, coordinate,

validate, approve, and prioritize joint force contract support requirements. (JP 4-10)

requirements development — The process of defining actual contract support requirements

and capturing these requirements in acquisition ready contract support requirements

packages. (JP 4-10)

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requirements management system — A system for the management of theater and national

imagery collection requirements that provides automated tools for users in support of

submission, review, and validation of imagery nominations as requirements to be tasked

on national or Department of Defense imagery collection, production, and exploitation

resources. Also called RMS. See also imagery. (JP 2-01)

requiring activity — A military or other designated supported organization that identifies

and receives contracted support during military operations. See also supported unit.

(JP 4-10)

rescue combat air patrol — An aircraft patrol provided over that portion of an objective area

in which recovery operations are being conducted for the purpose of intercepting and

destroying hostile aircraft. Also called RESCAP. See also combat air patrol.

(JP 3-50)

rescue coordination center — A unit, recognized by International Civil Aviation

Organization, International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant international

body, responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue services and

coordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search and rescue

region. Also called RCC. (JP 3-50)

reserve — 1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at

the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement. 2.

Members of the uniformed Services who are not in active service but who are subject to

call to active duty. 3. Portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set

aside for future operations or contingencies and, in respect to which, administrative

authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld. See also

operational reserve. (JP 4-05)

Reserve Component — The Armed Forces of the United States Reserve Component consists

of the Army National Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve,

the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air Force

Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve. Also called RC. See also component; reserve.

(JP 4-05)

reserved obstacles — Those demolition obstacles that are deemed critical to the plan for

which the authority to detonate is reserved by the designating commander. See also

obstacle. (JP 3-15)

reset — A set of actions to restore equipment to a desired level of combat capability

commensurate with a unit’s future mission. (JP 4-0)

resettled person — A refugee or an internally displaced person wishing to return somewhere

other than his or her previous home or land within the country or area of original

displacement. (JP 3-29)

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residual forces — Undeployed United States forces that have an immediate combat potential

for continued military operations, and that have been deliberately withheld from

utilization. (JP 4-09)

residual radiation — Nuclear radiation caused by fallout, artificial dispersion of radioactive

material, or irradiation that results from a nuclear explosion and persists longer than one

minute after burst. See also contamination; initial radiation. (JP 3-11)

resistance movement — An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a

country to resist the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt

civil order and stability. (JP 3-05)

resource management — A financial management function that provides advice and

guidance to the commander to develop command resource requirements. Also called

RM. See also financial management. (JP 1-06)

resources — The forces, materiel, and other assets or capabilities apportioned or allocated to

the commander of a unified or specified command. (JP 1)

rest and recuperation — The withdrawal of individuals from combat or duty in a combat

area for short periods of rest and recuperation. Also called R&R. (JP 1-0)

restraint — In the context of joint operation planning, a requirement placed on the command

by a higher command that prohibits an action, thus restricting freedom of action. See

also constraint; operational limitation. (JP 5-0)

restricted area — 1. An area (land, sea, or air) in which there are special restrictive measures

employed to prevent or minimize interference between friendly forces. 2. An area under

military jurisdiction in which special security measures are employed to prevent

unauthorized entry. See also restricted areas (air). (JP 3-34)

restricted areas (air) — Designated areas established by appropriate authority over which

flight of aircraft is restricted. See also restricted area. (JP 3-52)

restricted items list — A document listing those logistic goods and services for which nations

must coordinate any contracting activity with a commander’s centralized contracting

organization. (JP 4-08)

restricted operations zone — Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the

operations of one or more airspace users is restricted. Also called ROZ. (JP 3-52)

restricted reporting — Reporting option that allows sexual assault victims to confidentially

disclose the assault to specified individual and receive medical treatment without

triggering an official investigation. (JP 1-0)

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restricted target — A valid target that has specific restrictions placed on the actions

authorized against it due to operational considerations. See also target. (JP 3-60)

restricted target list — A list of restricted targets nominated by elements of the joint force

and approved by the joint force commander or directed by higher authorities. Also called

RTL. See also restricted target; target. (JP 3-60)

restrictive fire area — An area in which specific restrictions are imposed and into which

fires that exceed those restrictions will not be delivered without coordination with the

establishing headquarters. Also called RFA. See also fires. (JP 3-09)

restrictive fire line — A line established between converging friendly surface forces that

prohibits fires or their effects across that line. Also called RFL. See also fires.

(JP 3-09)

resupply — The act of replenishing stocks in order to maintain required levels of supply.

(JP 4-09)

resuscitative care — Advanced emergency medical treatment required to prevent immediate

loss of life or limb and to attain stabilization to ensure the patient could tolerate

evacuation. (JP 4-02)

retained personnel — Detainees who fall into one of the following categories: a. Designated

enemy medical personnel and medical staff administrators who are exclusively engaged

in either the search for, collection, transport, or treatment of the wounded or sick, or the

prevention of disease; b. Staff of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and that

of other volunteer aid societies, duly recognized and authorized by their governments to

assist medical service personnel of their own armed forces, provided they are exclusively

engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of wounded or sick, or

in the prevention of disease, and provided that the staff of such societies are subject to

military laws and regulations; c. Chaplains attached to enemy armed forces. Also called

RP. See also personnel. (JP 3-63)

Retired Reserve — All reserve members who receive retirement pay on the basis of their

active duty and/or reserve service; those members who are otherwise eligible for

retirement pay but have not reached age 60 and who have not elected discharge and are

not voluntary members of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve. See also active duty;

Ready Reserve; Standby Reserve. (JP 4-05)

retrograde — The process for the movement of non-unit equipment and materiel from a

forward location to a reset (replenishment, repair, or recapitalization) program or to

another directed area of operations to replenish unit stocks, or to satisfy stock

requirements. (JP 4-09)

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returned to military control — The status of a person whose casualty status of “duty

status - whereabouts unknown” or “missing” has been changed due to the person’s return

or recovery by US military authority. Also called RMC.

returnee — A displaced person who has returned voluntarily to his or her former place of

residence. (JP 3-29)

return to base — An order to proceed to the point indicated by the displayed information or

by verbal communication. Also called RTB. (JP 3-01)

revolving fund account — An account authorized by specific provisions of law to finance a

continuing cycle of business-type operations, and which are authorized to incur

obligations and expenditures that generate receipts. (JP 1-06)

riot control agent — Any chemical, not listed in a schedule of the Convention on the

Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons

and on their Destruction that can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritation or

disabling physical effects that disappear within a short time following termination of

exposure. Also called RCA. See also chemical warfare. (JP 3-11)

rising mine — In naval mine warfare, a mine having positive buoyancy which is released

from a sinker by a ship influence or by a timing device. (JP 3-15)

risk — Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards. See also hazard; risk

management. (JP 5-0)

risk assessment — The identification and assessment of hazards (first two steps of risk

management process). Also called RA. (JP 3-07.2)

risk management — The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from

operational factors and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits.

Also called RM. See also risk. (JP 3-0)

riverine operations — Operations conducted by forces organized to cope with and exploit

the unique characteristics of a riverine area, to locate and destroy hostile forces, and/or

to achieve or maintain control of the riverine area. (JP 3-32)

role specialist nation — A nation that has agreed to assume responsibility for providing a

particular class of supply or service for all or part of the multinational force. Also called

RSN. See also lead nation; multinational force. (JP 4-08)

roll-on/roll-off discharge facility — A platform made up of causeway sections that provide

a means of embarking and disembarking vehicles from a roll-on and roll-off ship at sea

to lighterage. Also called RRDF. See also facility; lighterage. (JP 4-01.6)

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rough terrain container handler — A piece of materials handling equipment used to pick

up and move containers. Also called RTCH. (JP 4-01.6)

rules of engagement — Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the

circumstances and limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/or

continue combat engagement with other forces encountered. Also called ROE. See also

law of war. (JP 1-04)

ruse — In military deception, a trick of war designed to deceive the adversary, usually

involving the deliberate exposure of false information to the adversary’s intelligence

collection system. (JP 3-13.4)

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sabotage — An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense

of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any

national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural

resources. (JP 2-01.2)

safe haven — 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatant evacuees of the United States

Government’s responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated

during a domestic or other valid emergency. (JP 3-68) 2. A protected body of water or

the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge

from storms or heavy seas. (JP 4-01.6)

safe house — An innocent-appearing house or premises established by an organization for

the purpose of conducting clandestine or covert activity in relative security. (JP 3-07.2)

safing — As applied to weapons and ammunition, the changing from a state of readiness for

initiation to a safe condition. Also called de-arming. (JP 3-09.3)

salvage — 1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but is in

such condition that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its

repair or rehabilitation for use as a unit is clearly impractical. 2. The saving or rescuing

of condemned, discarded, or abandoned property, and of materials contained therein for

reuse, refabrication, or scrapping. (JP 4-0)

sanction enforcement — Operations that employ coercive measures to control the movement

of certain types of designated items into or out of a nation or specified area. (JP 3-0)

scheduled target — Planned target upon which fires or other actions are scheduled for

prosecution at a specified time. See also planned target; target. (JP 3-60)

schedule of fire — Groups or series of fires that are fired in a definite sequence according to

a definite program. (JP 3-09)

scheme of fires — The detailed, logical sequence of targets and fire support events to find

and engage targets to support the commander’s objectives. (JP 3-09)

scheme of maneuver — The central expression of the commander’s concept for operations

that governs the design of supporting plans or annexes of how arrayed forces will

accomplish the mission. (JP 5-0)

scientific and technical intelligence — The product resulting from the collection, evaluation,

analysis, and interpretation of foreign scientific and technical information that covers: a.

foreign developments in basic and applied research and in applied engineering techniques;

and b. scientific and technical characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of all foreign

military systems, weapons, weapon systems, and materiel; the research and development

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related thereto; and the production methods employed for their manufacture. Also called

S&TI. See also intelligence; technical intelligence. (JP 2-01)

screening — In intelligence, the evaluation of an individual or a group of individuals to

determine their potential to answer collection requirements or to identify individuals who

match a predetermined source profile coupled with the process of identifying and

assessing the areas of knowledge, cooperation, and possible approach techniques for an

individual who has information of intelligence value. (JP 2-01.2)

sea areas — Areas in the amphibious objective area designated for the stationing of

amphibious task force ships. See also amphibious objective area; fire support area;

inner transport area; sea echelon area. (JP 3-02)

sea barge — A type of barge-ship that can carry up to 38 loaded barges and also carry tugs,

stacked causeway sections, various watercraft, or heavy-lift equipment to better support

joint logistics over-the-shore operations. (JP 4-01.2)

seabasing — The deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, sustainment,

and re-employment of joint power from the sea without reliance on land bases within the

operational area. See also amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

sea control operations — The employment of forces to destroy enemy naval forces, suppress

enemy sea commerce, protect vital sea lanes, and establish local military superiority in

vital sea areas. See also land control operations. (JP 3-32)

sea echelon — A portion of the amphibious warfare ships or other ships that withdraws from

or remains out of the transport area during an amphibious landing and operates in

designated areas to seaward in an on-call or unscheduled status. (JP 3-02)

sea echelon area — In amphibious operations, an area to seaward of a transport area from

which ships are phased into the transport area, and to which ships withdraw from the

transport area. (JP 3-02)

sea echelon plan — In amphibious operations, the distribution plan for amphibious shipping

in the transport area to minimize losses due to enemy attack by weapons of mass

destruction and to reduce the area to be swept of mines. See also amphibious operation.

(JP 3-02)

SEAL delivery vehicle team — United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped

to conduct special operations with SEAL delivery vehicles, dry deck shelters, and other

submersible platforms. (JP 3-05)

sealift enhancement features — Special equipment and modifications that adapt merchant-

type dry cargo ships and tankers to specific military missions. Also called SEFs. See

also Military Sealift Command; Ready Reserve. (JP 4-01.2)

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SEAL team — United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special

operations with an emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments. (JP 3-05)

seaport — A land facility designated for reception of personnel or materiel moved by sea,

and that serves as an authorized port of entrance into or departure from the country in

which located. See also port of debarkation; port of embarkation. (JP 4-01.2)

search — A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have

passed within visibility. (JP 3-50)

search and rescue — The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescue

teams and equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in a

permissive environment. Also called SAR. See also combat search and rescue;

isolated personnel; joint personnel recovery center; personnel recovery

coordination cell. (JP 3-50)

search and rescue numerical encryption grid — A predesignated ten-letter word without

repeated letters used exclusively by recovery forces or isolated personnel to encrypt

numerical data such as position, time, and/or headings in a covert manner. Also called

SARNEG. (JP 3-50)

search and rescue point — A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolated

personnel provide their position to recovery forces. Also called SARDOT. (JP 3-50)

search and rescue region — An area of defined dimensions, recognized by the International

Civil Aviation Organization, International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant

international body, and associated with a rescue coordination center within which search

and rescue services are provided. (JP 3-50)

sea state — A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height.

(JP 4-01.6)

secondary loads — Unit equipment, supplies, and major end items that are transported in the

beds of organic vehicles. (JP 3-02.1)

secret — Security classification that shall be applied to information, the unauthorized

disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national

security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

(EO 13526)

SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network — The worldwide SECRET-level packet

switch network that uses high-speed internet protocol routers and high-capacity Defense

Information Systems Network circuitry. Also called SIPRNET. See also Defense

Information Systems Network. (JP 6-0)

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section — 1. As applied to ships or naval aircraft, a tactical subdivision of a division. 2. A

subdivision of an office, installation, territory, works, or organization; especially a major

subdivision of a staff. 3. A tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps smaller than a

platoon and larger than a squad. 4. An area in a warehouse extending from one wall to

the next; usually the largest subdivision of one floor. (JP 3-33)

sector air defense commander — Commander subordinate to an area/regional air defense

commander, who is responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned sector and

exercises authorities delegated by the area/regional air defense commander. Also called

SADC. (JP 3-01)

security — 1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself

against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness. (JP 3-10) 2. A

condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures

that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences. (JP 3-10) 3. With

respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having

access to official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national security. See

also national security. (JP 2-0)

security assistance — Group of programs authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,

as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended, or other related

statutes by which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other

defense-related services by grant, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance of national

policies and objectives. Security assistance is an element of security cooperation funded

and authorized by Department of State to be administered by Department of

Defense/Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Also called SA. See also security

cooperation. (JP 3-22)

security classification — A category to which national security information and material is

assigned to denote the degree of damage that unauthorized disclosure would cause to

national defense or foreign relations of the United States and to denote the degree of

protection required. There are three such categories: top secret, secret, and

confidential. See also classification; security. (EO 13526)

security clearance — An administrative determination by competent authority that an

individual is eligible for access to classified information. (JP 1-0)

security cooperation — All Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense

establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific US security interests,

develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational

operations, and provide US forces with peacetime and contingency access to a host

nation. Also called SC. See also security assistance. (JP 3-22)

security cooperation organization — All Department of Defense elements located in a

foreign country with assigned responsibilities for carrying out security

assistance/cooperation management functions. It includes military assistance

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advisory groups, military missions and groups, offices of defense and military

cooperation, liaison groups, and defense attaché personnel designated to perform

security assistance/cooperation functions. Also called SCO. (JP 3-22)

security countermeasures — Those protective activities required to prevent espionage,

sabotage, theft, or unauthorized use of classified or controlled information, systems, or

material of the Department of Defense. See also counterintelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

security force assistance — The Department of Defense activities that contribute to unified

action by the US Government to support the development of the capacity and capability

of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions. Also called SFA. (JP 3-22)

security forces — Duly constituted military, paramilitary, police, and constabulary forces of

a state. (JP 3-22)

security review — The process of reviewing information and products prior to public

release to ensure the material will not jeopardize ongoing or future operations. See

also security. (JP 3-61)

security sector reform — A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken to

improve the way a host nation provides safety, security, and justice. Also called SSR.

(JP 3-07)

security service — Entity or component of a foreign government charged with responsibility

for counterespionage or internal security functions. (JP 2-01.2)

sedition — Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US

government or any political subdivision by force or violence. See also

counterintelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

segregation — In detainee operations, the removal of a detainee from other detainees and

their environment for legitimate purposes unrelated to interrogation, such as when

necessary for the movement, health, safety, and/or security of the detainee, the detention

facility, or its personnel. (JP 3-63)

seize — To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area.

(JP 3-18)

seizures — In counterdrug operations, includes drugs and conveyances seized by law

enforcement authorities and drug-related assets confiscated based on evidence that they

have been derived from or used in illegal narcotics activities. See also counterdrug

operations; law enforcement agency. (JP 3-07.4)

Selected Reserve — Those units and individuals within the Ready Reserve designated by

their respective Services and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial

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wartime missions that they have priority over all other reserves. See also Ready

Reserve. (JP 4-05)

selective identification feature — A capability that, when added to the basic identification

friend or foe system, provides the means to transmit, receive, and display selected coded

replies. (JP 3-52)

selective loading — The arrangement and stowage of equipment and supplies aboard ship in

a manner designed to facilitate issues to units. (JP 3-02.1)

selective mobilization — Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by

Congress or the President to mobilize Reserve Component units, Individual Ready

Reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a

domestic emergency that is not the result of an enemy attack. (JP 4-05)

selective off-loading — The capability to access and off-load vehicles, supplies, and

equipment without having to conduct a major reconfiguration or total off-load;

influenced by the number and types of ships allocated, and the space made available for

the embarkation of the landing force. (JP 3-02.1)

selective unloading — In an amphibious operation, the controlled unloading from

amphibious warfare ships, and movement ashore, of specific items of cargo at the request

of the landing force commander. (JP 3-02)

senior airfield authority — An individual designated by the joint force commander to be

responsible for the control, operation, and maintenance of an airfield to include the

runways, associated taxiways, parking ramps, land, and facilities whose proximity

directly affects airfield operations. Also called SAA. (JP 3-17)

senior contracting official — The staff official designated by a Service head of contracting

activity to execute theater support contracting authority for a specific command and/or

operational area. Also called SCO. (JP 4-10)

senior meteorological and oceanographic officer — Meteorological and oceanographic

officer responsible for assisting the combatant commander and staff in developing and

executing operational meteorological and oceanographic service concepts in support of

a designated joint force. Also called SMO. See also meteorological and

oceanographic. (JP 3-59)

sensitive — An agency, installation, person, position, document, material, or activity

requiring special protection from disclosure that could cause embarrassment,

compromise, or threat to the security of the sponsoring power. (JP 2-01)

sensitive compartmented information — All information and materials bearing special

community controls indicating restricted handling within present and future community

intelligence collection programs and their end products for which community systems of

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compartmentation have been or will be formally established. (These controls are over

and above the provisions of DOD 5200.1-R, Information Security Program Regulation.)

Also called SCI. (JP 2-01)

sensitive compartmented information facility — An accredited area, room, group of rooms,

or installation where sensitive compartmented information may be stored, used,

discussed, and/or electronically processed, where procedural and physical measures

prevent the free access of persons unless they have been formally indoctrinated for the

particular sensitive compartmented information authorized for use or storage within the

sensitive compartmented information facility. Also called SCIF. See also sensitive

compartmented information. (JP 2-01)

sensitive site — A geographically limited area that contains, but is not limited to, adversary

information systems, war crimes sites, critical government facilities, and areas suspected

of containing high value targets. (JP 3-31)

sequel — The subsequent major operation or phase based on the possible outcomes (success,

stalemate, or defeat) of the current major operation or phase. See also branch. (JP 5-0)

serial — 1. An element or a group of elements within a series that is given a numerical or

alphabetical designation for convenience in planning, scheduling, and control. 2. A

group of people, vehicles, equipment, or supplies and is used in airborne, air assault,

amphibious operations, and convoys. (JP 3-02)

serial assignment table — A table that is used in amphibious operations and shows the serial

number, the title of the unit, the approximate number of personnel; the material, vehicles,

or equipment in the serial; the number and type of landing craft and/or amphibious

vehicles required to boat the serial; and the ship on which the serial is embarked. (JP 3-

02)

Service — A branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, established by act of Congress,

which are: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. (JP 1)

Service-common — Equipment, material, supplies, and services including base operating

support adopted by a Service to support its own forces and those assigned to the

combatant commands; items and services defined as Service-common by one Service

are not necessarily Service-common for all other Services. See also special operations-

peculiar. (JP 3-05)

Service component command —

A command consisting of the Service component

commander and all those Service forces, such as individuals, units, detachments,

organizations, and installations under that command, including the support forces that

have been assigned to a combatant command or further assigned to a subordinate unified

command or joint task force. See also component; functional component command.

(JP 1)

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Service-organic transportation assets — Transportation assets that are assigned to a

Military Department for functions of the Secretaries of the Military Departments set forth

in Title 10, United States Code, Sections 3013(b), 5013(b), and 8013(b). (JP 4-01)

Service-unique container — Any 20- or 40-foot International Organization for

Standardization container procured or leased by a Service to meet Service-unique

requirements. See also common-use container; component-owned container.

(JP 4-09)

sexual assault forensic examination kit — The medical and forensic examination kit used

to ensure controlled procedures and safekeeping of any bodily specimens in a sexual

assault case. Also called SAFE kit. (JP 1-0)

sexual assault prevention and response program — A Department of Defense program for

the Military Departments and Department of Defense components that establishes sexual

assault prevention and response policies to be implemented worldwide. Also called

SAPR program. (JP 1-0)

sexual assault response coordinator — The single point of contact at an installation or

within a geographic area who overseas sexual assault awareness, prevention, and

response. Also called SARC. (JP 1-0)

shelter — An International Organization for Standardization container outfitted with live- or

work-in capability. (JP 4-09)

shielding — 1. Material of suitable thickness and physical characteristics used to protect

personnel from radiation during the manufacture, handling, and transportation of

fissionable and radioactive materials. 2. Obstructions that tend to protect personnel or

materials from the effects of a nuclear explosion. (JP 3-11)

ship-to-shore movement — That portion of the action phase of an amphibious operation that

includes the deployment of the landing force from ships to designated landing areas. (JP

3-02)

shore fire control party — A specially trained unit for control of naval gunfire in support of

troops ashore. Also called SFCP. (JP 3-09)

shore party — A task organization of the landing force, formed for the purpose of facilitating

the landing and movement off the beaches of troops, equipment, and supplies; for the

evacuation from the beaches of casualties and enemy prisoners of war; and for facilitating

the beaching, retraction, and salvaging of landing ships and craft. Also called beach

group. See also beachmaster unit; beach party; naval beach group. (JP 3-02)

shortfall — The lack of forces, equipment, personnel, materiel, or capability, reflected as the

difference between the resources identified as a plan requirement and those apportioned

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to a combatant commander for planning, that would adversely affect the command’s

ability to accomplish its mission. (JP 5-0)

short-range air defense engagement zone — In air defense, that airspace of defined

dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests

with short-range air defense weapons and may be established within a low- or high-

altitude missile engagement zone. Also called SHORADEZ. (JP 3-01)

short-range ballistic missile — A land-based ballistic missile with a range capability up to

about 600 nautical miles. Also called SRBM. (JP 3-01)

short takeoff and landing — The ability of an aircraft to clear a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle

within 1,500 feet (450 meters) of commencing takeoff or in landing, to stop within 1,500

feet (450 meters) after passing over a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle. Also called STOL.

(JP 3-04)

short title — A short, identifying combination of letters, and/or numbers assigned to a

document or device for purposes of brevity and/or security. (JP 2-01)

show of force — An operation designed to demonstrate US resolve that involves increased

visibility of US deployed forces in an attempt to defuse a specific situation that, if allowed

to continue, may be detrimental to US interests or national objectives. (JP 3-0)

signal operating instructions — A series of orders issued for technical control and

coordination of the signal communication activities of a command. In Marine Corps

usage, these instructions are designated communication operation instructions. Also

called SOI. (JP 6-0)

signals intelligence — 1. A category of intelligence comprising either individually or in

combination all communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, and foreign

instrumentation signals intelligence, however transmitted. 2. Intelligence derived from

communications, electronic, and foreign instrumentation signals. Also called SIGINT.

See also communications intelligence; electronic intelligence; foreign

instrumentation signals intelligence; intelligence. (JP 2-0)

signals intelligence operational control — The authoritative direction of signals intelligence

activities, including tasking and allocation of effort, and the authoritative prescription of

those uniform techniques and standards by which signals intelligence information is

collected, processed, and reported. (JP 2-01)

signals intelligence operational tasking authority — A military commander’s authority to

operationally direct and levy signals intelligence requirements on designated signals

intelligence resources; includes authority to deploy and redeploy all or part of the signals

intelligence resources for which signals intelligence operational tasking authority has

been delegated. Also called SOTA. (JP 2-01)

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significant wave height — The average height of the third of waves observed during a given

period of time. See also surf zone. (JP 4-01.6)

simultaneous engagement — The concurrent engagement of hostile targets by combination

of interceptor aircraft and surface-to-air missiles. (JP 3-01)

single-anchor leg mooring — A mooring facility dedicated to the offshore petroleum

discharge system, which permits a tanker to remain on station and pump in much higher

sea states than is possible with a spread moor. Also called SALM. See also offshore

petroleum discharge system. (JP 4-01.6)

single manager— A Military Department or agency designated by the Secretary of Defense

to be responsible for management of specified commodities or common service activities

on a Department of Defense-wide basis. (JP 4-01)

single manager for transportation — The United States Transportation Command is the

Department of Defense single manager for transportation, other than Service-organic or

theater-assigned transportation assets. See also Service-organic transportation assets;

theater-assigned transportation assets (JP 4-01)

single port manager — The transportation component, designated by the Department of

Defense through the United States Transportation Command, responsible for

management of all common-user aerial and seaports worldwide. Also called SPM. See

also transportation component command. (JP 4-01.5)

single-service manager — A Service component commander who is assigned the

responsibility and delegated the authority to coordinate and/or perform specified

personnel support or personnel service support functions in the theater of operations. See

also component. (JP 1-0)

site exploitation — A series of activities to recognize, collect, process, preserve, and analyze

information, personnel, and/or materiel found during the conduct of operations. Also

called SE. (JP 3-31)

situation report — A report giving the situation in the area of a reporting unit or formation.

Also called SITREP. (JP 3-50)

situation template — A depiction of assumed adversary dispositions, based on that

adversary’s preferred method of operations and the impact of the operational

environment if the adversary should adopt a particular course of action. See also

adversary template; course of action.

(JP 2-01.3)

sociocultural analysis — The analysis of adversaries and other relevant actors that integrates

concepts, knowledge, and understanding of societies, populations, and other groups of

people, including their activities, relationships, and perspectives across time and space at

varying scales. Also called SCA. (JP 2-0)

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sociocultural factors — The social, cultural, and behavioral factors characterizing the

relationships and activities of the population of a specific region or operational

environment. (JP 2-01.3)

solatium — Monetary compensation given in areas where it is culturally appropriate to

alleviate grief, suffering, and anxiety resulting from injuries, death, and property loss

with a monetary payment. (JP 1-06)

sortie — In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft. (JP 3-30)

sortie allotment message — The means by which the joint force commander allots excess

sorties to meet requirements of subordinate commanders that are expressed in their air

employment and/or allocation plan. Also called SORTIEALOT. (JP 3-30)

source — 1. A person, thing, or activity from which information is obtained. 2. In clandestine

activities, a person (agent), normally a foreign national, in the employ of an intelligence

activity for intelligence purposes. 3. In interrogation activities, any person who furnishes

information, either with or without the knowledge that the information is being used for

intelligence purposes. See also agent; collection agency. (JP 2-01)

source management — The process of registering and monitoring the use of sources

involved in counterintelligence and human intelligence operations to protect the security

of the operations and avoid conflicts among operational elements. (JP 2-01.2)

source registry — A source record/catalogue of leads and sources acquired by collectors and

centralized for management, coordination and deconfliction of source operations.

(JP 2-01.2)

space asset — Equipment that is an individual part of a space system, which is or can be

placed in space or directly supports space activity terrestrially. (JP 3-14)

space assignment — An assignment to the individual Military Departments/Services by the

appropriate transportation operating agency of movement capability, which completely

or partially satisfies the stated requirements of the Military Departments/Services for the

operating month and that has been accepted by them without the necessity for referral to

the Joint Transportation Board for allocation. (JP 4-01)

space capability — 1. The ability of a space asset to accomplish a mission. 2. The ability of

a terrestrial-based asset to accomplish a mission in or through space. See also space

asset. (JP 3-14)

space control — Operations to ensure freedom of action in space for the United States and

its allies and, when directed, deny an adversary freedom of action in space. See also

combat service support; combat support; negation; space systems. (JP 3-14)

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space coordinating authority — A commander or individual assigned responsibility for

planning, integrating, and coordinating space operations support in the operational area.

Also called SCA. (JP 3-14)

space environment — The environment corresponding to the space domain, where

electromagnetic radiation, charged particles, and electric and magnetic fields are the

dominant physical influences, and that encompasses the earth’s ionosphere and

magnetosphere, interplanetary space, and the solar atmosphere. (JP 3-59)

space force application — Combat operations in, through, and from space to influence the

course and outcome of conflict by holding terrestrial targets at risk. See also ballistic

missile; force protection. (JP 3-14)

space force enhancement — Combat support operations and force-multiplying capabilities

delivered from space systems to improve the effectiveness of military forces as well as

support other intelligence, civil, and commercial users. See also combat support .

(JP 3-14)

space forces — The space and terrestrial systems, equipment, facilities, organizations, and

personnel necessary to access, use and, if directed, control space for national security.

See also national security; space systems. (JP 3-14)

space power — The total strength of a nation’s capabilities to conduct and influence activities

to, in, through, and from space to achieve its objectives. (JP 3-14)

space situational awareness — Cognizance of the requisite current and predictive

knowledge of the space environment and the operational environment upon which space

operations depend. (JP 3-14)

space superiority — The degree of dominance in space of one force over any others that

permits the conduct of its operations at a given time and place without prohibitive

interference from space-based threats. (JP 3-14)

space support — Launching and deploying space vehicles, maintaining and sustaining

spacecraft on-orbit, rendezvous and proximity operations, disposing of (including

deorbiting and recovering) space capabilities, and reconstitution of space forces, if

required. See also combat service support. (JP 3-14)

space surveillance — The observation of space and of the activities occurring in space. See

also space control. (JP 3-14)

space systems — All of the devices and organizations forming the space network.

(JP 3-14)

space weather — The conditions and phenomena in space and specifically in the near-Earth

environment that may affect space assets or space operations. See also

space asset.

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(JP 3-59)

special access program — A sensitive acquisition, intelligence, or operations and support

program, that imposes need-to-know and access controls beyond those normally

provided for access to confidential, secret, or top secret information. Also called SAP.

(JP 3-05)

special cargo — Cargo that requires special handling or protection, such as pyrotechnics,

detonators, watches, and precision instruments. (JP 4-01.5)

special event — An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which by

its very nature, or by specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security,

safety, and/or other logistical support or assistance from the Department of Defense.

(DODD 3025.18)

special forces — United States Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct

special operations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities. Also called

SF. (JP 3-05)

special forces group — The largest Army combat element for special operations consisting

of command and control, special forces battalions, and a support battalion capable of

long duration missions. Also called SFG. (JP 3-05)

specialization — An arrangement within an alliance wherein a member or group of members

most suited by virtue of technical skills, location, or other qualifications assume(s)

greater responsibility for a specific task or significant portion thereof for one or more

other members. (JP 3-16)

special mission unit — A generic term to represent an organization composed of operations

and support personnel that is task-organized to perform highly classified activities. Also

called SMU. (JP 3-05)

special operations — Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical

techniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically

sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive,

clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces, requiring

regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk. (JP 3-05)

special operations command and control element — A special operations element that is

the focal point for the synchronization of special operations forces activities with

conventional forces activities. Also called SOCCE. See also command and control;

joint force special operations component commander; special operations; special

operations forces. (JP 3-05)

special operations forces — Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Services

designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped

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to conduct and support special operations. Also called SOF. See also Air Force special

operations forces; Army special operations forces; Navy special operations forces.

(JP 3-05)

special operations joint task force — A modular, tailorable, and scalable special operations

task force designed to provide integrated, fully-capable, and enabled joint special

operations forces to geographic combatant commanders and joint force commanders.

Also called SOJTF. (JP 3-05)

special operations liaison element — A special operations liaison team provided by the joint

force special operations component commander to coordinate, deconflict, and

synchronize special operations air, surface, and subsurface operations with conventional

air operations. Also called SOLE. See also joint force air component commander;

joint force special operations component commander; special operations. (JP 3-05)

special operations-peculiar — Equipment, material, supplies, and services required for

special operations missions for which there is no Service-common requirement. See also

Service-common; special operations. (JP 3-05)

special operations task force — A scalable unit, normally of battalion size, in charge of the

special operations element, organized around the nucleus of special operations forces and

support elements. Also called SOTF. (JP 3-05)

special operations weather team — A task organized team of Air Force personnel

organized, trained, and equipped to collect critical environmental information from data

sparse areas. Also called SOWT. (JP 3-05)

special operations wing — An Air Force special operations wing. Also called SOW.

(JP 3-05)

special reconnaissance — Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special

operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically and/or politically sensitive environments

to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing

military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces. Also called SR.

(JP 3-05)

special tactics team — An Air Force task-organized element of special tactics that may

include combat control, pararescue, tactical air control party, and special operations

weather personnel. Also called STT. See also combat search and rescue; special

operations; special operations forces; terminal attack control. (JP 3-05)

specified combatant command — A command, normally composed of forces from a single

Military Department, that has a broad, continuing mission, normally functional, and is

established and so designated by the President through the Secretary of Defense with the

advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (JP 1)

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specified task — In the context of joint operation planning, a task that is specifically assigned

to an organization by its higher headquarters. See also essential task; implied task. (JP

5-0)

split-mission oriented protective posture — The concept of maintaining heightened

protective posture only in those areas (or zones) that are contaminated, allowing

personnel in uncontaminated areas to continue to operate in a reduced posture. Also

called split-MOPP. (JP 3-11)

spoke — The portion of the hub and spoke distribution system that refers to transportation

mode operators responsible for scheduled delivery to a customer of the “hub”. See also

distribution; distribution system; hub; hub and spoke distribution. (JP 4-09)

spot — 1. To determine by observation, deviations of ordnance from the target for the purpose

of supplying necessary information for the adjustment of fire. 2. To place in a proper

location. 3. An approved shipboard helicopter landing site. See also ordnance.

(JP 3-04)

spot net — Radio communication net used by a spotter in calling fire. (JP 3-09.3)

spot report — A concise narrative report of essential information covering events or

conditions that may have an immediate and significant effect on current planning and

operations that is afforded the most expeditious means of transmission consistent with

requisite security. Also called SPOTREP. (Note: In reconnaissance and surveillance

usage, spot report is not to be used.) (JP 3-09.3)

spotter — 1. An observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval

gunfire to the firing agency and who also may be employed in designating targets. (JP

3-09) 2. In intelligence, an agent or illegal assigned to locate and assess individuals in

positions of value to an intelligence service. (JP 2-01.2)

spotting — Parking aircraft in an approved shipboard landing site. (JP 3-04)

spreader bar — A device specially designed to permit the lifting and handling of containers

or vehicles and breakbulk cargo. (JP 4-01.6)

squadron — 1. An organization consisting of two or more divisions of ships, or two or more

divisions (Navy) or flights of aircraft. 2. The basic administrative aviation unit of the Army,

Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 3. Battalion-sized ground or aviation units. (JP 3-32)

stability operations — An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks,

and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments

of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide

essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and

humanitarian relief. (JP 3-0)

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stabilized patient — A patient whose airway is secured, hemorrhage is controlled, shock

treated, and fractures are immobilized. (JP 4-02)

stable patient — A patient for whom no inflight medical intervention is expected but the

potential for medical intervention exists. (JP 4-02)

staff judge advocate — A judge advocate so designated in the Army, Air Force, or Marine

Corps, and the principal legal advisor of a Navy, Coast Guard, or joint force command

who is a judge advocate. Also called SJA. (JP 1-04)

staging — Assembling, holding, and organizing arriving personnel, equipment, and

sustaining materiel in preparation for onward movement. See also staging area.

(JP 3-35)

staging area — 1. Amphibious or airborne — A general locality between the mounting

area and the objective of an amphibious or airborne expedition, through which the

expedition or parts thereof pass after mounting, for refueling, regrouping of ships, and/or

exercise, inspection, and redistribution of troops. 2. Other movements — A general

locality established for the concentration of troop units and transient personnel between

movements over the lines of communications. Also called SA. See also airborne;

marshalling; staging. (JP 3-35)

staging base — 1. An advanced naval base for the anchoring, fueling, and refitting of

transports and cargo ships as well as replenishment of mobile service squadrons. (JP 4-

01.2) 2. A landing and takeoff area with minimum servicing, supply, and shelter

provided for the temporary occupancy of military aircraft during the course of movement

from one location to another. (JP 3-18)

stakeholder — In public affairs, an individual or group that is directly impacted by military

operations, actions, and/or outcomes, and whose interests positively or negatively

motivate them toward action. (JP 3-61)

standardization — The process by which the Department of Defense achieves the closest

practicable cooperation among the Services and Department of Defense agencies for the

most efficient use of research, development, and production resources, and agrees to

adopt on the broadest possible basis the use of: a. common or compatible operational,

administrative, and logistic procedures; b. common or compatible technical procedures

and criteria; c. common, compatible, or interchangeable supplies, components, weapons,

or equipment; and d. common or compatible tactical doctrine with corresponding

organizational compatibility. (JP 4-02)

standard operating procedure — A set of instructions applicable to those features of

operations that lend themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of

effectiveness. Also called SOP;

standing operating procedure. (JP 3-31)

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standard use Army aircraft flight route — Route established below the coordination level

to facilitate the movement of Army aviation assets; it is normally located in the corps

through brigade rear areas of operation and does not require approval by the airspace

control authority. Also called SAAFR. (JP 3-52)

Standby Reserve — Those units and members of the Reserve Component (other than those

in the Ready Reserve or Retired Reserve) who are liable for active duty only, as provided

in Title 10, United States Code, Sections 10151, 12301, and 12306. See also active duty;

Ready Reserve; Reserve Component; Retired Reserve. (JP 4-05)

standing joint force headquarters — A staff organization operating under a flag or general

officer providing a combatant commander with a full-time, trained joint command and

control element integrated into the combatant commander’s staff whose focus is on

contingency and crisis action planning. Also called SJFHQ. (JP 3-0)

standing rules for the use of force — Preapproved directives to guide United States forces

on the use of force during various operations. Also called SRUF. (JP 3-28)

stateless person — A person who is not considered as a national by any state under the

operation of its law. See also dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; refugee.

(JP 3-29)

station time — In air transport operations, the time at which crews, passengers, and cargo are

to be on board and ready for the flight. (JP 3-17)

status-of-forces agreement — A bilateral or multilateral agreement that defines the legal

position of a visiting military force deployed in the territory of a friendly state. Also

called SOFA. (JP 3-16)

sterilizer — In mine warfare, a device included in mines to render the mine permanently

inoperative on expiration of a pre-determined time after laying. (JP 3-15)

stockage objective — The maximum quantities of materiel to be maintained on hand to

sustain current operations, which will consist of the sum of stocks represented by the

operating level and the safety level. (JP 4-08)

Stock Number — See national stock number.

stockpile to target sequence — 1. The order of events involved in removing a nuclear

weapon from storage and assembling, testing, transporting, and delivering it on the target.

2. A document that defines the logistic and employment concepts and related physical

environments involved in the delivery of a nuclear weapon from the stockpile to the

target. It may also define the logistic flow involved in moving nuclear weapons to and

from the stockpile for quality assurance testing, modification and retrofit, and the

recycling of limited life components.

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stop-loss — Presidential authority under Title 10, United States Code, Section 12305, to

suspend laws relating to promotion, retirement, or separation of any member of the

Armed Forces determined essential to the national security of the United States, to

include reservists if serving on active duty under Title 10, United States Code authorities

for Presidential Reserve Call-up, partial mobilization, or full mobilization. See also

mobilization; partial mobilization; Presidential Reserve Call-up. (JP 4-05)

stowage — The placement of cargo into a hold, compartment, or on a deck of a ship in such

a way as to prevent damage from load shifts while the ship is underway. (JP 3-02.1)

stowage factor — The number that expresses the space, in cubic feet, occupied by a long ton

of any commodity as prepared for shipment, including all crating or packaging.

(JP 4-01.2)

stowage plan — A completed stowage diagram showing what materiel has been loaded and

its stowage location in each hold, between-deck compartment, or other space in a ship,

including deck space. (JP 4-01.5)

strategic communication — Focused United States Government efforts to understand and

engage key audiences to create, strengthen, or preserve conditions favorable for the

advancement of United States Government interests, policies, and objectives through the

use of coordinated programs, plans, themes, messages, and products synchronized with

the actions of all instruments of national power. Also called SC. (JP 5-0)

strategic concept — The course of action accepted as the result of the estimate of the strategic

situation which is a statement of what is to be done in broad terms. (JP 5-0)

strategic debriefing — Debriefing activity conducted to collect information or to verify

previously collected information in response to national or theater level collection

priorities. (JP 2-01.2)

strategic direction — The processes and products by which the President, Secretary of

Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provide strategic guidance to the Joint

Staff, combatant commands, Services, and combat support agencies. (JP 5-0)

strategic estimate — The broad range of strategic factors that influence the commander’s

understanding of its operational environment and its determination of missions,

objectives, and courses of action. See also estimate; national intelligence estimate.

(JP 5-0)

strategic intelligence — Intelligence required for the formation of policy and military plans

at national and international levels. Strategic intelligence and tactical intelligence differ

primarily in level of application, but may also vary in terms of scope and detail. See also

intelligence; operational intelligence; tactical intelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

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strategic level of war — The level of war at which a nation, often as a member of a group of

nations, determines national or multinational (alliance or coalition) strategic security

objectives and guidance, then develops and uses national resources to achieve those

objectives. See also operational level of war; tactical level of war. (JP 3-0)

strategic mobility — The capability to deploy and sustain military forces worldwide in

support of national strategy. (JP 4-01)

strategic plan — A plan for the overall conduct of a war. (JP 5-0)

strategic sealift — The afloat pre-positioning and ocean movement of military materiel in

support of United States and multinational forces. (JP 4-01.5)

strategic sealift forces — Sealift forces composed of ships, cargo handling and delivery

systems, and the necessary operating personnel. See also force. (JP 4-01.6)

strategic sealift shipping — Common-user ships of the Military Sealift Command force,

including pre-positioned ships after their pre-positioning mission has been completed

and they have been returned to the operational control of the Military Sealift Command.

See also Military Sealift Command; Military Sealift Command force. (JP 4-01.2)

strategy — A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in

a synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/or multinational

objectives. (JP 3-0)

strike — An attack to damage or destroy an objective or a capability. (JP 3-0)

strike coordination and reconnaissance — A mission flown for the purpose of detecting

targets and coordinating or performing attack or reconnaissance on those targets. Also

called SCAR. (JP 3-03)

stuffing — Packing of cargo into a container. See also unstuffing. (JP 4-09)

submarine operating authority — The naval commander exercising operational control of

submarines. Also called SUBOPAUTH. (JP 3-32)

subordinate campaign plan — A combatant command prepared plan that satisfies the

requirements under a Department of Defense campaign plan, which, depending upon the

circumstances, transitions to a supported or supporting plan in execution. (JP 5-0)

subordinate command — A command consisting of the commander and all those

individuals, units, detachments, organizations, or installations that have been placed

under the command by the authority establishing the subordinate command. (JP 1)

subordinate unified command — A command established by commanders of unified

commands, when so authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the

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Joint Chiefs of Staff, to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the

criteria set forth for unified commands. See also area command; functional

component command; operational control; subordinate command; unified

command. (JP 1)

subsidiary landing — In an amphibious operation, a landing usually made outside the

designated landing area, the purpose of which is to support the main landing. (JP 3-02)

subversion — Actions designed to undermine the military, economic, psychological, or

political strength or morale of a governing authority. See also unconventional warfare.

(JP 3-24)

sun-synchronous orbit — An orbit in which the satellite’s orbital plane is at a fixed

orientation to the sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the same rate that the

earth orbits the sun. (JP 3-14)

supercargo — Personnel that accompany cargo on board a ship for the purpose of

accomplishing en route maintenance and security. (JP 4-01.5)

supplies — In logistics, all materiel and items used in the equipment, support, and

maintenance of military forces. See also component; equipment. (JP 4-0)

supply — The procurement, distribution, maintenance while in storage, and salvage of

supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies. a. producer

phase—That phase of military supply that extends from determination of procurement

schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the Services. b. consumer phase—That

phase of military supply that extends from receipt of finished supplies by the Services

through issue for use or consumption. (JP 4-0)

supply chain — The linked activities associated with providing materiel from a raw materiel

stage to an end user as a finished product. See also supply; supply chain management.

(JP 4-09)

supply chain management — A cross-functional approach to procuring, producing, and

delivering products and services to customers. See also supply; supply chain.

(JP 4-09)

supply support activity — Activities assigned a Department of Defense activity address code

and that have a supply support mission. Also called SSA. (JP 4-09)

support — 1. The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or sustains another force

in accordance with a directive requiring such action. 2. A unit that helps another unit in

battle. 3. An element of a command that assists, protects, or supplies other forces in

combat. See also close support; direct support; general support; inter-Service

support; mutual support. (JP 1)

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supported commander — 1. The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects

of a task assigned by the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan or other joint operation planning

authority. 2. In the context of joint operation planning, the commander who prepares

operation plans or operation orders in response to requirements of the Chairman of the

Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3. In the context of a support command relationship, the

commander who receives assistance from another commander’s force or capabilities, and

who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the

assistance required. See also support; supporting commander. (JP 3-0)

supported unit — As related to contracted support, a supported unit is the organization that

is the recipient, but not necessarily the requester of, contractor-provided support. See

also requiring activity. (JP 4-10)

supporting arms — Weapons and weapons systems of all types employed to support forces

by indirect or direct fire. (JP 3-02)

supporting arms coordination center — A single location on board an amphibious warfare

command ship in which all communication facilities incident to the coordination of fire

support of the artillery, air, and naval gunfire are centralized. Also called SACC. See

also fire support coordination center. (JP 3-09.3)

supporting commander — 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or other

support to a supported commander or who develops a supporting plan. 2. In the context

of a support command relationship, the commander who aids, protects, complements, or

sustains another commander’s force, and who is responsible for providing the assistance

required by the supported commander. See also support; supported commander. (JP

3-0)

supporting fire — Fire delivered by supporting units to assist or protect a unit in combat.

(JP 3-09)

supporting operations — In amphibious operations, those operations conducted by forces

other than those conducted by the amphibious force. See also amphibious force;

amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)

supporting plan — An operation plan prepared by a supporting commander, a subordinate

commander, or an agency to satisfy the requests or requirements of the supported

commander’s plan. See also supported commander; supporting commander.

(JP 5-0)

suppression — Temporary or transient degradation by an opposing force of the performance

of a weapons system below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives. (JP 3-01)

suppression of enemy air defenses — Activity that neutralizes, destroys, or temporarily

degrades surface-based enemy air defenses by destructive and/or disruptive means. Also

called SEAD. See also electromagnetic spectrum; electronic warfare. (JP 3-01)

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surface action group — A temporary or standing organization of combatant ships, other than

carriers, tailored for a specific tactical mission. Also called SAG. See group; mission.

(JP 3-32)

surface combatant — A ship constructed and armed for combat use with the capability to

conduct operations in multiple maritime roles against air, surface and subsurface threats,

and land targets. (JP 3-32)

surface-to-air missile site — A plot of ground prepared in such a manner that it will readily

accept the hardware used in surface-to-air missile system. (JP 3-01)

surface warfare — That portion of maritime warfare in which operations are conducted to

destroy or neutralize enemy naval surface forces and merchant vessels. Also called

SUW. (JP 3-32)

surf line — The point offshore where waves and swells are affected by the underwater surface

and become breakers. (JP 4-01.6)

surf zone — The area of water from the surf line to the beach. See also surf line. (JP 4-01.6)

surveillance — The systematic observation of aerospace, surface, or subsurface areas, places,

persons, or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. (JP 3-0)

survivability — All aspects of protecting personnel, weapons, and supplies while

simultaneously deceiving the enemy. (JP 3-34)

survival, evasion, resistance, and escape — Actions performed by isolated personnel

designed to ensure their health, mobility, safety, and honor in anticipation of or

preparation for their return to friendly control. Also called SERE. (JP 3-50)

suspect — 1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information

actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug

operations; track of interest. 2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile

because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend;

neutral; unknown. (JP 3-07.4)

sustainment — The provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and

prolong operations until successful mission accomplishment. (JP 3-0)

sustainment, restoration, and modernization — The fuels asset sustainment program

within Defense Logistics Agency Energy that provides a long-term process to cost-

effectively sustain, restore, and modernize fuel facilities. Also called SRM. (JP 4-03)

synchronization — 1. The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to

produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time. 2. In the

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intelligence context, application of intelligence sources and methods in concert with the

operation plan to answer intelligence requirements in time to influence the decisions they

support. (JP 2-0)

synthesis — In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information

with other information and intelligence for final interpretation. (JP 2-0)

system — A functionally, physically, and/or behaviorally related group of regularly

interacting or interdependent elements; that group of elements forming a unified whole.

(JP 3-0)

systems support contract — A prearranged contract awarded by a Service acquisition

program management office that provides technical support, maintenance and, in some

cases, repair parts for selected military weapon and support systems. See also external

support contract; theater support contract. (JP 4-10)

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table of allowance — An equipment allowance document that prescribes basic allowances

of organizational equipment, and provides the control to develop, revise, or change

equipment authorization inventory data. Also called TOA. (JP 4-09)

TABOO frequencies — Any friendly frequency of such importance that it must never be

deliberately jammed or interfered with by friendly forces including international distress,

safety, and controller frequencies. See also electronic warfare. (JP 3-13.1)

tactical air command center — The principal US Marine Corps air command and control

agency from which air operations and air defense warning functions are directed. Also

called Marine TACC. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical air control center — The principal air operations installation (ship-based) from

which all aircraft and air warning functions of tactical air operations are controlled. Also

called Navy TACC. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical air control party — A subordinate operational component of a tactical air control

system designed to provide air liaison to land forces and for the control of aircraft. Also

called TACP. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical air coordinator (airborne) — An officer who coordinates, from an aircraft, the

actions of other aircraft engaged in air support of ground or sea forces. Also called

TAC(A). See also forward observer. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical air direction center — An air operations installation under the overall control of the

Navy tactical air control center or the Marine Corps tactical air command center, from

which aircraft and air warning service functions of tactical air operations in support of

amphibious operations are directed. Also called TADC. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical air officer — The officer under the amphibious task force commander who, until

control is passed ashore, coordinates planning of all phases of air participation of the

amphibious operation and air operations of supporting forces en route to and in the

objective area. Also called TAO. (JP 3-02)

tactical air operations center — The principal air control agency of the United States Marine

Corps air command and control system responsible for airspace control and management.

Also called TAOC. (JP 3-09.3)

tactical assembly area — An area that is generally out of the reach of light artillery and the

location where units make final preparations (pre-combat checks and inspections) and

rest, prior to moving to the line of departure. See also line of departure. (JP 3-35)

tactical combat casualty care — A set of trauma management guidelines customized for use

on the battlefield that maintains a sharp focus on the most common causes of preventable

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deaths on the battlefield: external hemorrhage; tension pneumothorax; and airway

obstruction. (JP 4-02)

tactical combat force — A rapidly deployable, air-ground mobile combat unit, with

appropriate combat support and combat service support assets assigned to and capable

of defeating Level III threats including combined arms. Also called TCF. (JP 3-10)

tactical control — The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control

of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions

or tasks assigned. Also called TACON. See also combatant command; combatant

command (command authority); operational control. (JP 1)

tactical data link — A Joint Staff-approved, standardized communication link suitable for

transmission of digital information, which interfaces two or more command and control

or weapons systems via a single or multiple network architecture and multiple

communication media for exchange of tactical information. Also called TDL. (JP 6-0)

tactical exploitation of national capabilities — Congressionally mandated program to

improve the combat effectiveness of the Services through more effective military use of

national programs. Also called TENCAP. (JP 2-01)

tactical intelligence — Intelligence required for the planning and conduct of tactical

operations. See also intelligence. (JP 2-01.2)

tactical level of war — The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and

executed to achieve military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. See also

operational level of war; strategic level of war. (JP 3-0)

tactical-logistical group — Representatives designated by troop commanders to assist Navy

control officers aboard control ships in the ship-to-shore movement of troops, equipment,

and supplies. Also called TACLOG group. (JP 3-02)

tactical minefield — A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part

of a formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance,

giving the defending element a positional advantage over the attacker. (JP 3-15)

tactical obstacles — Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them

into a desired area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block

enemy penetrations. (JP 3-15)

tactical questioning — The field-expedient initial questioning for information of immediate

tactical value of a captured or detained person at or near the point of capture and before

the individual is placed in a detention facility. Also called TQ. (JP 3-63)

tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel — A Marine Corps mission performed by an

assigned and briefed aircrew for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel,

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equipment, and/or aircraft when the tactical situation precludes search and rescue assets

from responding and when survivors and their location have been confirmed. Also called

TRAP. (JP 3-50)

tactical reserve — A part of a force held under the control of the commander as a

maneuvering force to influence future action. (JP 3-02)

tactics — The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other. See

also procedures; techniques. (CJCSM 5120.01)

target — 1. An entity or object that performs a function for the adversary considered for

possible engagement or other action. 2. In intelligence usage, a country, area,

installation, agency, or person against which intelligence operations are directed. 3. An

area designated and numbered for future firing. 4. In gunfire support usage, an impact

burst that hits the target. See also objective area. (JP 3-60)

target acquisition — The detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail

to permit the effective employment of weapons. Also called TA. See also target

analysis. (JP 3-60)

target analysis — An examination of potential targets to determine military importance,

priority of attack, and weapons required to obtain a desired level of damage or casualties.

category

COSPAS cosmicheskaya sistyema poiska avariynch sudov - space

system for search of distressed vessels (Russian satellite

system)

COSR combat and operational stress reactions

COT commanding officer of troops; crisis operations team

COTP captain of the port

COTS cargo offload and transfer system; commercial off-the-shelf;

container offloading and transfer system

COU cable orderwire unit

counter C3 counter command, control, and communications

COVCOM covert communications

CP check point; collection point; command post; contact point;

control point; counterproliferation

CP&I coastal patrol and interdiction

CPA closest point of approach

CPD combat plans division

CPE customer premise equipment

CPFL contingency planning facilities list

CPG central processor group; Commander, Amphibious Group;

Contingency Planning Guidance

CPI crash position indicator

CPIC coalition press information center

CPM civilian personnel manual

CPO chief petty officer; complete provisions only

CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPRC coalition personnel recovery center

CPS characters per second; collective protective shelter

CPT common procedural terminology

CPU central processing unit

CPX command post exercise

CR civil reconnaissance; critical requirement

CRA command relationships agreement; continuing resolution

authority; coordinating review authority

CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet

CRAM control random access memory

CRB configuration review board

CRC circuit routing chart; Civilian Response Corps (DOS);

civil response corps; coastal riverine company; control

and reporting center; CONUS replacement center;

COOP response cell; crisis reaction center;

cyclic redundancy rate

CRD chemical reconnaissance detachment

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CRE contingency response element; control reporting element

CREAPER Communications and Radar Electronic Attack Planning

Effectiveness Reference

CREST casualty and resource estimation support tool

CREW counter radio-controlled improvised explosive device

electronic warfare

CRF channel reassignment function; coastal riverine force;

contingency response force

CRG contingency response group

CRI collective routing indicator

CRIF cargo routing information file

CRITIC critical information; critical intelligence communication;

critical message (intelligence)

CRITICOMM critical intelligence communications system

CRM collection requirements management; comment

resolution matrix; crew resource management

CrM crisis management

CRO combat rescue officer

CROP common relevant operational picture

CRP control and reporting post

CRRC combat rubber raiding craft

CRS Catholic Relief Services; Chairman’s readiness system;

coastal radio station; coastal riverine squadron;

community relations service; container recovery

system; Coordinator for Reconstruction

and Stabilization

CRSG country reconstruction and stabilization group

CRSP centralized receiving and shipping point

CRT cathode ray tube; chemical, biological, radiological,

nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team;

contingency response team

CRTS casualty receiving and treatment ship

CR-UAV close-range unmanned aerial vehicle

CRW contingency response wing

CRYPTO cryptographic

CS call sign; Chaplain Service (Air Force); circuit switch;

coastal station; combat service; combat support;

content staging; controlled space; creeping line single-

unit; critical source

CSA Chief of Staff, United States Army; combat support

agency; container stuffing activity

CSAAS combat support agency assessment system

CSADR combat support agency director’s report

CSAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

CSAM computer security for acquisition managers

CSAR combat search and rescue

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CSAR3 combat support agency responsiveness and readiness report

CSARTE combat search and rescue task element

CSB contracting support brigade

CSB (MEB) combat support brigade (maneuver enhancement brigade)

CSC combat support center; community support center; convoy

support center; creeping line single-unit coordinated;

International Convention for Safe Containers

CSCC coastal sea control commander

CSE client server environment; combat support enhanced;

combat support equipment; contingency support element;

cyberspace support element

CSEL circuit switch select line; combat survivor evader locator;

command senior enlisted leader

CSEP Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored

exercise program

CSG carrier strike group; Chairman’s Staff Group;

coordinating subgroup; cryptologic services group;

Cryptologic Support Group

CSGN coordinating subgroup for narcotics

CSH combat support hospital

CSIF communications service industrial fund

CSIP contract support integration plan

CSIPG circuit switch interface planning guide

CSL combat stores list; cooperative security location

C-SMPP Consolidated Satellite Communications Management

Policies and Procedures

CSNP causeway section, nonpowered

CSNP(BE) causeway section, nonpowered (beach end)

CSNP(I) causeway section, nonpowered (intermediate)

CSNP(SE) causeway section, nonpowered (sea end)

CSO Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations

(DOS); Center for Special Operations (USSOCOM);

communications support organization; controlled

source operation

CSOA combined special operations area

CSOB command systems operations branch

CSOD command systems operation division

CSOR contract statement of requirement

CSP call service position; career sea pay; causeway section,

powered; commence search point;

contracting support plan; crisis staffing procedures (JCS);

cryptologic support package

CSPAR combatant commander’s preparedness assessment report

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CSR central source registry; combatant commander’s

summary report; commander’s summary report;

controlled supply rate

CSRF common source route file

CSS Central Security Service (NSA); combat service support;

communications subsystem; coordinator surface search

CSSA combat service support area

CSSAMO combat service support automation management office

CSSB combat sustainment support battalion

CSSC coded switch set controller

C-SSE consolidated satellite communications system expert

CSSM contracted support synchronization matrix

CSST combat service support team

CSSU combat service support unit

CST contingency support team; customer service team

CSW compartment stowage worksheet; coordinate seeking

weapons

CT computed tomography; control telemetry;

counterterrorism; country team

CTA common table of allowance

CTAF counterterrorism analytical framework

CTAPS contingency Theater Air Control System automated

planning system

CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

CTC cargo transfer company (USA); counterterrorist center

CTDB combating terrorism database

CTEP combined training and education plan

CTF combined task force; commander, task force;

counter threat finance

CTF IAMD commander, task force integrated air and missile defense

CTFP Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program

CTG commander, task group

CTID communications transmission identifier

CTIP combating trafficking in persons

CTKB combating terrorism knowledge base

CTL candidate target list

CTM core target material

CTOC corps tactical operations center

CTP common tactical picture

CTR cooperative threat reduction

CTRIF Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiative Fund

CTS commodity tracking system; Contingency Tracking

System; controlled technical services

CTSS

central targeting support staff

CTU commander, task unit

CU cubic capacity; common unit

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CUI controlled unclassified information

CUL common-user logistics

CULT common-user land transportation

CV aircraft carrier; carrier; critical vulnerability;

curriculum vitae

CVAMP Core Vulnerability Assessment Management Program

CVN aircraft carrier, nuclear

CVR cockpit voice recorder

CVS commercial vendor services

CVSD continuous variable slope delta

CVT criticality-vulnerability-threat

CVW carrier air wing; cryptovariable weekly (GPS)

CVWC carrier strike group air wing commander

CW carrier wave; chemical warfare; continuous wave

CWA chemical warfare agent

CWC Chemical Weapons Convention; composite warfare

commander

CWDE chemical warfare defense equipment

CWMD countering weapons of mass destruction

CWO communications watch officer

CWP causeway pier

CWPD Conventional War Plans Division, Joint Staff (J-7)

CWR calm water ramp

CWT combat weather team; customer wait time

CY calendar year

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D total drift, data

d surface drift

D&D denial and deception

D&F determinations and findings

D&M detection and monitoring

D&R debrief and reintegrate

D-2X Department of Defense-level counterintelligence and

human intelligence staff element

D3A decide, detect, deliver, and assess

D/A digital-to-analog

DA data adapter aerospace drift; data administrator; Department

of the Army; Development Assistance; direct action;

Directorate for Mission Services (DIA); double agent

Da aerospace drift

DA&M Director of Administration and Management

DAA designated approving authority; display alternate area

routing lists

DAADC deputy area air defense commander

DAADC(AMD) deputy area air defense commander for air and missile

defense

DAAS defense automatic addressing system

DAASO defense automatic addressing system office

DAB Defense Acquisition Board

DAC Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) counterintelligence

and security activity; Department of Army civilians;

Development Assistance Committee (OECD)

DACAS digitally aided close air support

DACB data adapter control block

DACG departure airfield control group

DACM data adapter control mode

DADCAP dawn and dusk combat air patrol

DAF Department of the Air Force

DAFL directive authority for logistics

DAICC domestic air interdiction coordinator center

DAL defended asset list

DALIS Disaster Assistance Logistics Information System

DALS downed aviator locator system

DAMA demand assigned multiple access

DAMES defense automatic addressing system (DAAS) automated

message exchange system

DAN Diver’s Alert Network

DAO defense attaché office; defense attaché officer; department/

agency/organization

DAP designated acquisition program

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DAR Defense Acquisition Regulation; distortion adaptive

receiver

DARO Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DART disaster assistance response team; downed aircraft

recovery team; dynamic analysis and replanning tool

DAS deep air support (USMC); defense attaché system; direct

access subscriber; direct air support

DAS3 decentralized automated service support system

DASA Department of the Army (DA) staff agencies

DASC direct air support center

DASC(A) direct air support center (airborne)

DASD Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

DASD-CN Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics

DASD(H&RA) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Humanitarian &

Refugee Affairs)

DASD(I) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)

DASD(PK/HA) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Peacekeeping

and Humanitarian Affairs)

DASD(PS) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

(Program Support)

DASD(S&IO) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and

Information Operations)

DASSS decentralized automated service support system

DAT deployment action team

DATT defense attaché

DATU data adapter termination unit

DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act

dB decibel

DBA database administrator

DBDB digital bathymetric database

DBDB-V digital bathymetric database variable

DBG database generation

DBI defense budget issue

DBIDS Defense Biometric Identification System

DBMS database management system; Defense-Business

Management System

DBSMC Defense Business Systems Management Committee

DBSS Defense Blood Standard System

DBT design basis threat

DC3 Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center

D/C downconverter

DC Deputies Committee; direct current; Directorate of

Counterintelligence (DIA); dislocated civilian

DCA Defense Communications Agency; Defense Cooperation

Agreements; defensive counterair; dual-capable aircraft

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DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCAM Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS)

customer assistance module

DCAPES Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and

Execution Segments

DCC damage control center; deployment control center

DCCC defense collection coordination center

DCCEP developing country combined exercise program

DCD data collection device

DCE defense coordinating element

D-cell deployment cell

DCGS distributed common ground/surface system

DCHA Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian

Assistance (USAID)

DCHC Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center

DCHE Defense Counterintelligence and

Human Intelligence Enterprise

DCI defense critical infrastructure; Director of Central

Intelligence; dual channel interchange

D/CI&SP Director, Counterintelligence and Security Programs

D/CIA Director, Central Intelligence Agency

DCID Director of Central Intelligence directive

DCIIS Defense Counterintelligence Information System

DCIO defense criminal investigative organization

DCIP Defense Critical Infrastructure Program

DCIS Defense Criminal Investigative Services

DCISE Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information

Sharing Environment

DCJTF deputy commander, joint task force

DCM data channel multiplexer; deputy chief of mission

DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DCMC Office of Deputy Chairman, Military Committee

DCMO deputy chief military observer

DCNO Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

DCO debarkation control officer; Defense Connect Online;

defense coordinating officer; defensive cyberspace

operations; dial central office

DCO-IDM defensive cyberspace operations - internal defensive

measures

DCO-RA defensive cyberspace operations response actions

DCP Defense Continuity Program; detainee collection point

DCPA Defense Civil Preparedness Agency

DCPG digital clock pulse generator

DCR doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and

education, personnel, facilities and policy change

recommendation

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DCRF defense chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear

response force

DCS Defense Courier

Service; deputy chief of staff; digital computer system

DCSCU dual capability servo control unit

DC/S for RA Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs

DCSINT Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

DCSLOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army

DCSOPS Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United

States Army

DCSPER Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army

DCST Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contingency support team

DCTC Defense Combating Terrorism Center

DCTS Defense Collaboration Tool Suite

DCW Defense Collection Watch (DIA)

DD Department of Defense (form); deputy director; destroyer

(Navy ship)

DDA deputy development advisor; Deputy Director for

Administration (CIA); designated development activity

DDC data distribution center; defense distribution center

DDCI Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)

DDCI/CM Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community

Management

DDED defense distribution expeditionary depot

DDG guided missile destroyer

DDI Deputy Director of Intelligence (CIA); Director of

Defense Intelligence

DDL digital data link

DDM Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Mapping; digital

data modem

DDMA Defense Distribution Mapping Activity

DDMS Deputy Director for Military Support (NRO)

DDO Deputy Director of Operations (CIA)

DDOC Deployment and Distribution Operations Center

(USTRANSCOM)

DDP detailed deployment plan

DDR disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration

DDR&E director of defense research and engineering

DDRRR disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration,

and resettlement

DDS defense dissemination system; Deployable Disbursing

System

DDS&T Deputy Director for Science & Technology (CIA) DDSBn

deployment and distribution support battalion

DDSM Defense Distinguished Service Medal

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DDST deployment and distribution support team

DDWSO Deputy Director for Wargaming, Simulation, and

Operations

DE damage expectancy; decedent effects; delay equalizer;

directed energy

De total drift error

de individual drift error

DEA Drug Enforcement Administration (DOJ)

dea aerospace drift error

DEACN Drug Enforcement Administration Communications

Network

DEAR disease and environmental alert report

DEARAS Department of Defense Emergency Authorities

Retrieval and Analysis System

DeCA Defense Commissary Agency

DEERS Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System

DEFSMAC Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center

DEL deployable equipment list

DEMARC demarcation

de max maximum drift error

DEMIL demilitarization

de min minimum drift error

de minimax minimax drift error

DeMS deployment management system

DEMUX demultiplex

DEP Delayed Entry Program; deployed

DEP&S Drug Enforcement Plans and Support

DEPCJTF deputy commander, joint task force

DEPID deployment indicator code

DEPMEDS deployable medical systems

DepOpsDeps Service deputy operations deputies

DEPORD deployment order

DESC Defense Energy Support Center

DESCOM Depot System Command (Army)

DESIGAREA designated area message

DEST destination; domestic emergency support team

DET detainee

DETRESFA distress phase (ICAO)

DEW directed-energy warfare

DF direction finding; dispersion factor; disposition form

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DFAS-DE Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Denver

DFC deputy force commander; detention facility commander

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DFE Defense Intelligence Agency forward element;

Defense Joint Intelligence Operations Center forward

element; division force equivalent

DFM deterrent force module

DFO disaster field office (FEMA)

DFR Defense Fuel Region

DFR/E Defense Fuel Region, Europe

DFRIF Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet

DFR/ME Defense Fuel Region, Middle East

DFSC Defense Fuel Supply Center

DFSP defense fuel support point

DFT deployment for training

DG defense guidance

DGIAP Defense General Intelligence and Applications Program

DGM digital group multiplex

DGT designated ground target

DH death due to hostilities; Directorate for Human Intelligence

(DIA)

DHA detainee holding area

DHB Defense Health Board

DHE defense human intelligence executor

DHE-M Defense Human Intelligence Enterprise-manual

DHHS Department of Health and Human Services

DHM Department of Defense human intelligence manager

DHMO Department of Defense human intelligence management

office

DHP Defense Health Program

DHS Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Service;

Department of Homeland Security; Director of Health

Services

DI Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Directorate for Analysis;

DIA Directorate for Intelligence Production; discrete

identifier; dynamic interface

DI&E data integration and exploitation

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DIAC Defense Intelligence Analysis Center

DIA/DHX Defense Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Human

Intelligence, Office of Document and Media Operations

DIAM Defense Intelligence Agency manual; Defense Intelligence

Agency memorandum

DIAP Defense Intelligence Analysis Program; Drug Interdiction

Assistance Program

DIAR Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) regulation

DIB defense industrial base

DIBITS digital in-band interswitch trunk signaling

DIBRS defense incident-based reporting system

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DIBTS digital in-band trunk signaling

DICO Data Information Coordination Office

DID Defense Intelligence Digest

DIDHS Deployable Intelligence Data Handling System

DIDO designated intelligence disclosure official

DIDS Defense Intelligence Dissemination System

DIEB Defense Intelligence Executive Board

DIEPS Digital Imagery Exploitation Production System

DIG digital

DIGO Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (Australia)

DII-COE defense information infrastructure-common operating

environment

DIILS Defense Institute of International Legal Studies

DIJE Defense Intelligence Joint Environment

(United Kingdom)

DILPA diphase loop modem-A

DIMA drilling individual mobilization augmentee

DIMOC Defense Imagery Management Operations Center

DIN defense intelligence notice

DINET Defense Industrial Net

DINFOS Defense Information School

DIOC drug interdiction operations center

DIOCC Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center

DIPC defense industrial plant equipment center

DIPF defense intelligence priorities framework

DIPFAC diplomatic facility

DIPGM diphase supergroup modem

DIRINT Director of Intelligence (USMC)

DIRJIATF director, joint inter-agency task force

DIRLAUTH direct liaison authorized

DIRM Directorate for Information and Resource Management

DIRMOBFOR director of mobility forces

DIRNSA Director, National Security Agency

DIRSPACEFOR director of space forces (USAF)

DIS defense information system; Defense Investigative

Service; distributed interactive simulation

DISA Defense Information Systems Agency

DISA-LO Defense Information Systems Agency - liaison officer

DISANMOC Defense Information Systems Agency Network

Management and Operations Center

DisasterAWARE Disaster All-Hazard Warnings, Analysis, and Risk

Evaluation System

DISCOM division support command (Army)

DISGM diphase supergroup

DISN Defense Information Systems Network

DISN-E Defense Information Systems Network – Europe

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DISO deception in support of operations security; defense

intelligence support office

DISP drug investigation support program (FAA)

DITDS defense information threat data system; defense

intelligence threat data system

DITSUM defense intelligence terrorist summary

DJ-7 Director, Joint Staff Directorate for

Joint Force Development

DJIOC Defense Joint Intelligence Operations Center

DJS Director, Joint Staff

DJSM Director, Joint Staff memorandum

DJTFS deputy joint task force surgeon

DLA Defense Logistics Agency

DLAM Defense Logistics Agency manual

DLAR Defense Logistics Agency regulation

DLEA drug law enforcement agency

DLED dedicated loop encryption device

DLD digital liaison detachment

DLIS Defense Logistics Information Service

DLM defense logistics manual

DLMS Department Logistics Management System

DLP data link processor

DLPMA diphase loop modem A

DLQ deck landing qualification

DLR depot-level repairable

DLSA Defense Legal Services Agency

DLSS Defense Logistics Standard Systems

DLTM digital line termination module

DLTU digital line termination unit

DM detection and monitoring; docking module

DMA Defense Media Activity

dmax maximum drift distance

DMB datum marker buoy

DMC data mode control

DMD digital message device

DMDC defense management data center; Defense Manpower

Data Center

DME distance measuring equipment

DMHS Defense Message Handling System

DMI director military intelligence

DMIGS Domestic Mobile Integrated Geospatial-Intelligence System

dmin minimum drift distance

DML data manipulation language

DMLSS Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support

DMMPO Defense Medical Materiel Program Office

DMO directory maintenance official

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DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

DMOS duty military occupational specialty

DMPI designated mean point of impact

DMRD defense management resource decision

DMRIS defense medical regulating information system

DMS defense meteorological system;

director of military support

DMSB Defense Medical Standardization Board

DMSM Defense Meritorious Service Medal

DMSO Defense Modeling and Simulation Office; director of major

staff office; Division Medical Supply Office

DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DMSSC defense medical systems support center

DMT disaster management team (UN)

DMU disk memory unit

DMZ demilitarized zone

DN digital nonsecure

DNA Defense Nuclear Agency; deoxyribonucleic acid

DNAT defense nuclear advisory team

DNBI disease and nonbattle injury

DNC digital nautical chart

DND Department of National Defence (Canada)

DNDO Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DHS)

DNGA Director of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

DNI Director of National Intelligence; Director of Naval

Intelligence

DNIF duty not involving flying

DNMSP driftnet monitoring support program

DNSO Defense Network Systems Organization

DNVT digital nonsecure voice terminal

DNY display area code (NYX) routing

DOA days of ammunition; dead on arrival; director of

administration

DOB date of birth; dispersal operating base

DOC Department of Commerce; designed operational capability

DOCC deep operations coordination cell

DOCDIV documents division

DOCEX document exploitation

DOCNET Doctrine Networked Education and Training

DOD Department of Defense

DODAAC Department of Defense activity address code

DODAAD Department of Defense Activity Address Directory

DODAC DOD ammunition code

DODD Department of Defense directive

DODDS Department of Defense Dependent Schools

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DODEX Department of Defense intelligence system information

system extension

DODFMR Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation

DODI Department of Defense instruction

DODIC Department of Defense identification code

DODID Department of Defense Intelligence Digest

DODIIS Department of Defense Intelligence Information System

DODIN Department of Defense information network

DODIPC Department of Defense intelligence production community

DODIPP Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program

DOD-JIC Department of Defense Joint Intelligence Center

DODM data orderwire diphase modem; Department of Defense

manual

DODS-CWMD Department of Defense Strategy for Countering Weapons

of Mass Destruction

DOE Department of Energy

DOEHRS Defense Occupational and Environmental Health

Reporting System

DOF degree of freedom

DOI Defense Special Security Communications System

(DSSCS) Operating Instructions; Department of the

Interior

DOJ Department of Justice

DOL Department of Labor

DOM day of month

DOMEX document and media exploitation

DOMS director of military support

DON Department of the Navy

DOPMA Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

DOR date of rank

DOS date of separation; days of supply; denial of service;

Department of State; disk operating system

DOT Department of Transportation

DOTEO Department of Transportation emergency organization

DOTMLPF doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and

education, personnel, and facilities

DOTMLPF-P doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and

education, personnel, facilities, and policy

DOW data orderwire; died of wounds

DOX-T direct operational exchange-tactical

DOY day of year

DP Air Force component plans officer (staff); decisive point;

Directorate for Policy Support (DIA); displaced person

dp parachute drift

DPA danger pay allowance; Defense Production Act

DPAA Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting

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Agency

DPAP Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

DPAS Defense Priorities and Allocation System

DPC deception planning cell; Defense Planning Committee

(NATO)

DPEC displaced person exploitation cell

DPG Defense Planning Guidance

DPI desired point of impact

dpi dots per inch

DPICM dual purpose improved conventional munitions

DPIP departing initial point

DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UN)

DPLSM dipulse group modem

DPM dissemination program manager

DPMO Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

DPO Defense Press Office; distribution process owner

DPP data patch panel; distributed production program

DPPDB digital point positioning database

DPQ defense planning questionnaire (NATO)

DPR display non-nodal routing

DPRB Defense Planning and Resources Board

DPRE displaced persons, refugees, and evacuees

DPS data processing system

DPSC Defense Personnel Support Center

DPSK differential phase shift keying

DR dead reckoning; digital receiver; disaster relief

DRB Defense Resources Board

DRe dead reckoning error

DRL Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DOS)

DRMD deployments requirements manning document

DRMO Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office

DRMS Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service; distance

root-mean-square

DRN Disaster Response Network

DRO departmental requirements office; departmental

requirements officer

DRRS Defense Readiness Reporting System

DRS detainee reporting system

DRSN Defense Red Switched Network

DRT dead reckoning tracer; decontamination and

reconnaissance team

DRTC designated reporting technical control

DS Directorate for Management and Chief Information

Officer (DIA); direct support; doctrine sponsor

DSA defense special assessment (DIA)

DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency

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DSAID defense sexual assault incident database

DSAR Defense Supply Agency regulation

DSB digital in-band trunk signaling (DIBTS) signaling buffer

DSC defensive space control; digital selective calling;

dual-status commander

DSCA Defense Security Cooperation Agency; defense support

of civil authorities

DSCP Defense Supply Center Philadelphia

DSCR Defense Supply Center Richmond

DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System

DSCSOC Defense Satellite Communications System operations

center

DSDI digital simple data interface

DSE direct support element

DSF District Stability Framework (USAID)

DSG digital signal generator

DSI defense simulation internet

DSL display switch locator (SL) routing

DSM decision support matrix

DSMAC digital scene-matching area correlation

DSN Defense Switched Network

DSNET Defense Secure Network

DSNET-2 Defense Secure Network-2

DSO Defense Spectrum Organization; defensive systems

officer

DSOE deployment schedule of events

DSP Defense Satellite Program; Defense Support Program

DSPD defense support to public diplomacy

DSPL display system programming language

DSPS Director, Security Plans and Service

DSR defense source registry

DSS Defense Security Service; Distribution Standard System

DSS/ALOC direct support system/air line of communications

DSSCS Defense Special Security Communications System

DSSM Defense Superior Service Medal

DSSO data system support organization; defense sensitive support

office; defense systems support organization

DSSR Department of State Standardized Regulation

DST decision support template; Defense Logistics

Agency support team; deployment support team;

district support team

DSTP Director of Strategic Target Planning

DSTR destroy

DSTS-G Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Satellite

Transmission Services - Global

DSVL doppler sonar velocity log

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DSVT digital subscriber voice terminal

DT Directorate for MASINT and Technical Collection (DIA)

DTA Defense Threat Assessment; dynamic threat assessment

DTAM defense terrorism awareness message

DTC defense transportation coordination

DTCI Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative

DTD Deployable Training Division; detailed troop

decontamination

DTE data terminal equipment; developmental test and

evaluation

DTED digital terrain elevation data

DTG date-time group; digital trunk group (digital transmission

group)

D/T/ID detect/track/identify

DTIP Disruptive Technology Innovations Partnership (DIA)

DTL designator target line

DTMF dual tone multi-frequency

DTMR defense traffic management regulation

DTO division transportation office; drug trafficking

organization

DTOC division tactical operations center

DTR defense transportation regulation

DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DTRACS Defense Transportation Reporting and Control System

DTRATCA Defense Threat Reduction and Treaty Compliance Agency

DTS Defense Transportation System; Defense Travel System;

diplomatic telecommunications service

DTTS Defense Transportation Tracking System

DTWR defense terrorism warning report

DU depleted uranium

DURC dual-use research of concern

DUSD deputy under Secretary of Defense

DUSD (CI&S) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for

Counterintelligence and Security

DUSDL Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics

DUSD(L&MR) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and

Materiel Readiness

DUSDP Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

DV distinguished visitor

DVA Department of Veterans Affairs

DVD digital video device; digital video disc

DVIDS Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System

DVITS Digital Video Imagery Transmission System

DVOW digital voice orderwire

DVT deployment visualization tool

DWAS Defense Working Capital Accounting System

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DWMCF double-wide modular causeway ferry

DWT deadweight tonnage

DWTS Digital Wideband Transmission System

DX Directorate for External Relations (DIA)

DZ drop zone

DZC drop zone controller

DZCO drop zone control officer

DZSO drop zone safety officer

DZST drop zone support team

DZSTL drop zone support team leader

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E total probable error

E&DCP evaluation and data collection plan

E&E emergency and extraordinary expense authority

E&EE emergency and extraordinary expense

E&I engineering and installation

E&M ear and mouth; special signaling leads

E1 Echelon 1

E2 Echelon 2

E3 Echelon 3; electromagnetic environmental effects

E4 Echelon 4

E5 Echelon 5

E-8C joint surveillance, target attack radar system (JSTARS)

aircraft

EA electronic attack; emergency action; evaluation agent;

executive agent; executive assistant

ea each

EAC echelons above corps (Army); emergency action

committee

EACS expeditionary aeromedical evacuation crew member support

EACT expeditionary aeromedical evacuation coordination team

EAD earliest arrival date; echelons above division (Army);

extended active duty

EADRU Euro-Atlantic disaster response unit

EADS Eastern Air Defense Sector

EAES expeditionary aeromedical evacuation squadron

EAF expeditionary aerospace forces; expeditionary airfield

EAI executive agent instruction

EAM emergency action message

EAP emergency action plan; emergency action procedures

EAPC Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

EAP-CJCS emergency action procedures of the Chairman of the

Joint Chiefs of Staff

EARLY evasion and recovery supplemental data report

E-ARTS en route automated radar tracking system

EASF expeditionary aeromedical staging facility

EAST expeditionary aeromedical evacuation staging team

EASTPAC eastern Pacific Ocean

EBCDIC extended binary coded decimal interchange code

EBS environmental baseline survey

EC electronic combat; enemy combatant; error control;

European Community

ECAC Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center

ECB echelons corps and below (Army)

ECC engineer coordination cell; evacuation control center

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ECES expeditionary civil engineer squadron

ECHA Executive Committee for Humanitarian Affairs (UN)

ECHO European Commission Directorate General for

Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection; European

Community Humanitarian Aid Department

ECM electronic countermeasures

ECN electronic change notice; Minimum Essential Emergency

Communications Network

ECO electronic combat officer

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (UN)

ECP emergency command precedence; engineering change

proposal; entry control point

ECS expeditionary combat support

ECU environmental control unit

ED envelope delay; evaluation directive

EDA Economic Development Administration (DOC);

excess defense articles

EDC estimated date of completion

EDD earliest delivery date

EDI electronic data interchange

EDSS equipment deployment and storage system

EE emergency establishment

EEA environmental executive agent

EEBD emergency escape breathing device

EECT end evening civil twilight

EED electro-explosive device; emergency-essential

designation

EEDAC emergency essential Department of the Army civilian

EEE emergency and extraordinary expense

EEFI essential element of friendly information

EEI essential element of information

EELV evolved expendable launch vehicle

EENT end of evening nautical twilight

EEO equal employment opportunity

EEPROM electronic erasable programmable read-only memory

EER enlisted employee review; extended echo ranging

EEZ exclusive economic zone

EFA engineering field activity

EFAC emergency family assistance center

EFD engineering field division

EFP explosively formed projectile

EFST essential fire support task

EFT electronic funds transfer

EFTO encrypt for transmission only

EGAT Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (USAID)

EGM Earth Gravity Model

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EGS Earth ground station

EH explosive hazard

EHCC explosive hazards coordination cell

EHDB explosive hazard database

EHF extremely high frequency

EHO environmental health officer

EHRA environmental health risk assessment

EHSA environmental health site assessment

EHT explosive hazard team

EI environmental information; exercise item

EIA Electronic Industries Association

EID electrically initiated device

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

eJMAPS electronic Joint Manpower and Personnel System

EJPME enlisted joint professional military education

ELBA emergency locator beacon

ELCAS elevated causeway system

ELCAS(M) elevated causeway system (modular)

ELCAS(NL) elevated causeway system (Navy lighterage)

ELD emitter locating data

ELINT electronic intelligence

ELIST enhanced logistics intratheater support tool

ELOS extended line of sight

ELPP equal level patch panel

ELR extra-long-range aircraft

ELSEC electronics security

ELT emergency locator transmitter

ELV expendable launch vehicle

ELVA emergency low-visibility approach

EM electromagnetic; emergency management; executive

manager

EMAC emergency management assistance compact

E-mail electronic mail

EMALL electronic mall

EMBM electromagnetic battle management

EMC electromagnetic compatibility

EMCON emission control

EMD effective miss distance; expeditionary military

information support detachment

EME electromagnetic environment

EMEDS expeditionary medical support

EMF expeditionary medical facility

EMI electromagnetic interface; electromagnetic interference

EMIO expanded maritime interception operations

EMOE electromagnetic operational environment

EMP electromagnetic pulse

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EMR hazards electromagnetic radiation hazards

EMS electromagnetic spectrum; emergency medical services

EMSC electromagnetic spectrum control

EMSEC emanations security

EMSM electromagnetic spectrum manager

EMT emergency medical technician; emergency medical

treatment; expeditionary military information support team

EMTF expeditionary mobility task force

EMU expeditionary medical unit

EMV electromagnetic vulnerability

ENCOM engineer command (Army)

ENDEX exercise termination

ENL enlisted

ENSCE enemy situation correlation element

ENWGS Enhanced Naval Warfare Gaming System

EO electro-optical; end office; equal opportunity; executive

order; eyes only

EOB electromagnetic order of battle; electronic order of battle;

enemy order of battle

EOC early operational capability; emergency operating center;

emergency operations center

EOCA explosive ordnance clearance agent

EOD explosive ordnance disposal

EODMU-1 explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit one

EOI electro-optic(al) imagery

EO-IR electro-optical-infrared

EO-IR CM electro-optical-infrared countermeasure

EOL end of link

EOM end of message

EOP emergency operating procedures

E-O TDA electro-optical tactical decision aid

EOW engineering orderwire

EP electronic protection; emergency preparedness;

emergency procedures; excess property; execution

planning

EPA Environmental Protection Agency; evasion plan of action

EPBX electronic private branch exchange

EPBS expeditionary prime base engineer emergency force

squadron

EPC Emergency Procurement Committee

EPF enhanced palletized load system (PLS) flatrack

EPH emergency planning handbook

EPIC El Paso Intelligence Center

EPIRB emergency position-indicating radio beacon

EPLO emergency preparedness liaison officer

EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory

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EPU expeditionary port unit

EPW enemy prisoner of war

EPW/CI enemy prisoner of war/civilian internee

ERC emergency relief coordinator; exercise related

construction

ERDC Engineer Research and Development Center

ERG Emergency Response Guidebook

ERGM extended range guided munitions

ERO engine running on or offload

ERPSS En Route Patient Staging System

ERRO Emergency Response and Recovery Office

ERSD estimated return to service date

ERT emergency response team (FEMA); engineer

reconnaissance team

ERT-A emergency response team - advance element

ERU emergency response unit

ERW explosive remnants of war

ES electronic support; electronic warfare support; executive

secretariat

ESAC Electromagnetic-Space Analysis Center (NSA)

ESB engineer support battalion

ESC Electronics Systems Center; expeditionary sustainment

command

ESF Economic Support Fund; emergency support function

ESG executive steering group; expeditionary strike group

ESGN electrically suspended gyro navigation

ESI extremely sensitive information

ESK electronic staff weather officer kit

ESM expeditionary site mapping

ESO embarkation staff officer; environmental science officer;

Expeditionary Support Organization (DFAS)

ESOC Emergency Supply Operations Center

ESOH environmental, safety, and occupational health

ESORTS Enhanced Status of Resources and Training System

ESP engineer support plan

E-Space Electromagnetic-Space

ESR external supported recovery

EST embarked security team; emergency service team;

emergency support team (FEMA); en route support

team

ET electronics technician

ETA estimated time of arrival

ETAC emergency tactical air control

ETD estimated time of departure

ETF electronic target folder

ETI estimated time of intercept

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ETIC estimated time for completion; estimated time in

commission

ETM electronic transmission; essential tasks matrix

ETO Emergency Transportation Operations (DOT)

ETPL endorsed TEMPEST products list

ETR export traffic release

ETS European telephone system

ETSS extended training service specialist

ETX end of text

EU European Union

E-UAV endurance unmanned aerial vehicle

EUB essential user bypass

EURV essential user rekeying variable

EUSA Eighth US Army

EUSC effective United States control; effective United States

controlled

EUSCS effective United States-controlled ships

EVC evasion chart

EVE equal value exchange

EW early warning; electronic warfare

EWC electronic warfare cell; electronic warfare coordinator

EWCA electronic warfare control authority

EWCC electronic warfare coordination cell

EWCS electronic warfare control ship

EWD Electronic Warfare Directorate (USSTRATCOM)

EWE electronic warfare element

EWG electronic warfare group

EW/GCI early warning/ground-controlled intercept

EWIR electronic warfare integrated reprogramming

EWO electronic warfare officer

EWWG electronic warfare working group

EXCIMS Executive Council for Modeling and Simulations

ExCom executive committee

EXDIR Executive Director (CIA)

EXDIR/ICA Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs

(USG)

EXECSEC executive secretary

EXER exercise

EXORD execute order

EXPLAN exercise plan

EZ exchange zone

EZCO extraction zone control officer

EZM engagement zone manager

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F Fahrenheit; flare patterns; flash

F2T2EA find, fix, track, target, engage, and assess

F3EAD find, fix, finish, exploit, analyze, and disseminate

F&ES fire and emergency services

FA feasibility assessment; field artillery

FAA Federal Aviation Administration (DOT); Foreign

Assistance Act

FAAO Federal Aviation Administration order

FAAR facilitated after-action review

FAC forward air controller

FAC(A) forward air controller (airborne)

FACE forward aviation combat engineering

FACSFAC fleet area control and surveillance facility

FACT field advance civilian team; field assessment and

coordination team

FAD feasible arrival date

F/AD force/activity designator

FAE fuel air explosive

FAH final attack heading; foreign affairs handbook

FALD Field Administration and Logistics Division

FALOP Forward Area Limited Observing Program

FAM functional area manager

FAMP forward area minefield planning

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN); foreign area

officer

FAPES Force Augmentation Planning and Execution System

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Aviation

Regulation; formal assessment report

FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

FARP forward arming and refueling point

FAS Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA); frequency

assignment subcommittee; fueling at sea; functional

account symbol

FASCAM family of scatterable mines

FAST field assessment surveillance team; fleet antiterrorism

security team

FAX facsimile

FB forward boundary

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ)

FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service

FBO faith-based organization

FC field circular; final coordination; fires cell (Army); floating

causeway; floating craft; force commander

FCA Foreign Claims Act; functional configuration audit

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FCC Federal Communications Commission; Federal coordinating

center; functional combatant commander

FCE forward command element

FCG foreign clearance guide

FCM foreign consequence management

FCO federal coordinating officer

FCP fire control party

FCT firepower control team

FD first draft; from temporary duty

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FDBM functional database manager

FDC fire direction center

FDESC force description

FDL fast deployment logistics

FDLP flight deck landing practice

FDM frequency division multiplexing

FDO fire direction officer; flexible deterrent option; flight deck

officer; foreign disclosure officer

FDP forward distribution point

FDPMU forward-deployable preventive medicine unit

FDR foreign disaster relief

FDR/FA flight data recorder/fault analyzer

FDS fault detection system

FDSL fixed directory subscriber list

FDSS fault detection subsystem

FDSSS flight deck status and signaling system

FDT forward distribution team

FDUL fixed directory unit list

FDX full duplex

FE facilities engineering; fires element

FEA front-end analysis

FEBA forward edge of the battle area

FEC facilities engineering command; forward error correction

FECC fires and effects coordination cell

FED-STD federal standard

FEI forensic-enabled intelligence

FEK frequency exchange keying

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS)

FEP fleet satellite (FLTSAT) extremely high frequency (EHF)

Package; foreign excess property

FEPP federal excess personal property; foreign excess personal

property

FES fire emergency services

FEST foreign emergency support team; forward engineer

support team

FET facility engineer team

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FEU forty-foot equivalent unit

FEZ fighter engagement zone

FF navy fast frigate

Ff fatigue correction factor

FFA free-fire area

FFC force fires coordinator

FFCC flight ferry control center;

force fires coordination center (USMC)

FFD foundation feature data

FFE field force engineering; flame field expedients

FFG guided missile frigate

FFH fast frequency hopping

FFH-net fast-frequency-hopping net

FFHT-net fast-frequency-hopping training net

FFIR friendly force information requirement

FFP Food for Peace; fresh frozen plasma; Office of Food for

Peace (DOS)

FFT friendly force tracking

FFTU forward freight terminal unit

FG fighter group

FGMDSS Future Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

FGS final governing standard; Force Generation Service

(UN)

FH fleet hospital

FHA Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance;

foreign humanitarian assistance

FHC family help center

FHP force health protection

FHWA Federal Highway Administration (DOT)

FI foreign intelligence

FIA functional interoperability architecture

FIC force indicator code

FID foreign internal defense

FIDAF foreign internal defense augmentation force

FIE fly-in echelon; foreign intelligence entity

FIFO first-in-first-out

FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

FIR first-impressions report

FIRCAP foreign intelligence requirements capabilities and priorities

1st IOC 1st Information Operations Command (Land)

FIS Foreign Intelligence Service

FISC fleet and industrial supply center

FISINT foreign instrumentation signals intelligence

FISS foreign intelligence and security services

FIST fire support team; fleet imagery support terminal; fleet

intelligence support team

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FIWC fleet information warfare center

FIXe navigational fix error

FLAR forward-looking airborne radar

FLC fleet logistics center

FLENUMMETOCCEN Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

FLENUMMETOCDET Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic

Detachment

FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS)

FLIP flight information publication; flight instruction procedures

FLIR forward-looking infrared

FLITE federal legal information through electronics

FLO/FLO float-on/float-off

FLOLS fresnel lens optical landing system

FLOT forward line of own troops

FLP force level planning

FLS forward logistic site

FLSG force logistic support group

FLTCYBERCOM Fleet Cyber Command (Navy)

FLTSAT fleet satellite

FLTSATCOM fleet satellite communications

FM field manual (Army); financial management; flare

multiunit; force module;

frequency modulation; functional manager

FM/A functional manager for analysis

FMA-net frequency management A-net

FMAS foreign media analysis subsystem

FMAT financial management augmentation team

FMC force movement characteristics; full mission-capable

FMCH fleet multichannel

FMCR Fleet Marine Corps Reserve

FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FMI field manual-interim

FMF Fleet Marine Force

FMFP foreign military financing program

FMID force module identifier

FMO frequency management office; functional manager office

FMP foreign materiel program

FMS force module subsystem; foreign military sales

FMSC frequency management sub-committee

FMT-net frequency management training net

FMV full motion video

FN foreign nation

FNMOC Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

FNMOD Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic

Detachment

FNOC Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Command

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FNS foreign nation support

FO fiber optic; flash override; forward observer

FOB forward operating base

FOC full operational capability; future operations cell

FOD field operations division; foreign object damage

FOFW fiber optic field wire

FOG Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and

Response

FOI fault detection isolation

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FOIU fiber optic interface unit

FOL fiber optic link

FON freedom of navigation (operations)

FORCE fuels operational readiness capability equipment (Air Force)

FORMICA foreign military intelligence collection activities

FORSCOM United States Army Forces Command

FORSTAT force status and identity report

FOS forward operating site; full operational status

FOT follow-on operational test

FOUO for official use only

FOV field of view

FP firing point; force protection; frequency panel

FPA foreign policy advisor

FPC final planning conference; future plans cell

FPCON force protection condition

FPD force protection detachment; foreign post differential

FPF final protective fire

FPM Federal personnel manual

FPO fleet post office

FPOC focal point operations center

FPS Federal Protective Service; force protection source

FPTAS flight path threat analysis simulation

FPTS forward propagation by tropospheric scatter

FPWG force protection working group

FR final report; frequency response

FRA Federal Railroad Administration (DOT)

FRAG fragmentation code

FRAGORD fragmentary order

FRC federal resource coordinator; forward resuscitative care

FRD formerly restricted data

FREQ frequency

FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan

FRF fragment retention film

FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center

(DOE)

FRN force requirement number

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FRO flexible response option

FROG free rocket over ground

FRP Federal response plan (USG)

FRRS frequency resource record system

FRTP fleet response training plan

FS fighter squadron; file separator; file server; flare single-unit

fs search radius safety factor

FSA fire support area

FSB fire support base; forward staging base; forward support

base; forward support battalion

FSC fire support cell; fire support coordinator (USMC)

FSCC fire support coordination center (USMC)

FSCL fire support coordination line

FSCM fire support coordination measure

FSCOORD fire support coordinator (Army)

FSE fire support element

FSEM fire support execution matrix

FSF foreign security forces

FSI Foreign Service Institute

FSK frequency shift key

FSN foreign service national

FSO fire support officer; flight safety officer; foreign service

officer

FSP functional support plan

FSR field service representative

FSRT fatality search and recovery team

FSS fast sealift ship; fire support station; flight service station

FSSG force service support group (USMC)

FSSP fuel system supply point

FSST forward space support to theater

FST fire support task; fleet surgical team

FSU former Soviet Union; forward support unit

FSW feet of seawater

ft feet; foot

ft3 cubic feet

FTC Federal Trade Commission

FTCA Foreign Tort Claims Act

FTN force tracking number

FTP file transfer protocol

FTRG fleet tactical readiness group

FTS Federal Telecommunications System; Federal telephone

service; file transfer service

FTU field training unit; freight terminal unit

FUAC functional area code

FUNCPLAN functional plan

F/V fishing vessel

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Fv aircraft speed correction factor

FVT Force Validation Tool

FW fighter wing; fixed-wing; weather correction factor

FWA fraud, waste, and abuse

FWC fleet weather center

FWD forward

FWDA friendly weapon danger area

FWF former warring factions

FY fiscal year

FYDP Future Years Defense Program

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G-1 Army or Marine Corps component manpower or personnel

staff officer (Army division or higher staff,

Marine Corps brigade or higher staff)

G-2 Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence; Army or

Marine Corps component intelligence staff officer

(Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or

higher staff)

G-2X Army counterintelligence and human intelligence

staff element

G-3 Army or Marine Corps component operations staff

officer (Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps

brigade or higher staff); assistant chief of staff,

operations

G-4 Army or Marine Corps component logistics staff officer

(Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or

higher staff); Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics

G-5 assistant chief of staff, plans

G-6 Army or Marine Corps component command, control,

communications, and computer systems staff officer;

assistant chief of staff for communications; signal staff

officer (Army)

G-7 Army component information operations staff officer;

assistant chief of staff, information engagement;

information operations staff officer (ARFOR)

G/A ground to air

GA geospatial analyst; Tabun, a nerve agent

GAA general agency agreement; geospatial intelligence

assessment activity

GAFS General Accounting and Finance System

GAMSS Global Air Mobility Support System

GAO General Accounting Office; Government Accountability

Office

GAR gateway access request

GARS Global Area Reference System

GAT governmental assistance team

GATB guidance, apportionment, and targeting board

GATES Global Air Transportation Execution System

GB group buffer; Sarin, a nerve agent

GBI ground-based interceptor

GBL government bill of lading

GBMD global ballistic missile defense

GBR ground-based radar

GBS Global Broadcast Service; Global Broadcast System

GBU guided bomb unit

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GC general counsel; Geneva Convention; Geneva

Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian

Persons in Time of War

GC3A global command, control, and communications assessment

GC4A global command, control, communications, and computer

assessment

GCA ground controlled approach

GCC geographic combatant commander; global contingency

construction

GCCC global contingency construction contract

GCCMAC Global Contingency Construction Multiple Award

Contract (Navy)

GCCS Global Command and Control System

GCCS-A Global Command and Control System-Army

GCCS-I3 Global Command and Control System Integrated

Imagery and Intelligence

GCCS-J Global Command and Control System-Joint

GCCS-M Global Command and Control System-Maritime

GCE ground combat element (USMC)

GCI ground control intercept

GCM global container manager;

Global Information Grid (GIG) Content Management

GCP global campaign plan; ground commander’s pointer

GCP-CWMD Global Campaign Plan for Combating Weapons of Mass

Destruction

GCRI general collective routing indicator (RI)

GCS ground control station

GCSC global contingency service contract

GCSMAC Global Contingency Services Multiple Award

Contract (Navy)

GCSS Global Command Support System

GCSS-J Global Combat Support System-Joint

GCTN global combating terrorism network

GD Soman, a nerve agent

GDF gridded data field; Guidance for Development of the Force

GDIP General Defense Intelligence Program

GDIPP General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program

GDP General Defense Plan (SACEUR): gross domestic product

GDSS Global Decision Support System

GE general engineering

GEF Guidance for Employment of the Force

GEM Global Information Grid (GIG) Enterprise Management

GENADMIN general admin (message)

GENSER general service (message)

GENTEXT general text

GEO

geosynchronous Earth orbit

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GEOCODE geographic code

GEOFILE geolocation code file; standard specified geographic

location file

GEOINT geospatial intelligence

GEOLOC geographic location; geographic location code

GEOREF geographic reference; world geographic reference system

GETS geospatial enterprise tasking, processing, exploitation,

and dissemination service

GF a nerve agent

GFE government-furnished equipment

GFI government-furnished information

GFM global force management; global freight management;

government-furnished material

GFMAP Global Force Management Allocation Plan

GFMB Global Force Management Board

GFMIG Global Force Management Implementation Guidance

GFMPL Graphics Fleet Mission Program Library

GFOAR global family of operation plans assessment report

GFP government-furnished property

GFS global fleet station; government-furnished support

GFU group framing unit

GHz gigahertz

GI geomatics and imagery

GI&S geospatial information and services

GIAC graphic input aggregate control

GIANT Global Positioning System Interference and

Navigation Tool

GIBCO geospatial-intelligence base for contingency operations

GIC (gabarit international de chargement) international

loading gauge

GICNT Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

GIE global information environment

GIMS Geospatial Intelligence Information Management Services

GIO Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (New Zealand)

GIP gridded installation photograph

GIS geographic information system; geospatial information

systems

GL government-leased

GLCM ground-launched cruise missile

GLINT gated laser intensifier

GLO ground liaison officer

GLOC ground line of communications

GLTD ground laser target designator

GM group modem

GMD global missile defense; ground-based midcourse defense;

group mux and/or demux

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GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

GMF ground mobile force

GMFP global military force policy

GMI general military intelligence

GMLRS Global Positioning System Multiple Launch

Rocket System

GMP global maritime partnership

GMR graduated mobilization response; ground mobile radar

GMRS global mobility readiness squadron

GMS global mobility squadron

GMSC Global Mission Support Center (USSOCOM)

GMTI ground moving target indicator

GNA Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Assurance

GNCC global network operations center

GND Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Defense

GNSC global network operations support center

GNSS global navigation satellite system

GO government-owned

GOCO government-owned, contractor-operated

GOES geostationary operational environmental satellite

GO/FO general officer/flag officer

GOGO government-owned, government-operated

GOS grade of service

GOSG general officer steering group

GOTS government off-the-shelf

GP general purpose; group

GPC geospatial planning cell; government purchase card

GPD gallons per day

GPE geospatial intelligence preparation of the environment

GPEE general purpose encryption equipment

GPL Geospatial Product Library

GPM gallons per minute; global pallet manager

GPMDM group modem

GPMIC Global Patient Movement Integration Center

GPMJAB Global Patient Movement Joint Advisory Board

GPMRC Global Patient Movement Requirements Center

GPS Global Positioning System

GPSOC Global Positioning System Operations Center

GPW Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of

Prisoners of War

GR graduated response

GRASP general retrieval and sort processor

GRCA ground reference coverage area

GRG gridded reference graphic

GRL global reach laydown

GRREG graves registration

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GS general service; general support; group separator

GSA General Services Administration

GSE ground support equipment

GSI glide slope indicator

GSM ground station module

GSO general services officer

GSORTS Global Status of Resources and Training System

GS-R general support-reinforcing

GSR general support-reinforcing; ground surveillance radar

GSSA general supply support area

GSSC global satellite communications (SATCOM)

support center

GST geospatial support team

gt gross ton

GTA graphic training aid

GTAS ground-to-air signals

GTL gun-target line

GTM global transportation management

GUARD US National Guard and Air Guard

GUARDS General Unified Ammunition Reporting Data System

G/VLLD ground/vehicle laser locator designator

GWC global weather central

GWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network

GWOT global war on terrorism

GWS Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the

Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces

in the Field

GWS Sea Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the

Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked

Members of the Armed Forces at Sea

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H&I harassing and interdicting

H&S headquarters and service

HA holding area; humanitarian assistance

HAARS high-altitude airdrop resupply system

HAC helicopter aircraft commander; human intelligence

analysis cell

HACC humanitarian assistance coordination center

HAHO high-altitude high-opening parachute technique

HAP humanitarian assistance program

HAP-EP humanitarian assistance program-excess property

HARC human intelligence analysis and reporting cell

HARM high-speed antiradiation missile

HARP high altitude release point

HAST humanitarian assistance survey team

HATR hazardous air traffic report

HAZ hazardous cargo

HAZMAT hazardous materials

HB heavy boat

HBCT heavy brigade combat team

HC Directorate for Human Capital (DIA)

HCA head of contracting activity; humanitarian and civic

assistance

HCAS hostile casualty

HCL hydrochloride

HCO helicopter control officer

HCP hardcopy printer

HCS helicopter combat support (Navy); helicopter

coordination section

HCT human intelligence (HUMINT) collection team

HD a mustard agent; harbor defense; harmonic distortion;

homeland defense

HDC harbor defense commander; helicopter direction center

HDCU harbor defense command unit

HDM humanitarian demining

HDO humanitarian demining operations

HDPLX half duplex

HDR humanitarian daily ration

HDTC Humanitarian Demining Training Center

HE heavy equipment; high explosives

HEAT helicopter external air transport; high explosive antitank

HEC helicopter element coordinator

HEFOE hydraulic electrical fuel oxygen engine

HEI high explosives incendiary

HEL-H heavy helicopter

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HEL-L light helicopter

HEL-M medium helicopter

HELO helicopter

HEMP high-altitude electromagnetic pulse

HEMTT heavy expanded mobile tactical truck

HEO highly elliptical orbit

HEPA high efficiency particulate air

HERF hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuels

HERO electromagnetic radiation hazards; hazards of

electromagnetic radiation to ordnance

HERP hazards of electromagnetic radiation to personnel

HET heavy equipment transporter; human intelligence

exploitation team

HEWSweb Humanitarian Early Warning Service

HF high frequency

HFA human factors analysis

HFDF high-frequency direction finding

HFP hostile fire pay

HFRB high frequency regional broadcast

HH homing pattern

HHC headquarters and headquarters company

HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment

HHQ higher headquarters

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

HIC humanitarian information center

HICAP high-capacity firefighting foam station

HIDACZ high-density airspace control zone

HIDTA high-intensity drug trafficking area

HIFR helicopter in-flight refueling

HIMAD high-to-medium-altitude air defense

HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

HIMEZ high-altitude missile engagement zone

HIRSS hover infrared suppressor subsystem

HIRTA high intensity radio transmission area

HIU humanitarian information unit (DOS)

HIV human immunodeficiency virus

HJ crypto key change

HLPS heavy-lift pre-position ship

HM hazardous material

HMA humanitarian mine action

HMCS helmet-mounted cueing system

HMH Marine heavy helicopter squadron

HMIRS Hazardous Material Information Resource System

HMIS Hazardous Material Information System

HMLA Marine light/attack helicopter squadron

HMM Marine medium helicopter squadron

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HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle

HMOD harbormaster operations detachment

HMW health, morale, and welfare

HN host nation

HNC host-nation coordination

HNCC host nation coordination center

HNS host-nation support

HNSCC host-nation support coordination cell

HNSF host-nation security forces

HOB height of burst

HOC human intelligence operations cell; humanitarian

operations center

HOCC humanitarian operations coordination center

HOD head of delegation

HOGE hover out of ground effect

HOIS hostile intelligence service

HOM head of mission

HOSTAC helicopter operations from ships other than aircraft carriers

(USN publication)

HPA high power amplifier

HPM high-power microwave

HPMSK high priority mission support kit

HPT high-payoff target

HQ HAVE QUICK; headquarters

HQCOMDT headquarters commandant

HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army

HQFM-net HAVE QUICK frequency modulation net

HQFMT-net HAVE QUICK frequency modulation training net

HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps

HR helicopter request; hostage rescue

HRB high-risk billet

HRC high-risk-of-capture; Human Resources Command

HRF homeland response force

HRI high risk of isolation

HRJTF humanitarian relief joint task force

HRO humanitarian relief organizations

HRP high-risk personnel; human remains pouch

HRS horizon reference system

HRT health response team; hostage rescue team

HS health services; helicopter antisubmarine (Navy);

homeland security; homing single-unit

HSAC Homeland Security Advisory Council

HSAS Homeland Security Advisory System

HSB high speed boat

HSC helicopter sea combat (Navy); Homeland Security Council

HSCDM high speed cable driver modem

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HSC/PC Homeland Security Council Principals Committee

HSC/PCC Homeland Security Council Policy Coordination Committee

HSD health service delivery; human intelligence support

detachment

HSE headquarters support element; human intelligence support

element (DIA)

HSEP hospital surgical expansion package (USAF)

HSI hyperspectral imagery; Office of Homeland Security

Investigations (DHS)

HSIN Homeland Security Information Network (DHS)

HSIP Homeland Security Infrastructure Program

HSM humanitarian service medal

HSPD homeland security Presidential directive

HSPR high speed pulse restorer

HSS health service support

HSSDB high speed serial data buffer

HSV high-speed vessel

HT hatch team

HTERRCAS hostile terrorist casualty

HTG hard target graphic

HTH high test hypochlorite

HU hospital unit

HUD head-up display

HUMINT human intelligence

HUMRO humanitarian relief operation

HUMRO OCP humanitarian relief operation operational capability

package

HUS hardened unique storage

HVA high-value asset

HVAA high value airborne asset

HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

HVCDS high-velocity container delivery system

HVI high-value individual

HVT high-value target

HW hazardous waste

HWM high water mark

HYE high-yield explosives

Hz hertz

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I immediate; individual

I2 identity intelligence

I2WD Intelligence and Information Warfare Division (Army)

I&A Office of Intelligence and Analysis (DHS)

IA imagery analyst; implementing arrangement; individual

augmentee; information assurance

IAA incident area assessment; incident awareness and

assessment

IAC Interagency Advisory Council

IACG interagency coordination group

IADB Inter-American Defense Board

IADS integrated air defense system

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)

IAF initial approach fix

IAIP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection

IAM inertially aided munition

IAMD integrated air and missile defense

IAMSAR International Aeronautical and Maritime Search

and Rescue manual

IAP incident action plan; international airport

IAPP Interagency Partnership Program

IAR interoperability assessment report

IAS International Assistance System

IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee (UN); interim acting

service chief

IATA International Air Transport Association

IATACS Improved Army Tactical Communications System

IATO interim authority to operate

IAVM information assurance vulnerability management

IAW in accordance with

I/B inboard

IBB International Broadcasting Bureau

IBCT infantry brigade combat team

IBES intelligence budget estimate submission

IBET integrated border enforcement team

IBM International Business Machines

IBS Integrated Booking System; integrated broadcast service;

Integrated Broadcast System

IBS-I Integrated Broadcast Service-Interactive

IBS-S Integrated Broadcast Service-Simplex

IBU inshore boat unit

IC incident commander; intelligence community; intercept

IC3 integrated command, control, and communications

ICAD individual concern and deficiency

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ICAF Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization

ICAT interagency conflict assessment team

ICBM intercontinental ballistic missile

ICC information confidence convention; information

coordination center; Intelligence Coordination

Center (USCG); International Criminal Court;

Interstate Commerce Commission

ICD international classifications of diseases; International

Cooperation and Development Program (USDA)

ICDC Intelligence Community Deputies Committee

ICDS improved container delivery system

ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS)

ICEDEFOR Iceland Defense Forces

ICEPP Incident Communications Emergency Policy

and Procedures

IC/EXCOM Intelligence Community Executive Committee

ICG interagency core group

ICIS integrated consumable item support

ICITAP International Criminal Investigative Training

Assistance Program (DOJ)

ICM image city map; improved conventional munitions;

integrated collection management

ICN idle channel noise; interface control net

ICNIA integrated communications, navigation, and identification

avionics

ICOD intelligence cutoff data

ICODES Integrated Computerized Deployment System

ICON imagery communications and operations node;

intermediate coordination node

ICP intertheater communications

security package; interface change proposal;

inventory control point

ICPC Intelligence Community Principals Committee

ICR Intelligence Collection Requirements

ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross

ICRI interswitch collective routing indicator

ICS incident command system; integrated country strategy;

internal communications system; inter-Service chaplain

support

ICSF integrated command communications system framework

ICSAR interagency committee on search and rescue

ICT information and communications technology

ICU intensive care unit; interface control unit

ICVA International Council of Voluntary Agencies

ICW in coordination with

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ID identification; identifier; initiating directive

IDAD internal defense and development

IDB integrated database

IDCA International Development Cooperation Agency

IDDF intermediate data distribution facility

IDEAS Intelligence Data Elements Authorized Standards

IDEX imagery data exploitation system

IDF indirect fire; intermediate distribution frame

ID/IQ indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity

IDL integrated distribution lane

IDM improved data modem; information dissemination

management

IDNDR International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN)

IDO installation deployment officer

IDP imagery derived product; imminent danger pay;

internally displaced person

IDRA infectious disease risk assessment

IDS individual deployment site; integrated deployment system;

interface design standards; intrusion detection system

IDSRS Integrated Defense Source Registration System

IDSS interoperability decision support system

IDT inactive duty training

IDZ inner defense zone

IEB intelligence exploitation base

IED improvised explosive device

IEDD improvised explosive device defeat

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEL illustrative evaluation scenario

IEM installation emergency management

IEMATS improved emergency message automatic transmission

system

IER information exchange requirement

IES imagery exploitation system

IESS imagery exploitation support system

IEW intelligence and electronic warfare

IF intermediate frequency

IFC intelligence fusion center

IFCS improved fire control system

IFF identification, friend or foe

IFFN identification, friend, foe, or neutral

IFF/SIF identification, friend or foe/selective identification feature

IFO integrated financial operations; intermediate fuel oil

IFP integrated force package

IFR instrument flight rules

IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

Societies

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IFSAR interferometric synthetic aperture radar

IG inspector general

IGC Integrated Data Environment/Global Transportation

Network Convergence

IGL intelligence gain/loss

IGO intergovernmental organization

IGSM interim ground station module (JSTARS)

IHADSS integrated helmet and display sight system (Army)

IHC international humanitarian community

IHO industrial hygiene officer

IHS international health specialist

IIB interagency information bureau

IICL Institute of International Container Lessors

IICT Interagency Intelligence Committee on Counterterrorism

IIM intelligence information management

IIP Bureau of International Information Programs (DOS);

interagency implementation plan; international

information program; interoperability improvement

program

IIR imagery interpretation report; imaging infrared;

intelligence information report

IJC3S initial joint command, control, and communications

system; Integrated Joint Command, Control, and

Communications System

IL intermediate location

ILAB Bureau of International Labor Affairs (DOL)

ILO in lieu of; International Labor Organization (UN)

ILOC integrated line of communications

ILS integrated logistic support

IM information management; intermediate module

IMA individual mobilization augmentee

IMAAC Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment

Center

IMC instrument meteorological conditions; International

Medical Corps

IMDC isolated, missing, detained, or captured

IMDG international maritime dangerous goods (UN)

IMET international military education and training

IMETS Integrated Meteorological System

IMF International Monetary Fund (UN)

IMI international military information

IMINT imagery intelligence

IMIT international military information team

IMLTU intermatrix line termination unit

IMM integrated materiel management; intelligence mission

management

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IMMDELREQ immediate delivery required

IMO information management officer; International Maritime

Organization

IMOSAR International Maritime Organization (IMO) search

and rescue manual

IMOSS interim mobile oceanographic support system

IMP implementation; information management plan;

inventory management plan

IMPP integrated mission planning process

IMPT incident management planning team; integrated mission

planning team

IMRL individual material requirements list

IMS information management system; interagency

management system; Interagency Management System

for Reconstruction and Stabilization; international

military staff; international military standardization

IMSP information management support plan

IMSU installation medical support unit

IMTF integrated mission task force

IMU inertial measuring unit; intermatrix unit

IN Air Force component intelligence officer (staff); impulse

noise; instructor

INCERFA uncertainty phase (ICAO)

INCNR increment number

INCSEA incidents at sea

IND improvised nuclear device

INDRAC Interagency Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

Database of Responsibilities, Authorities, and Capabilities

INF infantry

INFLTREP inflight report

INFOCON information operations condition

INID intercept network in dialing

INJILL injured or ill

INL Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

Affairs (DOS)

INLS improved Navy lighterage system

INM international narcotics matters

INMARSAT international maritime satellite

INR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (DOS)

INREQ information request

INRP Initial National Response Plan

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service; inertial navigation

system; insert code

INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group

INSCOM United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

INTAC individual terrorism awareness course

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INTACS integrated tactical communications system

INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

INTELSITSUM intelligence situation summary

InterAction American Council for Voluntary International Action

INTERCO International Code of signals

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization

INTERPOL-USNCB International Criminal Police Organization, United States

National Central Bureau (DOJ)

INTREP intelligence report

INU inertial navigation unit; integration unit

INV invalid

INVOL involuntary

I/O input/output

IO information objectives; information operations;

intelligence oversight

IOB intelligence oversight board

IOC Industrial Operations Command; initial operational

capability; intelligence operations center; investigations

operations center

IOCB information operations coordination board

IO force information operations force

IOI injured other than hostilities or illness

IOII information operations intelligence integration

IOM installation, operation, and maintenance; International

Organization for Migration

IOP interface operating procedure

IOSS Interagency Operations Security Support Staff

IOT information operations team

IOU input/output unit

IOW information operations wing

IOWG information operations working group

IP initial point; initial position; instructor pilot; intelligence

planning; internet protocol

IPA intelligence production agency

IPB intelligence preparation of the battlespace

IPBD intelligence program budget decision

IPC initial planning conference; integration planning cell;

interagency planning cell; interagency policy

committee

IPDM intelligence program decision memorandum

IPDP inland petroleum distribution plan

IPDS imagery processing and dissemination system; inland

petroleum distribution system (Army)

IPE individual protective equipment; industrial plant equipment

IPG isolated personnel guidance

IPI indigenous populations and institutions

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IPL imagery product library; integrated priority list

IPO International Program Office

IPOE intelligence preparation of the operational environment

IPOM intelligence program objective memorandum

IPP impact point prediction; industrial preparedness program

IPR in-progress review; intelligence production requirement

IPR F plan approval in-progress review

IPRG intelligence program review group

IPS illustrative planning scenario; Integrated Planning

System (DHS); Interim Polar System;

interoperability planning system

IPSG intelligence program support group

IPSP intelligence priorities for strategic planning

IPT integrated planning team; integrated process team;

Integrated Product Team; intelligence planning team

I/R internment/resettlement

IR incident report; information rate; information requirement;

infrared; intelligence requirement

IRA Provisional Irish Republican Army

IRAC Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (DOC)

IRBM intermediate-range ballistic missile

I/R BN internment/resettlement battalion

IRC information-related capability; International Red Cross;

International Rescue Committee; internet relay chat

IRCCM infrared counter countermeasures

IRCM infrared countermeasures

IRDS infrared detection set

IRF Immediate Reaction Forces (NATO); incident response force

IRINT infrared intelligence

IRISA Intelligence Report Index Summary File

IRO international relief organization

IR pointer infrared pointer

IRR Individual Ready Reserve; integrated readiness report

IRS Internal Revenue Service

IRSCC interagency remote sensing coordination cell

IRST infrared search and track

IRSTS infrared search and track sensor; Infrared Search and Track

System

IRT Initial Response Team

IRTPA Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act

IS information superiority; information system; interswitch

ISA individual Service augmentee; international

standardization agreement; inter-Service agreement

ISAC information sharing and analysis center

ISAF International Security Assistance Force

ISB intermediate staging base

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ISDB integrated satellite communications (SATCOM) database

ISDDC Integrated Mission Support for Surface Deployment and

Distribution Command

ISE Information Sharing Environment ;intelligence support

element

ISG information synchronization group; isolated soldier guidance

ISI2R identify, separate, isolate, influence, and reintegrate

ISMCS international station meteorological climatic summary

ISMMP integrated continental United States (CONUS) medical

mobilization plan

ISN Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation

(DOS); internment serial number

ISO International Organization for Standardization; isolation

ISOO Information Security Oversight Office

ISOPAK International Organization for Standardization package

ISOPREP isolated personnel report

ISP internet service provider

ISR intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

ISRD intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance division

ISRLO intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

liaison officer (USAF)

ISR WG Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing

ISS in-system select

ISSA inter-Service support agreement

ISSG Intelligence Senior Steering Group

ISSM information system security manager

ISSO information systems security organization

IST integrated system test; interswitch trunk

ISU internal airlift or helicopter slingable container unit

I/T interpreter and translator

IT information system technician; information technology

ITA international telegraphic alphabet; International Trade

Administration (DOC)

ITAC intelligence and threat analysis center (Army)

ITALD improved tactical air-launched decoy

ITAR international traffic in arms regulation (coassembly)

ITF intelligence task force (DIA)

ITG infrared target graphic

ITL intelligence task list

ITO installation transportation officer

ITRO inter-Service training organization

ITU International Telecommunications Union

ITV in-transit visibility

ITW/AA integrated tactical warning and attack assessment

IUWG inshore undersea warfare group

IV intravenous

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IVR initial voice report

IVSN Initial Voice Switched Network

IW irregular warfare

IWC information operations warfare commander

IW-D defensive information warfare

IWG intelligence working group; interagency working group

IWSC Information Warfare Support Center

IWW inland waterway

IWWS inland waterway system

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J-1 manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff;

manpower and personnel staff section

J-2 intelligence directorate of a joint staff; intelligence staff

section

J-2A deputy directorate for administration of a joint staff

J2-CI Joint Counterintelligence Office

J-2E joint force exploitation staff element

J-2J deputy directorate for support of a joint staff

J-2M deputy directorate for crisis management of a joint staff

J-2O deputy directorate for crisis operations of a joint staff

J-2P deputy directorate for assessment, doctrine, requirements,

and capabilities of a joint staff

J-2T Deputy Directorate for Targeting, Joint Staff Intelligence

Directorate

J-2T-1 joint staff target operations division

J-2T-2 Target Plans Division

J-2X joint force counterintelligence and human intelligence

staff element

J-3 operations directorate of a joint staff; operations staff section

J-4 logistics directorate of a joint staff; logistics staff section

J-5 plans directorate of a joint staff; plans staff section

J-6 communications system directorate of a joint staff;

command, control, communications, and computer

systems staff section

J-7 engineering staff section of a joint staff; Joint Staff

Directorate for Joint Force Development; operational

plans and interoperability directorate of a joint staff

J-7/JED exercises and training directorate of a joint staff

J-8 Joint Staff Directorate for Force Structure, Resource, and

Assessment; force structure, resource, and

assessment directorate of a joint staff

J-9 civil-military operations directorate of a joint staff;

civil-military operations staff section

J-31 Joint Force Coordinator (Joint Staff)

J-35 future operations cell

J-39 DDGO Joint Staff, Deputy Director for Global Operations

JA judge advocate

J-A judge advocate directorate of a joint staff

JAARS Joint After-Action Reporting System

JAAT joint air attack team

JA/ATT joint airborne and air transportability training

JAC joint analysis center

JACC joint airspace control center

JACCC joint airlift coordination and control cell

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JACC/CP joint airborne communications center/command post

JACCE joint air component coordination element

JACE joint air coordination element

JACS joint automated communication-electronics operating

instructions system

JADO joint air defense operations

JADOC Joint Air Defense Operations Center (NORAD)

JADOCS Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System

JAFWIN JWICS Air Force weather information network

JAG judge advocate general

JAGIC joint air-ground integration center

JAGMAN Manual of the Judge Advocate General (US Navy)

JAI joint administrative instruction; joint airdrop inspection

JAIC joint air intelligence center

JAIEG joint atomic information exchange group

JAMMS Joint Asset Movement Management System

JAMPS Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control

Systems (JINTACCS) automated message preparation

system

JANAP Joint Army, Navy, Air Force publication

JAO joint air operations

JAOC joint air operations center

JAOP joint air operations plan

JAPO joint area petroleum office

JAR joint activity report

JARCC joint air reconnaissance control center

JARN joint air request net

JARS joint automated readiness system

JASC joint action steering committee

JASSM joint air-to-surface standoff missile

JAT joint acceptance test; joint assessment team

JATACS joint advanced tactical cryptological support

JAT Guide Joint Antiterrorism Program Manager’s Guide

JAWS Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM)/air-to-

surface weaponeering system

JBP Joint Blood Program

JBPO joint blood program office

JC2WC joint command and control warfare center

JCA jamming control authority; joint capability area

JCASO Joint Contingency Acquisition Support Office (DLA)

JCASREP joint casualty report

JCAT joint crisis action team

JCC joint collaboration cell; joint command center; joint

contracting center; joint course catalog; joint

cyberspace center

JCCA joint combat capability assessment

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JCCB Joint Configuration Control Board

JCCC Joint Combat Camera Center; joint communications

control center

JCCP joint casualty collection point

JCCSE Joint Continental United States Communications Support

Environment

JCE Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture (JIVA)

Collaborative Environment

JCEOI joint communications-electronics operating instructions

JCET joint combined exchange training; joint combined exercise

for training

JCEWR joint coordination of electronic warfare reprogramming

JCEWS joint force commander’s electronic warfare staff

JCGRO joint central graves registration office

JCIDO Joint Combat Identification Office

JCIOC joint counterintelligence operations center

JCISA Joint Command Information Systems Activity

JCISB Joint Counterintelligence Support Branch

JCIU joint counterintelligence unit

JCLL joint center for lessons learned

JCMA joint communications security monitoring activity

JCMB joint collection management board

JCMC joint crisis management capability

JCMEB joint civil-military engineering board

JCMEC Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center (DIA)

JCMO joint communications security management office

JCMOTF joint civil-military operations task force

JCMPO Joint Cruise Missile Project Office

JCMS Joint Construction Management System

JCMT joint collection management tools

JCN joint communications network; joint communications

node

JCRM Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager

JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff

JCSAN Joint Chiefs of Staff Alerting Network

JCSAR joint combat search and rescue

JCSB joint contracting support board

JCSC joint communications satellite center

JCSE joint communications support element; Joint

Communications Support Element (USTRANSCOM)

JCSM Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum

JCSP joint contracting support plan

JCSS joint communications support squadron

JCTN

joint composite track network

JDA joint duty assignment

JDAAP Joint Doctrine Awareness Action Plan

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JDAL Joint Duty Assignment List

JDAM Joint Direct Attack Munition

JDAMIS Joint Duty Assignment Management Information System

JDAT joint deployable analysis team

JDC joint deployment community; Joint Doctrine Center

JDD joint doctrine distribution

JDDC joint doctrine development community

JDDE joint deployment and distribution enterprise

JDDOC joint deployment and distribution operations center

JDDT joint doctrine development tool

JDEC joint document exploitation center

JDEIS Joint Doctrine, Education, and Training Electronic

Information System

JDIG Joint Drug Intelligence Group

JDIGS Joint Digital Information Gathering System

JDISS joint deployable intelligence support system

JDN joint data network; joint doctrine note

JDNC joint data network operations cell

JDNO joint data network operations officer

JDOG joint detention operations group

JDOMS Joint Director of Military Support

JDPC Joint Doctrine Planning Conference

JDPI joint desired point of impact

JDPO joint deployment process owner

JDSS Joint Decision Support System

JDSSC Joint Data Systems Support Center

JDTC Joint Deployment Training Center

JE joint experimentation

JEAP Joint Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Analysis Program

JECC Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (USTRANSCOM)

JECE Joint Elimination Coordination Element

JECG joint exercise control group

JECPO Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office

JED Joint Education and Doctrine

JEDD Joint Education and Doctrine Division

JEEP joint emergency evacuation plan

JEFF Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility (Army)

JEL Joint Electronic Library

JEL+ Joint Electronic Library Plus

JEM joint exercise manual

JEMB joint environmental management board

JEMP joint exercise management package

JEMSMO joint electromagnetic spectrum management operations

JEMSO joint electromagnetic spectrum operations

JENM joint enterprise network manager

JEP Joint Exercise Program

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

JP 1-02 A-95

JEPES Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System

JET joint expeditionary team; Joint Operation Planning and

Execution System editing tool

JEWC Joint Electronic Warfare Center

JEWCS Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (NATO)

JEZ joint engagement zone

JFA joint field activity

JFACC joint force air component commander

JFAST Joint Flow and Analysis System for Transportation

JFC joint force commander

JFCC joint functional component command

JFCC-GS Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike

JFCC-IMD Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated

Missile Defense

JFCC-ISR Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence,

Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (USSTRATCOM)

JFCC NW Joint Functional Component Command for Network

Warfare

JFCC-Space Joint Functional Component Command for Space

(USSTRATCOM)

JFCH joint force chaplain

JFE joint fires element

JFHQ joint force headquarters

JFHQ–NCR Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region

JFHQ–State joint force headquarters-state

JFIIT Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team

JFIP Japanese facilities improvement project

JFLCC joint force land component commander

JFMC joint fleet mail center

JFMCC joint force maritime component commander

JFMO joint frequency management office

JFO joint field office; joint fires observer

JFP joint force package (packaging); joint force provider;

Joint Frequency Panel (MCEB)

JFRB Joint Foreign Release Board

JFRG joint force requirements generator

JFRG II joint force requirements generator II

JFS joint force surgeon

JFSOC joint force special operations component

JFSOCC joint force special operations component commander

JFTR joint Federal travel regulations

JFUB joint facilities utilization board

JGWE joint global warning enterprise

JHMCS joint helmet-mounted cueing system

JHNS Joint Hometown News Service

JHSV joint high-speed vessel

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JI joint inspection

JIA joint individual augmentation; joint individual augmentee

JIACG joint interagency coordination group

JIADS joint integrated air defense system

JIATF joint interagency task force

JIATF-E joint interagency task force - East

JIATF-S Joint Interagency Task Force-South

JIATF-W Joint Interagency Task Force-West

JIC joint information center

JICC joint information coordination center;

joint interface control cell

JICO joint interface control officer

JICPAC Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific

JICTRANS Joint Intelligence Center for Transportation

JIDC joint intelligence and debriefing center; joint

interrogation and debriefing center

JIEDDO Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization

JIEE Joint Information Exchange Environment

JIEO joint interoperability engineering organization

JIEP joint intelligence estimate for planning

JIES joint interoperability evaluation system

JIG joint interrogation group

JILE joint intelligence liaison element

JIMB joint information management board

JIMP joint implementation master plan

JIMPP joint industrial mobilization planning process

JIMS joint information management system

JINTACCS Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control

Systems

JIO joint interrogation operations

JIOC joint information operations center; joint intelligence

operations center

JIOCPAC Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Pacific

JIOC-SOUTH Joint Intelligence Operations Center, South

JIOC-TRANS Joint Intelligence Operations Center–Transportation

(USTRANSCOM)

JIOP joint interface operational procedures

JIOP-MTF joint interface operating procedures-message text formats

JIOWC Joint Information Operations Warfare Center

JIPC joint imagery production complex

JIPCL joint integrated prioritized collection list

JIPOE joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment

JIPTL joint integrated prioritized target list

JIS joint information system

JISE joint intelligence support element

JITC joint interoperability test command

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

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JITF-CT Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism

JIVA Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture

JIVU Joint Intelligence Virtual University

JKDDC Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability

JKnIFE Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization

Knowledge and Information Fusion Exchange

JLCC joint lighterage control center; joint logistics coordination

center

JLE joint logistics environment

JLEnt joint logistics enterprise

JLLIS Joint Lessons Learned Information System

JLLP Joint Lessons Learned Program

JLNCHREP joint launch report

JLOA joint logistics over-the-shore operation area

JLOC joint logistics operations center

JLOTS joint logistics over-the-shore

JLRC joint logistics readiness center

JLSB joint line of communications security board

JLSE joint legal support element

JM&S joint modeling and simulation

JMAARS joint model after-action review system

JMAC Joint Mortuary Affairs Center (Army)

JMAG Joint METOC Advisory Group

JMAO joint mortuary affairs office; joint mortuary affairs officer

JMAR joint medical asset repository

JMAS joint manpower automation system

JMAT joint medical analysis tool; joint mobility assistance team

JMB joint meteorology and oceanography board

JMC joint military command; joint movement center

JMCC joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination cell

JMCG joint movement control group

JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information System

JMCO joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination

organization

JMCOMS joint maritime communications system

JMD joint manning document

JMeDSAF joint medical semi-automated forces

JMEEL joint mission-essential equipment list

JMEM Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual

JMET joint mission-essential task

JMETL joint mission-essential task list

JMIC Joint Military Intelligence College; joint modular

intermodal container

JMICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

mobile integrated communications system

JMIE joint maritime information element

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JMIP joint military intelligence program

JMISC Joint Military Information Support Command

JMISTF joint military information support task force

JMITC Joint Military Intelligence Training Center

JMLO joint medical logistics officer

JMMC Joint Material Management Center

JMMT joint military mail terminal

JMNA joint military net assessment

JMO joint maritime operations; joint meteorological and

oceanographic officer; joint munitions office

JMO(AIR) joint maritime operations (air)

JMOC joint medical operations center

JMP joint manpower program

JMPA joint military postal activity; joint military satellite

communications (MILSATCOM) panel administrator

JMPAB Joint Materiel Priorities and Allocation Board

JMPS Joint Mission Planning System

JMPT Joint Medical Planning Tool

JMRC joint mobile relay center

JMRO Joint Medical Regulating Office

JMRR Joint Monthly Readiness Review

JMSEP joint modeling and simulation executive panel

JMSWG Joint Multi-Tactical Digital Information Link

(Multi-TADIL) Standards Working Group

JMT joint military training

JMTCA joint munitions transportation coordinating activity

JMTCSS Joint Maritime Tactical Communications Switching

System

JMTG joint military information support operations task group

JMUA Joint Meritorious Unit Award

JMV joint METOC viewer

JMWG joint medical working group

JNCC joint network operations control center

JNMS joint network management system

JNOCC Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES)

Network Operation Control Center

JNPE joint nuclear planning element

JNSC Joint Navigation Warfare Center Navigation Warfare

Support Cell

JNWC Joint Navigation Warfare Center

JOA joint operations area

JOAF joint operations area forecast

JOC joint operations center; joint oversight committee

JOCC joint operations command center

JOERAD joint spectrum center ordnance electromagnetic

environmental effects risk assessment database

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

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JOG joint operations graphic

JOGS joint operation graphics system

JOPES Joint Operation Planning and Execution System

JOPESIR Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Incident

Reporting System

JOPESREP Joint Operation Planning and Execution System

Reporting System

JOPG joint operations planning group

JOPP joint operation planning process

JOPPA joint operation planning process for air

JOR joint operational requirement

JORD joint operational requirements document

JOSE Joint Operations Security Support Element (Joint Staff)

JOSG joint operational steering group

JOT&E joint operational test and evaluation

JOTC joint operations tasking center

JOTS Joint Operational Tactical System

JP joint publication

JP4 jet propulsion fuel, type 4

JP5 jet propulsion fuel, type 5

JP8 jet propulsion fuel, type 8

JPAC joint planning augmentation cell; Joint POW/MIA

Accounting Command

JPADS joint precision airdrop system

JPAG Joint Planning Advisory Group

JPARR joint personnel accountability reconciliation and reporting

JPASE joint public affairs support element; Joint Public Affairs

Support Element (USTRANSCOM)

JPATS joint primary aircraft training system

JPAV joint personnel asset visibility

JPC joint planning cell; joint postal cell

JPD joint planning document

JPEC joint planning and execution community

JPED joint personal effects depot

JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group

JPERSTAT joint personnel status and casualty report

JPG joint planning group

JPME joint professional military education

JPMRC joint patient movement requirements center

JPMT joint patient movement team

JPN joint planning network

JPO joint petroleum office; Joint Program Office

JPOC joint personnel operations center; joint planning

orientation course

JPOI joint program of instruction

JPOM

joint preparation and onward movement

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JPO-STC Joint Program Office for Special Technology

Countermeasures

JPRA Joint Personnel Recovery Agency

JPRC joint personnel reception center; joint personnel recovery

center

JPS joint processing system

JPSE Joint Planning Support Element (USTRANSCOM)

JPTTA joint personnel training and tracking activity

JQR joint qualification requirements

JQRR joint quarterly readiness review

JRADS Joint Resource Assessment Data System

JRB Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) Review

Board

JRC joint reconnaissance center

JRCC joint reception coordination center

JRERP Joint Radiological Emergency Response Plan

JRFL joint restricted frequency list

JRG joint review group

JRIC joint reserve intelligence center

JRIP Joint Reserve Intelligence Program

JRMB Joint Requirements and Management Board

JROC Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JRRB joint requirements review board

JRS joint reporting structure

JRSC jam-resistant secure communications; joint rescue

sub-center

JRSOI joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration

JRTC joint readiness training center

JRX joint readiness exercise

JS Joint Staff; the Joint Staff

JSA joint security area

JSAC joint strike analysis cell; joint strike analysis center

JSAM joint security assistance memorandum; Joint Service

Achievement Medal; joint standoff surface attack missile

JSAN Joint Staff automation for the nineties

JSAP Joint Staff action package;

Joint Staff action processing

JSAS joint strike analysis system

JSC joint security coordinator; Joint Spectrum Center

JSCAT joint staff crisis action team

JSCC joint security coordination center; joint Services

coordination committee

JSCM Joint Service Commendation Medal

JSCP Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

JSDS Joint Staff doctrine sponsor

JSEC joint strategic exploitation center

JSETS Joint Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Electronic Tracking System

JSF joint support force

JSHO joint shipboard helicopter operations

JSIDS joint Services imagery digitizing system

JSIR joint spectrum interference resolution

JSISC Joint Staff Information Service Center

JSIT Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES)

information trace

JSIVA Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment

JSM Joint Staff Manual

JSME joint spectrum management element

JSMS joint spectrum management system

JSO joint security operations

JSOA joint special operations area

JSOAC joint special operations air component; joint special

operations aviation component

JSOACC joint special operations air component commander

JSOC joint special operations command

JSOFI Joint Special Operations Forces Institute

JSOTF joint special operations task force

JSOU Joint Special Operations University

JSOW joint stand-off weapon

JSPA joint satellite communications panel

administrator

JSPD joint strategic planning document

JSPDSA joint strategic planning document supporting analyses

JSPOC Joint Space Operations Center

JSPS Joint Strategic Planning System

JSR joint strategy review

JSRC joint subregional command (NATO)

JSS joint surveillance system

JSSA joint Services survival, evasion, resistance, and escape

(SERE) agency

JSSIS joint staff support information system

JSST joint space support team

JSTAR joint system threat assessment report

JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JSTE joint system training exercise

JSTO joint space tasking order

JT&E joint test and evaluation

JTA joint technical architecture

JTAC joint terminal attack controller; Joint Terrorism Analysis

Center

JTACE joint technical advisory chemical, biological,

radiological, and nuclear element

JTADS Joint Tactical Air Defense System (Army); Joint Tactical

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Display System

JTAGS joint tactical ground station (Army); joint tactical ground

station (Army and Navy); joint tactical ground system

JTAIC Joint Technical Analysis and Integration Cell (Army)

JTAO joint tactical air operations

JTAR joint tactical air strike request

JTASC joint training analysis and simulation center

JTASG Joint Targeting Automation Steering Group

JTAV-IT joint total asset visibility-in theater

JTB Joint Transportation Board

JTC joint technical committee; Joint Training Confederation

JTCB joint targeting coordination board

JTCC joint transportation coordination cell; joint transportation

coordination center; joint transportation corporate

information management center

JTCOIC Joint Training Counter-Improvised Explosive Device

Operations Integration Center

JTD joint table of distribution; joint theater distribution

JTDC joint track data coordinator

JTF joint task force

JTF-6 joint task force-6

JTF-AK Joint Task Force-Alaska

JTF-B joint task force-Bravo

JTFCEM joint task force contingency engineering management

JTF-CM joint task force - consequence management

JTF-CS Joint Task Force-Civil Support

JTF-E joint task force - elimination

JTF-GNO Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations

JTF-GTMO Joint Task Force-Guantanamo

JTF-HD Joint Task Force-Homeland Defense

JTF HQ joint task force headquarters

JTF-MAO joint task force - mortuary affairs office

JTF-N Joint Task Force-North

JTFP Joint Tactical Fusion Program

JTF-PO joint task force-port opening

JTFS joint task force surgeon

JTF-State joint task force-state

JTIC joint transportation intelligence center

JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JTL joint target list

JTLM joint theater logistics management

JTLS joint theater-level simulation

JTM joint training manual

JTMD joint table of mobilization and distribution; Joint

Terminology Master Database

JTMP joint training master plan

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

JP 1-02 A-103

JTMS joint theater movement staff; joint training master schedule

JTP joint test publication; joint training plan

JTR Joint Travel Regulations

JTRB joint telecommunication resources board

JTS Joint Targeting School; Joint Training System

JTSCC joint theater support contracting command

JTSSCCB Joint Tactical Switched Systems Configuration Control

Board

JTSST joint training system support team

JTT joint targeting toolbox; joint training team

JTTF joint terrorism task force

JTWG joint targeting working group

JU Joint Tactical Information Distribution System unit

JUH-MTF Joint User Handbook-Message Text Formats

JUIC joint unit identification code

JUO joint urban operation

JUON joint urgent operational need

JUSMAG Joint United States Military Advisory Group

JUWTF joint unconventional warfare task force

JV Joint Vision

JV 2020 Joint Vision 2020

JVB joint visitors bureau

JVIDS Joint Visual Integrated Display System

JVSEAS Joint Virtual Security Environment Assessment System

JWAC Joint Warfare Analysis Center

JWARS Joint Warfare Analysis and Requirements System

JWC Joint Warfare Center

JWFC Joint Warfighting Center

JWG joint working group

JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

JWID joint warrior interoperability demonstration

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JP 1-02 A-105

k thousand

Ka Kurtz-above band

KAL key assets list

KAPP Key Assets Protection Program

kb kilobit

kbps kilobits per second

KC-135 Stratotanker

KEK key encryption key

KG key generator

kg kilogram

kHz kilohertz

K-Kill catastrophic kill

KLE key leader engagement

KLIP key doctrine element-linked information package

km kilometer

KMC knowledge management center

KNP Korean National Police

KP key pulse

kph kilometers per hour

KPP key performance parameter

KQ ID tactical location identifier

kt kiloton(s); knot (nautical miles per hour)

Ku Kurtz-under band

kVA kilo Volt-Amps

KVG key variable generator

kW kilowatt

KWOC keyword-out-of-context

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L length

l search subarea length

LA lead agent; legal adviser; line amplifier; loop key generator

(LKG) adapter

LAADS low altitude air defense system

LAAM light anti-aircraft missile

LABS laser airborne bathymetry system

LACV lighter, air cushioned vehicle

LAD latest arrival date; launch area denied

LAMPS Light Airborne Multipurpose System (helicopter)

LAN local area network

LANDCENT Allied Land Forces Central Europe (NATO)

LANDSAT land satellite

LANDSOUTH Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (NATO)

LANTIRN low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night

LAO limited attack option

LARC lighter, amphibious resupply, cargo

LARC-V lighter, amphibious resupply, cargo, 5 ton

LARS lightweight airborne recovery system

LASH lighter aboard ship

LAT latitude

LAV light armored vehicle

lb pound

lbs. pounds

LBR Laser Beam Rider

LC lake current; legal counsel

LCAC landing craft, air cushion

LCADS low-cost aerial delivery system

LCAP low combat air patrol

LCB line of constant bearing

LCC amphibious command ship; land component commander;

launch control center; lighterage control center; link

communications circuit; logistics component command

LCCS landing craft control ship

LCE logistics capability estimator; logistics combat element

(USMC)

LCES line conditioning equipment scanner

LCM landing craft, mechanized; letter-class mail; life-cycle

management

LCMC life cycle management command

LCO landing craft air cushion control officer; lighterage

control officer

LCP lighterage control point

LCPL landing craft, personnel, light

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LCS landing craft air cushion control ship

LCSR life cycle systems readiness

LCU landing craft, utility; launch correlation unit

LCVP landing craft, vehicle, personnel

LD line of departure

LDA limited depository account

LDF lightweight digital facsimile

LDI line driver interface

LDO laser designator operator

LDR leader; low data rate

LE law enforcement; low-order explosives

LEA law enforcement agency

LEAP Light ExoAtmospheric Projectile

LEASAT leased satellite

LEAU Law Enforcement Assistance Unit (FAA)

LEC lead environmental component

LECIC Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence Center (DOD)

LED law enforcement desk; light emitting diode

LEDET law enforcement detachment (USCG)

LEGAT legal attaché

LEIP Law Enforcement Intelligence Program (USCG)

LEMP low-altitude electromagnetic pulse

LEO law enforcement operations; low Earth orbit

LEP laser eye protection; law enforcement professional;

linear error probable

LERSM lower echelon reporting and surveillance module

LERTCON alert condition

LES law enforcement sensitive; leave and earnings statement;

Lincoln Laboratories Experimental Satellite

LESO Law Enforcement Support Office

LET light equipment transport

L-EWE land-electronic warfare element

LF landing force; low frequency

LFA lead federal agency

LFOC landing force operations center

LFORM landing force operational reserve material

LFSP landing force support party

LfV Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz (regional authority for

constitutional protection)

LG deputy chief of staff for logistics

LGB laser-guided bomb

LGM laser-guided missile; loop group multiplexer

LGM-30 Minuteman

LGW laser-guided weapon

LHA amphibious assault ship (general purpose)

LHD amphibious assault ship (multipurpose)

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

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LHT line-haul tractor

LIDAR light detection and ranging

LIF light interference filter

LIMDIS limited distribution

LIMFAC limiting factor

LIPS Logistics Information Processing System

LIS logistics information system

LIWA land information warfare activity

LJDAM laser-guided joint direct attack munition

LKG loop key generator

LKP last known position

LL lessons learned

LLLGB low-level laser-guided bomb

LLLTV low-light level television

LLSO low-level source operation

LLTR low-level transit route

LM loop modem

LMARS Logistics Metrics Analysis Reporting System

LMAV laser MAVERICK

LMF language media format

LMSR large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off

LN lead nation; local national

LNA low voice amplifier

LNI Library of National Intelligence

LNO liaison officer

LO low observable

LOA Lead Operational Authority; letter of assist; letter of

authorization; letter of offer and acceptance;

lodgment operational area; logistics over-the-shore

operation area

LOAC law of armed conflict

LOAL lock-on after launch

LOBL lock-on before launch

LOC line of communications; logistics operations center

LOC ACC location accuracy

LOCAP low combat air patrol

LOCE Linked Operational Intelligence Centers Europe; Linked

Operations-Intelligence Centers Europe

LOD line of departure

LOE letter of evaluation; line of effort

LOG logistics

LOGAIR logistics aircraft

LOGAIS logistics automated information system

LOGCAP logistics civil augmentation program (Army)

LOGCAT logistics capability assessment tool

LOGDET logistics detail

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LOGEX logistics exercise

LOGFAC Logistics Feasibility Assessment Capability

LOGFOR logistics force packaging system

LOGMARS logistics applications of automated marking and reading

symbols

LOGMOD logistics module

LOGPLAN logistics planning system

LOGSAFE logistic sustainment analysis and feasibility estimator

LOI letter of instruction; loss of input

LO/LO lift-on/lift-off

LOMEZ low-altitude missile engagement zone

LONG longitude

LOO line of operation

LOP line of position

LORAN long-range aid to navigation

LO/RO lift-on/roll-off

LOROP long range oblique photography

LOS line of sight

LOTS logistics over-the-shore

LOX liquid oxygen

LP listening post

LPD amphibious transport dock; low probability of detection

LPH amphibious assault ship, landing platform helicopter

LPI low probability of intercept

LPSB logistics procurement support board

LPU line printer unit

LPV laser-protective visor

LRC logistics readiness center

LRD laser range finder-detector

LRF laser range finder

LRF/D laser range finder/detector

LRG long-range aircraft

LRM low rate multiplexer

LRN Laboratory Response Network (DHHS)

LRO lighterage repair officer

LRP load and roll pallet

LRRP long range reconnaissance patrol

LRS launch and recovery site

LRST long-range surveillance team

LRSU long-range surveillance unit

LRT logistics response time

LSA logistic support analysis; logistics supportability analysis

LSB landing support battalion; lower sideband

LSC lead Service for contracting

LSCC lead Service for contracting coordination

LSCDM low speed cable driver modem

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

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LSD dock landing ship; least significant digit

LSE landing signalman enlisted; logistic support element

LSO landing safety officer; landing signals officer

LSPR low speed pulse restorer

LSS laser spot search; local sensor subsystem; logistics

support system

LST laser spot tracker; tank landing ship

LSU logistics civil augmentation program support unit

LSV logistics support vessel

LT large tug; local terminal; long ton

L/T long ton

LTD laser target designator

LTD/R laser target designator/ranger

LTF logistics task force

LTG local timing generator

LTIOV latest time information is of value

LTL laser-to-target line

LTON long ton

LTS low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night

(LANTIRN) targeting system

LTT loss to theater

LTU line termination unit

LUT local user terminal

LVS Logistics Vehicle System (USMC)

LW leeway

LWR Lutheran World Relief

LZ landing zone

LZCO landing zone control officer

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M million

M&E monitoring and evaluation

M&S modeling and simulation

M88A1 recovery vehicle

MA medical attendant; military action;

mortuary affairs

mA milliampere(s)

MAAG military assistance advisory group

MAAP master air attack plan

MAC mobility assault company; Mortuary Affairs Center

MACB multinational acquisition and contracting board

MACCS Marine air command and control system

MACG Marine air control group

MACOM major command (Army)

MACP mortuary affairs collection point

MACRMS mortuary affairs contaminated remains mitigation site

MACS Marine air control squadron

MACSAT multiple access commercial satellite

MAD Militärischer Abschirmdienst (military protection service);

military air distress

MADCP mortuary affairs decontamination collection point

MADS military information support operations automated

data system

MAEB mean area of effectiveness for blast

MAEF mean area of effectiveness for fragments

MAF mobility air forces

MAFC Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) all-source fusion

center

MAG Marine aircraft group; maritime assessment group;

military assignment group

MAGTF Marine air-ground task force

MAGTF ACE Marine air-ground task force aviation combat element

MAJCOM major command (USAF)

MANFOR manpower force packaging system

MANPADS man-portable air defense system

MANPER manpower and personnel module

MAOC-N Maritime Analysis and Operations Center-Narcotics

MAP Military Assistance Program; missed approach point;

missed approach procedure

MAR METOC assistance request

MARAD Maritime Administration

MARAD RRF Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force

MARCORLOGCOM Marine Corps Logistics Command

MARCORMATCOM Marine Corps Materiel Command

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MARCORSYSCOM Marine Corps Systems Command

MARDIV Marine division

MARFOR Marine Corps forces

MARFOREUR Marine Corps Forces, Europe

MARFORLANT Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic

MARFORNORTH Marine Corps Forces, North

MARFORPAC Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

MARFORSOUTH Marine Corps Forces, South

MARFORSTRAT United States Marine Corps Forces, United States

Strategic Command

MARINCEN Maritime Intelligence Center

Marine TACC Marine Corps tactical air command center

MARLE Marine liaison element

MARLO Marine liaison officer

MARO mass atrocity response operations

MAROP marine operators

MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution

from Ships

MARS Military Auxiliary Radio System

MARSA military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft

MARSOC United States Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations

Command

MARSOF Marine Corps special operations forces

MART mobile Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) remote

terminal

MARTS Mortuary Affairs Reporting and Tracking System

MAS maritime air support; military information support

operations automated system

MASCAL mass casualty

MASF mobile aeromedical staging facility

MASH mobile Army surgical hospital

MASINT measurement and signature intelligence

MASLO measurement and signature intelligence liaison officer

MAST military assistance to safety and traffic; mobile ashore

support terminal

MAT medical analysis tool

MATCALS Marine air traffic control and landing system

MATCS Marine air traffic control squadron

M/ATMP Missiles/Air Target Materials Program

MAW Marine aircraft wing

MAX maximum

MAXORD maximum ordinate

MB medium boat; megabyte; military information support

operations battalion

MBBLs thousands of barrels

MBCDM medical biological chemical defense materiel

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms

JP 1-02 A-115

MBI major budget issue

Mbps megabytes per second

Mbs megabits per second

MC Military Committee (NATO); military community;

mission-critical

MC-130 Combat Talon (I and II)

MC4EB Military Command, Control, Communications and

Computers Executive Board

MCA mail control activity; maximum calling area; military

civic action; mission concept approval; movement

control agency

MCAG maritime civil affairs group

MCAP maximum calling area precedence

MCAS Marine Corps air station

MCAST maritime civil affairs and security training

MCAT maritime civil affairs team

MCB movement control battalion

MCBAT medical chemical biological advisory team

MCC Marine component commander; maritime component

commander; master control center; military cooperation

committee; military coordinating committee; military

counterintelligence collections; mission control center;

mobility control center; movement control center

MCCC mobile consolidated command center

MCCDC Marine Corps Combat Development Command

MCCISWG military command, control, and information systems

working group

MCD medical crew director

MCDA military and civil defense assets (UN)

MCDP Marine Corps doctrine publication

MCDS modular cargo delivery system

MCEB Military Communications-Electronics Board

MCESG Marine Corps Embassy Security Group

MCEWG Military Communications-Electronics Working Group

MC/FI mass casualty/fatality incident

MCI multinational communications integration

MCIA Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

MCIO military criminal investigative organization

MCIOC Marine Corps Information Operations Center

MCIP Marine Corps interim publication; military

command inspection program; military customs

inspection program

MCJSB Military Committee Joint Standardization Board

MCM maneuver control measure; Manual for Courts-Martial;

military classification manual; mine countermeasures

MCMC mine countermeasures commander

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MCMG Military Committee Meteorological Group (NATO)

MCMO medical civil-military operations

MCMOPS mine countermeasures operations

M/CM/S mobility, countermobility, and/or survivability

MCMREP mine countermeasure report

MCMRON mine countermeasures squadron

MCO major combat operation; Mapping Customer Operations

(Defense Logistics Agency); Marine Corps order

MCOO modified combined obstacle overlay

MCRP Marine Corps reference publication

MCS maneuver control system; Military Capabilities Study; mine

countermeasures ship; modular causeway system

MCSB Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion

MCSF mobile cryptologic support facility

MCSFB Marine Corps security force battalion

MCSFR Marine Corps Security Force Regiment

MCT movement control team

MCTC Midwest Counterdrug Training Center

MCTFT Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training

MCTOG Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group

MCU maintenance communications unit

MCW modulated carrier wave

MCWL Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

MCWP Marine Corps warfighting publication

MCX Marine Corps Exchange

MDA Magen David Adom (Israeli equivalent of the Red

Cross); maritime domain awareness; Missile Defense

Agency

M-DARC military direct access radar channel

MDBS blood support medical detachment

MDCI multidiscipline counterintelligence

MDCO Military Department counterintelligence organization

MDDOC Marine air-ground task force deployment and

distribution operations center

MDF Main Defense Forces (NATO); main distribution frame

MDITDS migration defense intelligence threat data system;

Modernized Defense Intelligence Threat Data System

MDM maritime defense measure

MDMA methylenedioxymethamphetamine

MDR medium data rate

MDRO mission disaster response officer

MDS Message Dissemination Subsystem; mission design series

MDSS II Marine air-ground task force Deployment

Support System II

MDSU mobile diving and salvage unit

MDU military information support operations distribution unit

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MDW Military District of Washington

MDZ maritime defense zone

MEA munitions effect assessment; munitions effectiveness

assessment

MEAS military information support operations effects analysis

subsystem

MEB maneuver enhancement brigade; Marine expeditionary

brigade

MEBU mission essential backup

MEC medium endurance cutter

ME/C medical examiner and/or coroner

MED manipulative electronic deception

MEDAL Mine Warfare Environmental Decision Aids Library

MEDCAP medical civic action program

MEDCC medical coordination cell

MEDCOM medical command; US Army Medical Command

MEDCOM (DS) medical command (deployment support) (Army)

MEDEVAC medical evacuation

MEDINT medical intelligence

MEDLOG medical logistics (USAF AIS)

MEDLOGCO medical logistics company

MEDLOG JR medical logistics, junior (USAF)

MEDLOG support medical logistics support

MEDMOB Medical Mobilization Planning and Execution System

MEDNEO medical noncombatant evacuation operation

MEDREG medical regulating

MEDREGREP medical regulating report

MEDRETE medical readiness training exercise

MEDS meteorological data system

MEDSOM medical supply, optical, and maintenance unit

MEDSTAT medical status

MEF Marine expeditionary force

MEFPAKA manpower and equipment force packaging

MEJA Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

MEL maintenance expenditure limit; minimum equipment list

MEO medium Earth orbit; military equal opportunity

MEP mobile electric power

MEPCOM military entrance processing command

MEPES Medical Planning and Execution System

MEPRS Military Entrance Processing and Reporting System

MERCO merchant ship reporting and control

MERSHIPS merchant ships

MES medical equipment set

MESAR minimum-essential security assistance requirements

MESF maritime expeditionary security force

MESFC

maritime expeditionary security force commander

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MESO maritime expeditionary security operations

MET medium equipment transporter; mobile environmental team

METAR meteorological airfield report; meteorological aviation report

METARS routine aviation weather report (roughly translated from

French; international standard code format for hourly

surface weather observations)

METCON control of meteorological information (roughly translated

from French); meteorological control (Navy)

METL mission-essential task list

METMF meteorological mobile facility

METMR(R) meteorological mobile facility (replacement)

METOC meteorological and oceanographic

METSAT meteorological satellite

METT-T mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support

available-time available

METT-TC mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support

available-time available and civil considerations (Army)

METWATCH meteorological watch

MEU Marine expeditionary unit

MEVA mission essential vulnerable area

MEWSG Multi-Service Electronic Warfare Support Group (NATO)

MEZ missile engagement zone

MF medium frequency; mobile facility; multi-frequency

MFC multinational force commander

MFDS Modular Fuel Delivery System

MFE manpower force element; mobile field exchange

MFFIMS mass fatality field information management system

MFO multinational force and observers

MFP major force program

MFPC maritime future plans center

MFPF minefield planning folder

MFS multifunction switch

MG military information support operations group

MGB medium girder bridge

MGM master group multiplexer

MGRS military grid reference system

MGS mobile ground system

MGT management

MGW maximum gross weight

MHC management headquarters ceiling

MHD maritime homeland defense

MHE materials handling equipment

MHS maritime homeland security; Military Health System

MHU modular heat unit

MHW mean high water

MHz megahertz

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MI military intelligence; movement instructions

MIA missing in action

MIAC maritime intelligence and analysis center

MIB Military Intelligence Board

MIC Multinational Interoperability Council

MICAP mission capable/mission capability

MICON mission concept

MICRO-MICS micro-medical inventory control system

MICRO-SNAP micro-shipboard non-tactical automated data processing

system

MIDAS model for intertheater deployment by air and sea

MIDB modernized integrated database; modernized intelligence

database

MIDDS-T Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Integrated

Data Display System-Tactical

MIF maritime interception force

MIJI meaconing, interference, jamming, and intrusion

MILAIR military airlift

MILALOC military air line of communications

MILCON military construction

MILDEC military deception

MILDEP Military Department

MILGP military group (assigned to American Embassy in host

nation)

MILOB military observer

MILOC military oceanography group (NATO)

MILPERS military personnel

MILSATCOM military satellite communications

MILSPEC military specification

MILSTAMP military standard transportation and movement procedures

MILSTAR military strategic and tactical relay system

MIL-STD military standard

MILSTRAP military standard transaction reporting and accounting

procedure

MILSTRIP military standard requisitioning and issue procedure

MILTECH military technician

MILU multinational integrated logistic unit

MILVAN military van (container)

MIM maintenance instruction manual

MIMP Mobilization Information Management Plan

MINEOPS joint minelaying operations

MIO maritime interception operations

MIOC maritime interception operations commander

MIO-9 information operations threat analysis division (DIA)

MIP military intelligence program

MIPE mobile intelligence processing element

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MIPOE medical intelligence preparation of the operational

environment

MIPR military interdepartmental purchase request

MIR multisensor imagery reconnaissance

MIRCS mobile integrated remains collection system

MIS maritime intelligence summary; military information support

MISAS military information support automated system

MISCAP mission capability

MISG military information support group

MISO military information support operations

MISREP mission report

MIST military information support team

MISTF military information support task force

MITAM mission tasking matrix

MITASK mission tasking

MITO minimum interval takeoff

MITT mobile integrated tactical terminal

MIUW mobile inshore undersea warfare

MIW mine warfare

MIWC mine warfare commander

MIWG multinational interoperability working group

MJCS Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum

MJLC multinational joint logistic center

M-Kill mobility kill

MLA mission load allowance

MLAYREP mine laying report

MLE maritime law enforcement

MLEA Maritime Law Enforcement Academy

MLEM Maritime Law Enforcement Manual

MLG Marine logistics group

MLI munitions list item

MLMC medical logistics management center

MLO military liaison office

MLP message load plan; mobile landing platform

MLPP multilevel precedence and preemption

MLPS Medical Logistics Proponent Subcommittee

MLRS multiple launch rocket system

MLS microwave landing system; multilevel security

MLSA mutual logistics support agreement

MLW mean low water

MMA military mission area

MMAC military mine action center

MMC materiel management center

MMG Department of Defense Master Mobilization Guide

MMI man/machine interface

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MMIS military information support operations management

information subsystem

MMLS mobile microwave landing system

MMS mast-mounted sight

MMT military mail terminal

MNC multinational corporation

MNCC multinational coordination center

MNF multinational force

MNFACC multinational force air component commander

MNFC multinational force commander

MNFLCC multinational force land component commander

MNFMCC multinational force maritime component commander

MNFSOCC multinational force special operations component commander

MNJLC multinational joint logistics component

MNL master net list; multinational logistics

MNLC multinational logistic center

MNP master navigation plan

MNS mine neutralization system (USN); mission needs

statement

MNTF multinational task force

MO month

MOA memorandum of agreement; military operating area

MOADS maneuver-oriented ammunition distribution system

MOB main operating base; mobilization

MOBCON mobilization control

MOBREP military manpower mobilization and accession status

report; mobilization report

MOC maritime operations center; media operations center

MOCC measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT)

operations coordination center; mobile operations

control center

MOD Minister of Defense; ministry of defense;

modification

MODEM modulator/demodulator

MODLOC miscellaneous operational details, local operations

MOD T-AGOS modified tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance

MOE measure of effectiveness

MOEI measure of effectiveness indicator

MOG maximum (aircraft) on ground; movement on ground

(aircraft); multinational observer group

MOGAS motor gasoline

MOLE multichannel operational line evaluator

MOMAT mobility matting

MOMSS mode and message selection system

MOP measure of performance; memorandum of policy

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MOPP mission-oriented protective posture

MOR memorandum of record

MOS military occupational specialty

MOSC meteorological and oceanographic operations support

community

MOTR maritime operational threat response

MOU memorandum of understanding

MOUT military operations in urban terrain; military

operations on urbanized terrain

MOVREP movement report

MOW maintenance orderwire

MP military police (Army and Marine); multinational publication

MPA maritime patrol aircraft; mission and payload assessment;

mission planning agent

MPAT military patient administration team; Multinational Planning

Augmentation Team

MPC mid-planning conference; military personnel center

MPE/S maritime pre-positioning equipment and supplies

MPF maritime pre-positioning force

MPFUB maritime pre-positioning force utility boat

MPG maritime planning group; mensurated point graphic

mph miles per hour

MPICE measuring progress in conflict environments

MPLAN Marine Corps Mobilization Management Plan

MPM medical planning module

MPNTP Master Positioning Navigation and Timing Plan

MPO military post office

MPP maritime procedural publication

MPR maritime patrol and reconnaissance

MPRS multipoint refueling system

MPS maritime pre-positioning ship; message processor shelter;

Military Planning Service (UN); Military Postal

Service

MPSRON maritime pre-positioning ships squadron

MR milliradian; mobile reserve

MRAALS Marine remote area approach and landing system

MRAT medical radiobiology advisory team

MRBM medium-range ballistic missile

MRCI maximum rescue coverage intercept

MRE meal, ready to eat

MRG movement requirements generator

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

MRMC US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

MRO mass rescue operation; materiel release order; medical

regulating office; medical regulating officer

MROC multicommand required operational capability

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MRR minimum-risk route

MRRR mobility requirement resource roster

MRS measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT)

requirements system; meteorological radar subsystem;

movement report system

MRSA Materiel Readiness Support Agency

MRT maintenance recovery team

MRU mountain rescue unit

MRX mission readiness exercise

MS message switch; Microsoft

ms millisecond

MSA Maritime Security Act

MSC major subordinate command; maritime support center;

Military Sealift Command; military staff committee;

mission support confirmation

MSCA military support to civilian authorities

MSCAT maritime security center augment team

MSCD military support to civil defense

MSCO Military Sealift Command Office

MSD marginal support date; mobile security division

MS-DOS Microsoft disk operating system

MSE mission support element; mobile subscriber equipment

MSECR HIS 6000 security module

MSEL master scenario events list

MSF Medicins Sans Frontieres (“Doctors Without Borders”);

mission support force; mobile security force; multiplex

signal format

MSG Marine security guard; message

MSGID message identification

MSHARPP mission, symbolism, history, accessibility, recognizability,

population, and proximity

MSI modified surface index; multispectral imagery

MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center

MSIS Marine safety information system

MSK mission support kit

MSL master station log; mean sea level; military shipping label

MSNAP merchant ship naval augmentation program

MSO map support office; marine safety office(r); maritime

security operations; military satellite communications

(MILSATCOM) systems organization; military source

operation; military strategic objective; military support

operations

MSOAG Marine special operations advisor group

MSOC Marine special operations company

MSOR Marine Special Operations Regiment

MSP Maritime Security Program; mission support plan;

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mobile sensor platform

MSPA Missing Service Personnel Act

MSPES mobilization stationing, planning, and execution system

MSPS military information support operations studies program

subsystem; mobilization stationing and planning system

MSR main supply route; maritime support request;

mission support request

MSRON maritime expeditionary security squadron

MSRP mission strategic resource plan

MSRR modeling and simulation resource repository

MSRT Maritime Security Response Team (USCG)

MSRV message switch rekeying variable

MSS medical surveillance system; meteorological satellite

subsystem

MSSG Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) service support group

MST Marine expeditionary force (MEF) weather support team;

meteorological and oceanographic support team;

mission support team

MT military technician; ministry team

MTA military training agreement

MTAC Multiple Threat Alert Center (DON)

MTBF mean time between failures

MT Bn motor transport battalion

MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime

MT/D measurement tons per day

mtDNA mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid

MTF medical treatment facility; message text format;

military information support operations task force

MTG master timing generator; military information support

operations task group

MTI moving target indicator

MTIC Military Targeting Intelligence Committee

MTL mission tasking letter

MTMS maritime tactical message system

MTN multi-tactical data link network

MTO message to observer; mission type order

MTOE modified table of organization and equipment

MTON measurement ton

MTP Marine tactical publication; maritime task plan; mission

tasking packet

MTS Marine tactical system; Movement Tracking System

MTS/SOF-IRIS multifunction system

MTT magnetic tape transport

MTTP multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures

MTW major theater war

MTX message text format

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MU marry up

MUL master urgency list (DOD)

MULE modular universal laser equipment

MUOS Mobile Users Object System

MUREP munitions report

MUSARC major United States Army reserve commands

MUSE mobile utilities support equipment

MUST medical unit, self-contained, transportable

MUX multiplex

MV merchant vessel; motor vessel

mV millivolt

MWBP missile warning bypass

MWC Missile Warning Center (NORAD)

MWD military working dog

MWDT military working dog team

MWF medical working file

MWG mobilization working group

MWOD multiple word-of-day

MWR missile warning receiver; morale, welfare, and recreation

MWSD Marine wing support detachment

MWSG Marine wing support group

MWSS Marine wing support squadron

MWT modular warping tug

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N number of required track spacings; number of search and

rescue units (SRUs)

N-1 Navy component manpower or personnel staff officer

N-2 Director of Naval Intelligence; Navy component intelligence

staff officer

N-3 Navy component operations staff officer

N-4 Navy component logistics staff officer

N-5 Navy component plans staff officer

N-6 Navy component communications staff officer

NA nation assistance

NA5CRO non-Article 5 crisis response operation (NATO)

NAAG North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Army

Armaments Group

NAC North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Air Center; North Atlantic Council (NATO)

NACE National Military Command System (NMCS) Automated

Control Executive

NACISA North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Communications and Information Systems Agency

NACISC North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Communications and Information Systems Committee

NACSEM National Communications Security/Emanations Security

(COMSEC/EMSEC) Information Memorandum

NACSI national communications security (COMSEC) instruction

NACSIM national communications security (COMSEC)

information memorandum

NAD 83 North American Datum 1983

NADEFCOL North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense

College

NADEP naval aircraft depot

NAE Navy acquisition executive

NAEC-ENG Naval Air Engineering Center - Engineering

NAF naval air facility; nonappropriated funds; numbered air

force

NAFAG North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Force

Armaments Group

NAI named area of interest

NAIC National Air Intelligence Center

NAK negative acknowledgement

NALC Navy ammunition logistics code

NALE naval and amphibious liaison element

NALSS naval advanced logistic support site

NAMP North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Annual

Manpower Plan

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NAMS National Air Mobility System

NAMTO Navy material transportation office

NAOC national airborne operations center (E-4B aircraft)

NAPCAP North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied

Pre-Committed Civil Aircraft Program

NAPMA North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne

Early Warning and Control Program Management

Agency

NAPMIS Navy Preventive Medicine Information System

NAR nonconventional assisted recovery; notice of ammunition

reclassification

NARAC national atmospheric release advisory capability;

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (DOE)

NARC non-automatic relay center

NARP Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures

NAS naval air station

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASAR National Association for Search and Rescue

NAS computer national airspace system computer

NASIC National Air and Space Intelligence Center

NAT nonair-transportable (cargo)

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures

Standardization

NAU Narcotics Assistance Unit

NAVAID navigation aid

NAVAIDS navigational aids

NAVAIR naval air; Naval Air Systems Command

NAVAIRSYSCOM Naval Air Systems Command (Also called NAVAIR)

NAVATAC Navy Antiterrorism Analysis Center; Navy Antiterrorist

Alert Center

NAVCHAPDET naval cargo handling and port group detachment

NAVCHAPGRU Navy cargo handling and port group

NAVCOMSTA naval communications station

NAVCYBERFOR Navy Cyber Forces

NAVELSG Navy expeditionary logistic support group

NAVEODTECHDIV Naval Explosives Ordnance Disposal Technology

Division

NAVEURMETOCCEN Naval Europe Meteorology and Oceanography Center

NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command

NAVFACENGCOM Navy Facilities Engineering Command

NAVFAC EXWC Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare

Center

NAVFAC-X Naval Facilities Engineering Command-expeditionary

NAVFAX Navy facsimile

NAVFOR Navy forces

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NAVICECEN Naval Ice Center

NAVLANTMETOCCEN Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Center

NAVMAG naval magazine

NAVMED Navy Medical (Command); Navy medicine

NAVMEDCOMINST Navy medical command instruction

NAVMEDLOGCOM Navy Medical Logistics Command

NAVMEDP Navy medical pamphlet

NAVMETOCCOM Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

NAVMTO naval military transportation office; Navy Material

Transportation Office

NAVOCEANO Naval Oceanographic Office

NAVORD naval ordnance

NAVORDSTA naval ordnance station

NAVPACMETOCCEN Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center

NAVSAFECEN naval safety center

NAVSAT navigation satellite

NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSEAINST Naval Sea Systems Command instruction

NAVSEALOGCEN naval sea logistics center

NAVSEASYSCOM Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSO United States Navy Forces, Southern Command

NAVSOC Naval Satellite Operations Center; naval special

operations command

NAVSOF Navy special operations forces

NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command

NAVSPECWARCOM Naval Special Warfare Command

NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center

NAVSUP Naval Supply Systems Command

NAVSUPINST Navy Support Instruction

NAVSUPSYSCOM Naval Supply Systems Command

NAVWAR navigation warfare

NAWCAD Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division

Navy TACC Navy tactical air control center

NB narrowband

NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical

NBCCS nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) contamination

survivability

NBDP narrow band direct printing

NBG naval beach group

NBI nonbattle injury

NBS National Bureau of Standards

NBST narrowband secure terminal

NBVC Naval Base Ventura County

NC3A nuclear command, control, and communications (C3)

assessment

NCAA North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Civil Airlift

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NCAGS naval cooperation and guidance for shipping

NCAPS naval coordination and protection of shipping

NCB national central bureau; naval construction brigade;

noncompliant boarding

NCC National Coordinating Center; naval component

commander; Navy component command; Navy

component commander; network control center; North

American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Command Center

NCCS Nuclear Command and Control System

NCD net control device

NCDC National Climatic Data Center

NCES Net-Centric Enterprise Services

NCESGR National Committee of Employer Support for the Guard

and Reserve

NCF naval construction force

NCFSU naval construction force support unit

NCG naval construction group

NCHB Navy cargo-handling battalion

NCIC National Crime Information Center

NCIJTF-AG National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force-Analytical

Group (DOD)

NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service

NCISRA Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident agent

NCISRO Naval Criminal Investigative Service regional office

NCISRU Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident unit

NCIX National Counterintelligence Executive

NCMI National Center for Medical Intelligence

NCMP Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan

NCO noncombat operations; noncommissioned officer

NCOB National Counterintelligence Operations Board

NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge

NCOS naval control of shipping

NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan

NCPC National Counterproliferation Center

NCR National Capital Region (US); national cryptologic

representative; National Security Agency/Central

Security Service representative; naval construction

regiment

NCRCC National Capital Region Coordination Center; United

States Northern Command Rescue Coordination Center

NCRCG National Cyber Response Coordination Group

NCRDEF national cryptologic representative defense

NCR-IADS National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System

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NCS National Clandestine Service; National Communications

System; naval control of shipping; net control station

NCSC National Computer Security Center

NCSD National Cyber Security Division (DHS)

NCSE national intelligence support team (NIST) communications

support element

NCT network control terminal

NCTAMS naval computer and telecommunications area master

station

NCTC National Counterterrorism Center; North East Counterdrug

Training Center

NCTS naval computer and telecommunications station

NCWS naval coastal warfare squadron

NDAA national defense authorization act

NDAF Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force

NDB nondirectional beacon

NDCS national drug control strategy

NDDOC North American Aerospace Defense Command and

United States Northern Command Deployment and

Distribution Operations Cell

NDHQ National Defence Headquarters, Canada

NDIC National Defense Intelligence College; National Drug

Intelligence Center

NDL national desired ground zero list

NDMC North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense

Manpower Committee

NDMS National Disaster Medical System (DHHS)

NDOC National Defense Operations Center

NDP national disclosure policy

NDPB National Drug Policy Board

NDPC National Disclosure Policy Committee

NDRC National Detainee Reporting Center

NDRF National Defense Reserve Fleet

NDS national defense strategy

NDSF National Defense Sealift Fund

NDT nuclear disablement team

NDU National Defense University

NEA Northeast Asia

NEAT naval embarked advisory team

NEC National Economic Council

NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

NEIC Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command

NELR Navy expeditionary logistics regiment

NEMT National Emergency Management Team

NEO noncombatant evacuation operation

NEOCC noncombatant evacuation operation coordination center

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NEP National Exercise Program

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NEREP Nuclear Execution and Reporting Plan

NES National Exploitation System

NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information

Service (DOC)

NEST nuclear emergency support team (DOE)

NETS Nationwide Emergency Telecommunications System

NETT new equipment training team

NETWARCOM Naval Network Warfare Command

NEW net explosive weight

NEWAC North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Electronic

Warfare Advisory Committee

NEWCS NATO electronic warfare core staff

NEXCOM Navy Exchange Command

NFA no-fire area

NFC numbered fleet commander

NFD nodal fault diagnostics

NFELC Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center

NFESC Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

NFI national foreign intelligence

NFIB National Foreign Intelligence Board

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA); National

Foreign Intelligence Program

NFLIR navigation forward-looking infrared

NFLS naval forward logistic site

NFN national file number

NFO naval flight officer

NG National Guard

NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

NGB National Guard Bureau

NGB-OC National Guard Bureau-Office of the Chaplain

NGCC National Guard coordination center

NGCDP National Guard Counterdrug Program

NGCSP National Guard Counterdrug Support Program

NGF naval gun fire

NGFS naval gunfire support

NGIC National Ground Intelligence Center

NG JFHQ-State National Guard joint force headquarters-state

NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer

NGO nongovernmental organization

NGP National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Program

NGRF National Guard reaction force

NI national identification (number); noted item

NIBRS National Incident-Based Reporting System

NIC National Intelligence Council; naval intelligence center

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NICC National Intelligence Coordination Center

NICCL National Incident Communications Conference Line

NICCP National Interdiction Command and Control Plan

NICI National Interagency Counternarcotics Institute

NID naval intelligence database

NIDMS National Military Command System (NMCS) Information

for Decision Makers System

NIDS National Military Command Center (NMCC) information

display system

NIE national intelligence estimate

NIEX no-notice interoperability exercise

NIEXPG No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Planning Group

NIH National Institutes of Health (DHHS)

NIIB National Geospatial Intelligence Agency imagery

intelligence brief

NIL National Information Library

NIMCAMP National Information Management and Communications

Master Plan

NIMS National Incident Management System

NIOC Navy Information Operations Command

NIP National Intelligence Program

NIPF National Intelligence Priority Framework

NIPRNET Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network

NIPS Naval Intelligence Processing System

NIRT Nuclear Incident Response Team

NISH noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) intelligence

support handbook

NISP national intelligence support plan; Nuclear Weapons

Intelligence Support Plan

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIT nuclear incident team

NITES Navy Integrated Tactical Environmental System

NITF national imagery transmission format

NIU North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interface unit

NIWA naval information warfare activity

NJOIC National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center

NJTTF National Joint Terrorism Task Force

NL Navy lighterage

NLO naval liaison officer

.NL. not less than

NLT not later than

NLW nonlethal weapon

NM network management

nm nautical mile

NMAWC Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command

NMB North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military

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NMC Navy Munitions Command

NMCB naval mobile construction battalion

NMCC National Military Command Center

NMCS National Military Command System; not mission

capable, supply

NMCSO Navy and Marine Corps spectrum office

NMD national missile defense

NMEC National Media Exploitation Center

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Services

NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center

NMIO National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office

NMIST National Military Intelligence Support Team (DIA)

NMO National Measurement and Signature Intelligence Office

NMOC network management operations center

NMOSW Naval METOC Operational Support Web

NMP national media pool

NMPS Navy mobilization processing site

NMRC Naval Medical Research Center

NMS national military strategy

NMSA North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mutual

Support Act

NMSC Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center

NMS-CO National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations

NMS-CWMD National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass

Destruction

NMSP-WOT National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism

NNAG North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Naval

Armaments Group

NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE)

NNWC Naval Network Warfare Command

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOACT Navy overseas air cargo terminal

NOC National Operations Center (DHS); network operations

center

NOCONTRACT not releasable to contractors or consultants

NODDS Naval Oceanographic Data Distribution System

NOE nap-of-the-earth

NOEA nuclear operations emergency action

NOFORN not releasable to foreign nationals

NOG Nuclear Operations Group

NOGAPS Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System

NOHD nominal ocular hazard distance

NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center

NOK next of kin

NOLSC Naval Operational Logistics Support Center

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NOMS Nuclear Operations Monitoring System

NOMWC Navy Oceanographic Mine Warfare Center

NOP nuclear operations

NOPLAN no operation plan available or prepared

NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command

NORM normal; not operationally ready, maintenance

NORS not operationally ready, supply

NOSC network operations and security center

NOSSA Navy Ordnance Safety and Security Activity

NOTAM notice to airmen

NOTMAR notice to mariners

NP nonproliferation

NPC Nonproliferation Center

NPES Nuclear Planning and Execution System

NPG nonunit personnel generator

NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental

Satellite System

NPPD National Protection and Programs Directorate (DHS)

NPS National Park Service; nonprior service;

Nuclear Planning System

NPT national pipe thread; Treaty on the Nonproliferation of

Nuclear Weapons

NPWIC National Prisoner of War Information Center

NQ nonquota

NR North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) restricted;

number

NRAT nuclear/radiological advisory team

NRC National Response Center (USCG); non-unit-related cargo

NRCHB Naval Reserve cargo-handling battalion

NRCHF Naval Reserve cargo handling force

NRCHTB Naval Reserve cargo handling training battalion

NRF National Response Framework

NRFI not ready for issue

NRG notional requirements generator

NRL nuclear weapons (NUWEP) reconnaissance list

NRO National Reconnaissance Office

NROC Northern Regional Operations Center (CARIBROC-CBRN)

NRP National Response Plan; non-unit-related personnel

NRPC Naval Reserve Personnel Center

NRT near real time

NRTD near-real-time dissemination

NRZ non-return-to-zero

NS nuclear survivability

NSA national security act; National Security Agency; national

security area; national shipping authority; North Atlantic

Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agency

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NSABB National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NIH)

NSA/CSS National Security Agency/Central Security Service

NSARC National Search and Rescue Committee

NSAT United States Northern Command situational awareness

team

NSAWC Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center

NSC National Security Council

NSC/DC National Security Council/Deputies Committee

NSCID National Security Council intelligence directive

NSC/IPC National Security Council/interagency policy committee

NSC/IWG National Security Council/Interagency Working Group

NSC/PC National Security Council/Principals Committee

NSC/PCC National Security Council Policy Coordinating Committee

NSCS National Security Council System

NSCTI Naval Special Clearance Team One

NS-CWMD National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction

NSD National Security Directive; National Security Division (FBI)

NSDA non-self deployment aircraft

NSDD national security decision directive

NSDM national security decision memorandum

NSDS-E Navy Satellite Display System-Enhanced

NSE Navy support element

NSEP national security emergency preparedness

NS/EP national security and emergency preparedness

NSF National Science Foundation; national security forces;

National Strike Force (USCG)

NSFS naval surface fire support

NSG National System for Geospatial Intelligence;

north-seeking gyro

NSGI National System for Geospatial Intelligence

NSHS National Strategy for Homeland Security

NSL no-strike list

NSM national search and rescue (SAR) manual

NSMS National Strategy for Maritime Security

NSN national stock number

NSO non-Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) option

NSOC National Security Operations Center; National Signals

Intelligence (SIGINT) Operations Center;

Navy Satellite Operations Center

NSOOC North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Staff Officer

Orientation Course

NSP National Search and Rescue Plan

N-Sp/CC North American Aerospace Defense Command

(NORAD)-US Space Command/Command Center

NSPD national security Presidential directive

NSPI National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

NSRL national signals intelligence (SIGINT) requirements list

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NSS National Search and Rescue Supplement; national

security strategy; national security system;

non-self-sustaining

NSSA National Security Space Architect

NSSE national special security event

NSST naval space support team

NST National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency support team

NSTAC National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

NSTISSC National Security Telecommunications and Information

Systems Security Committee

NSTL national strategic targets list

NSTS National Secure Telephone System

NSW naval special warfare

NSWCDD Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

NSWCOM Naval Special Warfare Command

NSWG naval special warfare group

NSWTF naval special warfare task force

NSWTG naval special warfare task group

NSWTU naval special warfare task unit

NT nodal terminal

NTA nontraditional agent

NTACS Navy tactical air control system

NTAP National Track Analysis Program

NTB national target base

NTBC National Military Joint Intelligence Center Targeting and

Battle Damage Assessment Cell

NTC National Training Center

NTCS-A Navy Tactical Command System-Afloat

NTDS naval tactical data system

NTF nuclear task force

N-TFS New Tactical Forecast System

NTIA National Telecommunications and Information

Administration

NTIC Navy Tactical Intelligence Center

NTISS National Telecommunications and Information Security

System

NTISSI National Telecommunications and Information Security

System (NTISS) Instruction

NTISSP National Telecommunications and Information Security

System (NTISS) Policy

NTM national or multinational technical means of verification;

notice to mariners

NTMPDE National Telecommunications Master Plan for Drug

Enforcement

NTMS national telecommunications management structure

NTPS near-term pre-positioned ships

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NTRP Navy tactical reference publication

NTS night targeting system; noncombatant evacuation operation

tracking system

NTSB National Transportation Safety Board

NTSS National Time-Sensitive System

NTTP Navy tactics, techniques, and procedures

NTU new threat upgrade

NUC non-unit-related cargo; nuclear

NUDET nuclear detonation

NUFEA Navy-unique fleet essential aircraft

NUP non-unit-related personnel

NURP non-unit-related personnel

NUWEP policy guidance for the employment of nuclear weapons

NVD night vision device

NVDT National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency voluntary

deployment team

NVG night vision goggle

NVS night vision system

NW network warfare; not waiverable

NWARS National Wargaming System

NWB normal wideband

NWBLTU normal wideband line termination unit

NWDC Navy Warfare Development Command

NWFP Northwest Frontier Province (Pakistan)

NWP Navy warfare publication; numerical weather prediction

NWREP nuclear weapons report

NWS National Weather Service

NWT normal wideband terminal

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1MC general announcing system

1NCD 1st Naval Construction Division

O contour pattern

O&I operations and intelligence

O&M operation and maintenance

OA objective area; operating assembly; operational area;

Operations Aerology shipboard METOC division

OADR originating agency’s determination required

OAE operational area evaluation

OAF Operation ALLIED FORCE

OAFME Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner

OAG operations advisory group

OAI oceanographic area of interest

OAJCG Operation Alliance joint control group

OAM Office of Air and Marine (DHS)

OAP offset aimpoint

OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff operation plans

assessment report

OAS offensive air support; Organization of American States

OASD Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

OASD(NII/CIO) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks

and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer)

OASD(PA) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

OASD(RA) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)

OAU Organization of African Unity

O/B outboard

OB operating base; order of battle

OBA Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH);

oxygen breathing apparatus

OBFS offshore bulk fuel system

OBST obstacle

OBSTINT obstacle intelligence

OC oleoresin capsicum; operations center

OCA offensive counterair; operational control authority

OCBD Office of Capacity Building and Development (USDA)

OCC Operations Computer Center (USCG)

OCCA ocean cargo clearance authority

OCD orderwire clock distributor

OCDETF Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force

OCE officer conducting the exercise

OCEANCON control of oceanographic information

OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OCIE organizational clothing and individual equipment

OCJCS Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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OCJCS-PA Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-Public

Affairs

OCMI officer in charge, Marine inspection

OCO offensive cyberspace operations; offload control officer

OCONUS outside the continental United States

OCOP outline contingency operation plan

OCP operational capability package; operational configuration

processing

OCR Office of Collateral Responsibility

OCS operational contract support

OCSIC operational contract support integration cell

OCU orderwire control unit (Types I, II, and III)

OCU-1 orderwire control unit-1

OD operational detachment; other detainee

ODA operational detachment-Alpha

ODATE organization date

ODB operational detachment-Bravo

ODC Office of Defense Cooperation

ODCSLOG Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (Army)

ODCSOPS Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and

Plans (Army)

ODCSPER Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (Army)

ODIN Operational Digital Network

ODJS Office of the Director, Joint Staff

ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence

ODR Office of Defense representative

ODZ outer defense zone

OE operational environment

OE&AS organization for embarkation and assignment to shipping

OEBGD Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document

OEC Office of Emergency Communications (DHS)

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

OEG operational experts group; operational exposure guidance

operations security executive group

OEH occupational and environmental health

OEM original equipment manufacturer

OER officer evaluation report; operational electronic intelligence

(ELINT) requirements

OES office of emergency services

OET Office of Emergency Transportation (DOT)

OF officer (NATO)

OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control (TREAS)

OFCO offensive counterintelligence operation

OFDA Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID)

OFHIS operational fleet hospital information system

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OFOESA Office of Field Operational and External Support Activities

OFSC Organizational and Force Structure Construct

OGS overseas ground station

OH overhead

OHDACA Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (DSCA)

OHDM Office of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief, and

Mine Action

OI Office of Intelligence (USCS); operating instruction;

operational interest

OIA Office of International Affairs (TREAS)

OI&A Office of Intelligence and Analysis (DHS)

OIC officer in charge

OICC officer in charge of construction; operational intelligence

coordination center

OID operation order (OPORD) identification

OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

OIIL Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison (CBP)

OIR operational intelligence requirements; other intelligence

requirements

OJT on-the-job training

OL operating location

OLD on-line tests and diagnostics

OLS operational linescan system; optical landing system

OM contour multiunit

OMA Office of Military Affairs (CIA and USAID)

OMB Office of Management and Budget; operations

management branch

OMC Office of Military Cooperation; optical memory card

OMF officer master file

OMS Office of Mission Support

OMSPH Office of Medicine, Science, and Public Health (DHHS)

OMT operations management team; orthogonal mode transducer

OMT/OMTP operational maintenance test(ing)/test plan

ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy

ONE Operation NOBLE EAGLE

ONI Office of Naval Intelligence

OOB order of battle

OOD officer of the deck

OODA observe, orient, decide, act

OOS out of service

OP observation post; operational publication (USN);

ordnance publication

OPARS Optimum Path Aircraft Routing System

OPBAT Operation Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos

OPC Ocean Prediction Center (DOC)

OPCEN operations center (USCG)

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OPCOM operational command (NATO)

OPCON operational control

OPDAT Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development,

Assistance, and Training (DOJ)

OPDEC operational deception

OPDS offshore petroleum discharge system (USN)

OPDS-Future offshore petroleum discharge system-future (USN)

OPDS-L offshore petroleum discharge system-legacy (USN)

OPE operational preparation of the environment

OPELINT operational electronic intelligence

OPEO Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (DHHS)

OPFOR opposing force; opposition force

OPG operations planning group

OPGEN operation general matter

OPIR overhead persistent infrared

OPLAN operation plan

OPLAW operational law

OPM Office of Personnel Management; operations per minute

OPMG Office of the Provost Marshal General

OPNAVINST Chief of Naval Operations instruction

OPORD operation order

OPP orderwire patch panel

OPR office of primary responsibility

OPREP operational report

OPROJ operational project

OPS operational project stock; operations; operations center

OPSCOM Operations Committee

OPSDEPS Service Operations Deputies

OPSEC operations security

OPSTK operational stock

OPSUM operation summary

OPT operational planning team

OPTAR operating target

OPTASK operation task

OPTASKLINK operations task link

OPTEMPO operating tempo

OPTINT optical intelligence

OPZONE operation zone

OR operational readiness; other rank(s) (NATO)

ORBAT order of battle

ORCON originator controlled

ORDREF order reference

ORDTYP order type

ORG origin (GEOLOC)

ORIG origin

ORM operational risk management

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ORP ocean reception point

ORS operationally responsive space

ORSA operations research and systems analysis

OS operating stocks; operating system

OSA operational support airlift

OSAT out-of-service analog test

OSC offensive space control; on-scene commander; on-site

commander; Open Source Center (CIA); operational

support command; operations support center

OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSD/DMDPO Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Military

Deception Program Office

OSE on scene endurance; operations support element

OSEI operational significant event imagery

OSG operational support group

OSI open system interconnection; operational subsystem

interface

OSIA on-site inspection activity

OSINT open-source information; open-source intelligence

OSIS open-source information system

OSM Office of Spectrum Management (NTIA)

OSO operational support office

OSOCC on-site operations coordination center

OSP operations support package

OSPG overseas security policy group

OSR on-station report

OSRI originating station routing indicator

OSV ocean station vessel

OT operational test

OT&E operational test and evaluation

OTA Office of Technical Assistance (TREAS)

OTC officer in tactical command; over the counter

OTG operational target graphic

OTH other; over the horizon

OTH-B over-the-horizon backscatter (radar)

OTHT over-the-horizon targeting

OTI Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID)

OTS Officer Training School; one-time source

OUB offshore petroleum discharge system utility boat

OUSD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

OUSD(AT&L) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,

Technology, and Logistics)

OUSD(C) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

OUSD(C/CFO) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

(Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer)

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OUSD(I) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)

OUSD(P) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

OUT outsize cargo

OVE on-vehicle equipment

OVER oversize cargo

OVM Operation VIGILANT MARINER

OW orderwire

OWS operational weather squadron

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P parallel pattern; priority; publication

PA parent relay; physician assistant; primary agency; probability

of arrival; public affairs

PAA position area of artillery

PABX private automatic branch exchange (telephone)

PACAF Pacific Air Forces

PAD patient administration director; positional adjustment;

precision aircraft direction

PADD person authorized to direct disposition of human remains

PADRU Pan American Disaster Response Unit

PADS position azimuth determining system

PAG public affairs guidance

PAL personnel allowance list; program assembler language

PALCON pallet container

PALS precision approach landing system

PAM preventive and aerospace medicine; pulse amplitude

modulation

PaM passage material

PANS procedures for air navigation services

PAO public affairs office; public affairs officer

PAR performance assessment report; population at risk;

precision approach radar

PARC principal assistant for contracting

PARKHILL high frequency cryptological device

PARPRO peacetime application of reconnaissance programs

PARS Personnel and Accountability System

PAS personnel accounting symbol

PAT public affairs team

PAV policy assessment visit

PAWS phased array warning system

PAX passengers; public affairs plans

PB particle beam; patrol boat; peace building;

President’s budget

PB4T planning board for training

PBA performance-based agreement; production base analysis

PBCR portable bar code recorder

PBD program budget decision

PBIED person-borne improvised explosive device

PBOS Planning Board for Ocean Shipping

PC patrol craft; personal computer; pilot in command;

preliminary coordination; Principals Committee

Pc cumulative probability of detection

P,C,&H packing, crating, and handling

PC&S post, camp, and station

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PCA Posse Comitatus Act

PCASS Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System

PCC policy coordination committee; primary control center

PCF personnel control facility

PCL positive control launch

PC-LITE processor, laptop imagery transmission equipment

PCM pulse code modulation

PCO primary control officer; procuring contracting officer

PCRTS primary casualty receiving and treatment ship

PCS permanent change of station; personal communications

system; primary control ship; processing subsystem;

processor controlled strapping

PCT personnel control team

PCTC pure car and truck carrier

PCZ physical control zone

PD position description; Presidential directive; priority

designator; probability of damage; probability of

detection; procedures description; program

definition; program directive; program director;

public diplomacy

Pd drift compensated parallelogram pattern

PDA preliminary damage assessment

PDAI primary development/test aircraft inventory

PDC Pacific Disaster Center

PDD Presidential decision directive

PDDA power driven decontamination apparatus

PDDG program directive development group

PDG positional data graphic

PDM program decision memorandum

PDOP position dilution of precision

PDS position determining system; primary distribution site;

protected distribution system

PDSC public diplomacy and strategic communication

PDSS predeployment site survey

PDT partnership development team

PDUSD(P&R) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness)

PE peace enforcement; peacetime establishment; personal

effects; preparation of the environment;

program element

PEAD Presidential emergency action document

PEC program element code

PECK patient evacuation contingency kit

PECP precision engagement collaboration process

PED processing, exploitation, and dissemination

PEDB planning and execution database

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PEGEO personnel geographic location

PEI principal end item

PEIO personnel effects inventory officer

PEM program element monitor

PEO peace enforcement operations; program executive office;

program executive officer

PEP personnel exchange program

PER personnel

PERE person eligible to receive effects

PERID period

PERMA planning, embarkation, rehearsal, movement, and action

PERMREP permanent representative (NATO)

PERSCO personnel support for contingency operations

PERSCOM personnel command (Army)

PERSINS personnel information system

PES preparedness evaluation system

PFA primary federal agency

PFD personal flotation device

PFDB planning factors database

PFIAB President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

PFID positive friendly identification

PFO principal federal official

PfP Partnership for Peace (NATO)

PGI procedures, guidance, and information

PGM precision-guided munition

pH potential of hydrogen

PHEO public health emergency officer

PHIBCB amphibious construction battalion

PHIBGRU amphibious group

PHIBOP amphibious operation

PHIBRON amphibious squadron

PHIT port handling/in-land transportation

PHO posthostilities operations

PHS Public Health Service

PI pandemic influenza; point of impact

; procedural item; purposeful interference

probability of incapacitation

PI&ID pandemic influenza and infectious disease

PIAB President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

PIC parent indicator code; payment in cash; person identification

code; pilot in command; press information center (NATO)

PID plan identification number; positive identification

PIDD planned inactivation or discontinued date

PIF problem identification flag

PII pre-incident indicators

PIM pretrained individual manpower

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PIN personnel increment number

PINS precise integrated navigation system

PIO press information officer; public information officer

PIPS plans integration partitioning system

PIR priority intelligence requirement

PIREP pilot report

PIRT purposeful interference response team

PISA post isolation support activity

PIW person in water

PJ pararescue jumper

PK peacekeeping; probability of kill

PKB purple kill box

PKG-POL packaged petroleum, oils, and lubricants

PKI public key infrastructure

PKO peacekeeping operations

PKP purple k powder

PKSOI Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute

PL phase line; public law

PLA plain language address; post-launch abort

PLAD plain language address directory

PLANORD planning order

PLAT pilot’s landing aid television

PLB personal locator beacon

PLC power line conditioner

PLGR precise lightweight global positioning system (GPS)

receiver

PLL phase locked loop

PLL/ASL prescribed load list/authorized stock level

PLRS position location reporting system

PLS palletized load system; pillars of logistic support;

precision location system

PLT platoon; program library tape

PM Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (DOS); parallel track

multiunit; passage material; patient movement;

peacemaking; political-military affairs; preventive

medicine; program management; program manager;

provost marshal

PMA political/military assessment

PMAA Production Management Alternative Architecture

PMAI primary mission aircraft inventory

P/M/C passengers/mail/cargo

PMC parallel multiunit circle; private military company

PMCF post maintenance check flight

PMCT port movement control team

PMD program management directive

PME professional military education

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PMEL precision measurement equipment laboratory

PMESII political, military, economic, social, information, and

infrastructure

PMGM program manager’s guidance memorandum

PMI patient movement item; prevention of mutual interference

PMITS Patient Movement Item Tracking System

PMN parallel track multiunit non-return

PMO production management office(r); program management

office

PMOS primary military occupational specialty

PMR parallel track multiunit return; patient movement request;

patient movement requirement

PMRC patient movement requirements center

PMS portable meteorological subsystem

PN partner nation; pseudonoise

PNA postal net alert

PNID precedence network in dialing

PNT positioning, navigation, and timing

PNVS pilot night vision system

P/O part of

PO peace operations; petty officer

POA plan of action

POAI primary other aircraft inventory

POB persons on board

POC point of contact

POCD port operations cargo detachment

POD plan of the day; port of debarkation; probability of

detection

POE port of embarkation; port of entry

POES polar operational environment satellite

POF priority of fires

POG port operations group

POI program of instruction

POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants

POLAD policy advisor; political advisor

POLCAP bulk petroleum capabilities report

POLMIL political-military

POM program objective memorandum

POMCUS pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets

POMSO Plans, Operations, and Military Support Office(r) (NG)

POP performance oriented packaging

POPS port operational performance simulator

POR proposed operational requirement

PORTS portable remote telecommunications system

PORTSIM port simulation model

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POS point of sale; probability of success

POSF port of support file

POSSUB possible submarine

POSTMOB post mobilization

POTUS President of the United States

POV privately owned vehicle

POW prisoner of war

POW/MIA prisoner of war/missing in action

P/P patch panel

p-p peak-to-peak

PPA personnel information system (PERSINS) personnel

activity

PPAG proposed public affairs guidance

PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

PPD Presidential policy directive; program planning document

PPDB point positioning database

PPE personal protective equipment

PPF personnel processing file

Pplan programming plan

PPLI precise participant location and identification

ppm parts per million

PPP power projection platform; primary patch panel; priority

placement program

PPR prior permission required

PPS precise positioning service

PPTO petroleum pipeline and terminal operating

PR personnel recovery; Phoenix Raven; primary zone;

production requirement; program review

PRA patient reception area; primary review authority

PRANG Puerto Rican Air National Guard

PRBS pseudorandom binary sequence

PRC populace and resources control; Presidential Reserve

Call-up

PRCC personnel recovery coordination cell; personnel recovery

coordination center

PRCS personnel recovery coordination section

PRD personnel readiness division; Presidential review directive

PRDO personnel recovery duty officer

PREMOB pre-mobilization

PREPO pre-positioned force, equipment, or supplies; pre-

positioning

PREREP pre-arrival report

PRF personnel resources file; pulse repetition frequency

PRG personnel recovery guidance; program review group

PRI movement priority for forces having the same latest arrival

date (LAD); priority; progressive routing indicator

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PRIFLY primary flight control

Prime BEEF prime base engineer emergency force

PRISM Planning Tool for Resource, Integration,

Synchronization, and Management

PRM Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (DOS);

Presidential review memorandum

PRMFL perm file

PRMS personnel recovery mission software

PRN pseudorandom noise

PRO personnel recovery officer

PROBSUB probable submarine

PROC processor; Puerto Rican Operations Center

PROFIS professional officer filler information system

PROM programmable read-only memory

PROPIN caution - proprietary information involved

PROVORG providing organization

proword procedure word

PRP personnel reliability program; Personnel Retrieval and

Processing

PRRIS Puerto Rican radar integration system

PRRP personnel recovery reference product

PRSL primary zone/switch location

PRT patient reception team; provincial reconstruction team

PRTF personnel recovery task force

PRU pararescue unit; primary reporting unit

PS parallel track single-unit; port security; processing

subsystem

PSA port support activity; principal staff assistant

PSB poststrike base

PSC port security company; principal subordinate command;

private security contractor

PSD planning systems division; port security detachment

PSE peculiar support equipment

PS/HD port security/harbor defense

PSHDGRU port security and harbor defense group

PSI personnel security investigation; Proliferation Security

Initiative

psi pounds per square inch

PSK phase-shift keying

PSL parallel track single-unit long-range aid to navigation

(LORAN)

PSMS Personnel Status Monitoring System

PSN packet switching node; public switch network

PSO peace support operations (NATO); post security officer

PSP perforated steel planking; portable sensor platform;

power support platform

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PSS parallel single-unit spiral; personnel services support

PSS-SOF Precision Strike Suite-Special Operations Forces

P-STATIC precipitation static

PSTN public switched telephone network

PSU port security unit

PSV pseudosynthetic video

PTA position, time, altitude

PTAI primary training aircraft inventory

PTC peace through confrontation; primary traffic channel

PTDO prepare to deploy order

PTM personnel transport module

PTT postal telephone and telegraph; public telephone and

telegraph; push-to-talk

PTTI precise time and time interval

pub publication

PUK packup kit

PUL parent unit level

PV prime vendor

PVNTMED preventive medicine

PVT positioning, velocity, and timing

PW prisoner of war

pW picowatt

PWB printed wiring board (assembly)

PWD programmed warhead detonation

PWF personnel working file

PWG protection working group

PWIS Prisoner of War Information System

PWR pre-positioned wartime reserves

PWRMR pre-positioned war materiel requirement

PWRMS pre-positioned war reserve materiel stock

PWRR pre-positioned war reserve requirements

PWRS petroleum war reserve stocks; pre-positioned war reserve

stock

PWS performance work statement

PWT precision weapons team

PZ pickup zone

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QA quality assurance

QAM quadrature amplitude modulation

QAR quality assurance representative

QAT quality assurance team

QC quality control

QD quality distance

QDR quadrennial defense review; quality deficiency report

QEEM quick erect expandable mast

QHDA qualified hazardous duty area

QIP quick impact project

QM quartermaster

QPSK quadrature phase shift keying

QRA quick reaction antenna

QRCT quick reaction communications terminal

QRE quick reaction element

QRF quick reaction force; quick response force

QRG quick response graphic

QRP quick response posture

QRS quick reaction strike

QRSA quick reaction satellite antenna

QRT quick reaction team

QS quality surveillance

QSR quality surveillance representative

QSTAG quadripartite standardization agreement

QTY quantity

QUADCON quadruple container

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R routine

R&D research and development

R&R rest and recuperation

R&S reconnaissance and surveillance; reconstruction and

stabilization

R2P2 rapid response planning process

RA response action; risk analysis; risk assessment

RAA redeployment assembly area

RABFAC radar beacon forward air controller

RAC responsible analytic center

RAC-OT readiness assessment system - output tool

RAD routine aerial distribution

RADAY radio day

RADBN radio battalion

RADC regional air defense commander

RADCON radiological control team

RADF radarfind

RADHAZ electromagnetic radiation hazards

RADS rapid area distribution support (USAF)

RAE right of assistance entry

RAF Royal Air Force (UK)

R-AFF regimental affiliation

RAM raised angle marker; random access memory; random

antiterrorism measure

RAMCC regional air movement control center

RAOB rawindsonde observation

RAOC regional air operations center

RAP Radiological Assistance Program (DOE); rear area

protection; Remedial Action Projects Program (JCS)

RAS replenishment at sea

RAS-OT readiness assessment system-output tool

RAST recovery assistance, securing, and traversing systems

RASU random access storage unit

RATE refine, adapt, terminate, execute

RATT radio teletype

RB short-range coastal or river boat

RBA reimbursable budget authority

RBC red blood cell

RBE remain-behind equipment

RBECS Revised Battlefield Electronic Communications,

Electronics, Intelligence, and Operations (CEIO) System

RBI RED/BLACK isolator

RB std rubidium standard

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RC receive clock; regional coordinator; Reserve Component;

resident coordinator (UN); river current

RCA riot control agent

RCAT regional counterdrug analysis team

RCC regional contracting center; relocation coordination

center; rescue coordination center

RCCPDS Reserve Component common personnel data system

RCD regional collection detachment

RCEM regional contingency engineering management

RCHB reserve cargo handling battalion

RCIED radio-controlled improvised explosive device

RCM Rules for Courts-Martial

RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RC NORTH Regional Command North (NATO)

RCO regional contracting office

RCP resynchronization control panel

RCS radar cross section

RC SOUTH Regional Command South (NATO)

RCSP remote call service position

RCT regimental combat team; rescue coordination team (Navy)

RCTA Regional Counterdrug Training Academy

RCU rate changes unit; remote control unit

RCVR receiver

RD receive data; ringdown

RDA research, development, and acquisition

RDCFP Regional Defense Counterterrorism Fellowship Program

RDCTFP Regional Defense Combating Terrorism

Fellowship Program

RDD radiological dispersal device; required delivery date

RDECOM US Army Research, Development, and Engineering

Command

RDF radio direction finder; rapid deployment force

RDO request for deployment order

RDT&E research, development, test and evaluation

REACT rapid execution and combat targeting

REAC/TS radiation emergency assistance center/training site (DOE)

READY resource augmentation duty program

RECA Residual Capability Assessment

RECAS residual capability assessment system

RECAT residual capability assessment team

RECCE reconnaissance

RECMOB reconstitution-mobilization

RECON reconnaissance

RED radiological exposure device

RED HORSE rapid engineer deployable heavy operational repair

squadron engineer

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REF Rapid Equipping Force (Army); reference(s)

REGT regiment

REL relative

RELCAN releasable to Canada

REMT regional emergency management team

REMUS remote environmental monitoring unit system

REPOL bulk petroleum contingency report; petroleum damage and

deficiency report; reporting emergency petroleum, oils,

and lubricants

REPSHIP report of shipment

REPUNIT reporting unit

REQCONF request confirmation

REQSTATASK air mission request status tasking

RES radiation exposure status

RESA research, evaluation, and system analysis

RESCAP rescue combat air patrol

RESCORT rescue escort

RESPROD responsible production

RET retired

RF radio frequency; reserve force

RFA radio frequency authorization; request for assistance;

restrictive fire area

RFC request for capabilities; response force commander;

revision final coordination

RF CM radio frequency countermeasures

RFD revision first draft

RF/EMPINT radio frequency/electromagnetic pulse intelligence

RFF request for feedback; request for forces

RFI radio frequency interference; ready for issue; request for

information

RFID radio frequency identification

RFL restrictive fire line

RFP request for proposal

RFS request for service; request for support

RFW request for waiver

RG reconstitution group

RGR Rangers

RGS remote geospatial intelligence services

RH reentry home

Rh Rhesus

RHIB rigid hull inflatable boat

RI Refugees International; routing indicator

RIB rubberized inflatable boat

RIC routing indicator code

RICO regional interface control officer

RIG recognition identification group

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RIK replacement in kind

RIMS registrant information management system

RIP register of intelligence publications

RIS reconnaissance information system

RISOP red integrated strategic offensive plan

RISTA reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target

acquisition

RIT remote imagery transceiver

RIVRON riverine squadron

RJTD reconstitution joint table of distribution

RLD ready-to-load date

RLE rail liaison element

RLG ring laser gyro

RLGM remote loop group multiplexer

RLGM/CD remote loop group multiplexer/cable driver

RLP remote line printer

RM ramp module; recovery mechanism; resource

management; risk management

RMC remote multiplexer combiner; rescue mission commander;

Resource Management Committee (CSIF); returned to

military control

RMKS remarks

RMO regional Marine officer

RMP religious ministry professional

RMS requirements management system; root-mean-square

RMT response management team

RMU receiver matrix unit

RNAV area navigation

RNP remote network processor

R/O receive only

Ro search radius rounded to next highest whole number

ROC regional operations center; rehearsal of concept; required

operational capability

ROCU remote orderwire control unit

ROE rules of engagement

ROEX rules of engagement exercise

ROG railhead operations group

ROICC resident officer in charge of construction

ROK Republic of Korea

ROM read-only memory; restriction of movement; rough order

of magnitude

ROMO range of military operations

RON remain overnight

RO/RO roll-on/roll-off

ROS reduced operating status

ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps

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ROTHR relocatable over-the-horizon backscatter radar (USN)

ROWPU reverse osmosis water purification unit

ROZ restricted operations zone

RP reconstitution priority; release point (road); religious

program specialist; retained personnel

RPG rocket propelled grenade

RPM revolutions per minute

RPO rendezvous and proximity operations

RPOE rapid port opening element

RPPO Requirements, Plans, and Policy Office

RPT report

RPTOR reporting organization

RPV remotely piloted vehicle

RQMT requirement

RQT rapid query tool

RR reattack recommendation

RRC regional reporting center

RRCC regional response coordination center

RRDF roll-on/roll-off discharge facility

RRF rapid reaction force; rapid response force; Ready Reserve

Fleet; Ready Reserve Force

RRPP rapid response planning process

RS rate synthesizer; religious support; requirement submission

RSA retrograde storage area

RSC red station clock; regional service center; rescue sub-center

RSD reporting of supply discrepancy

RSE retrograde support element

RSG reference signal generator

RSI rationalization, standardization, and interoperability

RSL received signal level

RSN role specialist nation

RSO reception, staging, and onward movement; regional

security officer; remote split operations

RSOC regional signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations center

RSOI reception, staging, onward movement, and integration

RSP recognized surface picture; Red Switch Project (DOD);

religious support policy

RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration

RSS radio subsystem; really simple syndication; remote

sensors subsystem; root-sum-squared

RSSC regional satellite communications support

center; regional satellite support cell; regional signals

intelligence (SIGINT) support center (NSA); regional

space support center

RSSC-LO regional satellite communications support center liaison

officer; regional space support center liaison officer

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RST religious support team

RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition

RSTV real-time synthetic video

RSU rapid support unit; rear support unit; remote switching unit

R/T receiver/transmitter

RT recovery team; remote terminal; rough terrain

RTA residual threat assessment

RTB return to base

RTCC rough terrain container crane

RTCH rough terrain container handler

RTD returned to duty

RTF regional task force; return to force

RTFL rough terrain forklift

RTG radar target graphic

RTL restricted target list

RTLP receiver test level point

RTM real-time mode

RTS remote transfer switch

RTTY radio teletype

RU release unit; rescue unit

RUF rules for the use of force

RUIC Reserve unit identification number

RUSCOM rapid ultrahigh frequency (UHF) satellite communications

RV long-range seagoing rescue vessel;

rekeying variable; rendezvous

RVR runway visibility recorder

RVT remote video terminal

RW rotary-wing

RWCM regional wartime construction manager

RWR radar warning receiver

RWS rawinsonde subsystem

RX receive; receiver

RZ return-to-zero

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618 AOC (TACC) 618 Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)

S&F store-and-forward

S&R search and recovery

S&T science and technology; scientific and technical

S&TI scientific and technical intelligence

S-1 battalion or brigade manpower and personnel staff

officer (Marine Corps battalion or regiment)

S-2 battalion or brigade intelligence staff officer (Army; Marine

Corps battalion or regiment)

S-3 battalion or brigade operations staff officer (Army; Marine

Corps battalion or regiment)

S-4 battalion or brigade logistics staff officer (Army; Marine

Corps battalion or regiment)

SA security assistance; selective availability (GPS); senior

adviser; situational awareness; staging area; stand-alone

switch

SAA senior airfield authority

SAAFR standard use Army aircraft flight route

SAAM special assignment airlift mission

SAB scientific advisory board (USAF)

SABER situational awareness beacon with reply

SAC special actions cell; special agent in charge; supporting

arms coordinator

SACC supporting arms coordination center (USMC)

SACEUR Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)

SACLANT Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic

SACS secure telephone unit (STU) access control system

SACT Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

SADC sector air defense commander

SADL situation awareness data link

SADO senior air defense officer

SAF Secretary of the Air Force

SAFE secure analyst file environment; selected area for evasion;

sexual assault forensic examination

SAFE-CP selected area for evasion-contact point

SAFER evasion and recovery selected area for evasion (SAFE)

area activation request

SAFWIN secure Air Force weather information network

SAG surface action group

SAI sea-to-air interface; single agency item

SAL small arms locker

SAL-GP semiactive laser-guided projectile (USN)

SALM single-anchor leg mooring

SALT supporting arms liaison team

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SALTS streamlined automated logistics transfer system;

streamlined automated logistics transmission system

SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment

SAM special airlift mission; surface-to-air missile

SAMM security assistance management manual

SAMS School of Advanced Military Studies

SAO security assistance office; security assistance officer;

selected attack option

SAOC sector air operations center

SAP special access program

SAPI special access program for intelligence

SAPO subarea petroleum office

SAPR sexual assault prevention and response

SAR satellite access request; search and rescue; site access

request; special access requirement; suspicious activity

report; synthetic aperture radar

SARC sexual assault response coordinator; surveillance and

reconnaissance center

SARDOT search and rescue point

SARIR search and rescue incident report

SARMIS search and rescue management information system

SARNEG search and rescue numerical encryption group

SAROPS Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System

SARREQ search and rescue request

SARSAT search and rescue satellite-aided tracking

SARSIT search and rescue situation summary report

SARTEL search and rescue (SAR) telephone (private hotline)

SARTF search and rescue task force

SAS sealed authenticator system; special ammunition storage

SASP special ammunition supply point

SASS supporting arms special staff

SASSY supported activities supply systems

SAT satellite

SATCOM satellite communications

SAW surface acoustic wave

SB standby base

SBCT Stryker brigade combat team

SBL space-based laser

SBPO Service blood program officer

SBRPT subordinate reporting organization

SBS senior battle staff; support battle staff

SBSS science-based stockpile stewardship

SBSO sustainment brigade special operations

SBU sensitive but unclassified; special boat unit

SC sea current; search and rescue coordinator; security

cooperation; station clock; strategic communication

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SCA sociocultural analysis; space coordinating authority;

support to civil administration

SCAR strike coordination and reconnaissance

SCAS stability control augment system

SCATANA security control of air traffic and navigation aids

SC ATLANTIC Strategic Command, Atlantic (NATO)

SCATMINE scatterable mine

SCATMINEWARN scatterable minefield warning

SCC security classification code; service cryptologic

Component; shipping coordination center;

Standards Coordinating Committee

SCC-WMD United States Strategic Command Center for Combating

Weapons of Mass Destruction

SCDL surveillance control data link

SCE Service cryptologic element

SC EUROPE Strategic Command, Europe (NATO)

SCF(UK) Save the Children Fund (United Kingdom)

SCF(US) Save the Children Federation (United States)

SCG Security Cooperation Guidance; switching controller group

SCHBT shape, clear, hold, build, and transition

SCI security and counterintelligence interviews;

sensitive compartmented information

SCIF sensitive compartmented information facility

SCL standard conventional load

SCM security countermeasure; Service container manager

SCMP strategic command, control, and communications (C3)

master plan

SCNE self-contained navigation equipment

SCO secondary control officer; security cooperation

organization; senior contracting official; state

coordinating officer

SCOC systems control and operations concept

SCONUM ship control number

SCP secure conferencing project; security cooperation plan;

service control point; system change proposal

SCPT strategic connectivity performance test

SCRB software configuration review board

S/CRS Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction

and Stabilization (DOS)

SCT shipping coordination team; single channel transponder

S/CT Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (DOS)

SCTIS single channel transponder injection system

SCTS single channel transponder system

SCT-UR single channel transponder ultrahigh frequency (UHF)

receiver

SCUD surface-to-surface missile system

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SD strategy division

SDA senior development advisor; Seventh-Day Adventist

(ADRA)

SDB Satellite Communications Database; small diameter

bomb

SDDC Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

SDDCTEA Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Transportation Engineering Agency

SDF self defense force

SDIO Strategic Defense Initiative Organization

SDLS satellite data link standards

SDMX space division matrix

SDN system development notification

SDNRIU secure digital net radio interface unit

SDO senior defense official; ship’s debarkation officer

SDO/DATT senior defense official/defense attaché

SDP strategic distribution platform

SDR system design review

SDSG space division switching group

SDSM space division switching matrix

SDV SEAL team delivery vehicle; submerged delivery vehicle

SDZ self-defense zone

SE site exploitation; spherical error

SEA ships’ bunkers easy acquisition; Southeast Asia

Seabee Navy construction engineer

SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses

SEC submarine element coordinator

SECAF Secretary of the Air Force

SECARMY Secretary of the Army

SecDef Secretary of Defense

SECDHS Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

SECHS Secretary of Homeland Security

SECNAV Secretary of the Navy

SECNAVINST Secretary of the Navy instruction

SECOMP secure en route communications package

SECORD secure cord switchboard

SECRA secondary radar data only

SECSTATE Secretary of State

SECTRANS Secretary of Transportation

SED signals external data

SEDAS spurious emission detection acquisition system

SEF sealift enhancement feature

SEI specific emitter identification

SEL senior enlisted leader

SEL REL selective release

SELRES Selected Reserve

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SEMA special electronic mission aircraft

SEMS standard embarkation management system

SEO/SEP special enforcement operation/special enforcement

program

SEP signal entrance panel; spherical error probable

SEPLO state emergency preparedness liaison officer

SERE survival, evasion, resistance, and escape

SERER survival, evasion, resistance, escape, recovery

SES senior executive service

SETA system engineering and technical assistance

SEW shared early warning

S/EWCC signals intelligence/electronic warfare coordination center

SEWG Special Events Working Group

SEWOC signals intelligence/electronic warfare operations centre

(NATO)

SEWS satellite early warning system

SF security force; security forces (Air Force or Navy); single

frequency; special forces; standard form

SFA security force assistance

SFAF standard frequency action format

SFAT spectrum flyaway team

SFC single-fuel concept

SFCP shore fire control party

SFG security forces group; special forces group

SFI spectral composition

SFLEO senior federal law enforcement official

SFMS special forces medical sergeant

SFOD-A/B/C special forces operational detachment-A/B/C

SFOR Stabilization Force

SFS security forces squadron

SG steering group; strike group; supergroup; surgeon general

SGEMP system-generated electromagnetic pulse

SGS strategic guidance statement

SGSA squadron group systems advisor

SGXM Headquarters, Air Mobility Command/Surgeon

SHAPE Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe

SHD special handling designator

SHF super-high frequency

SHORAD short-range air defense

SHORADEZ short-range air defense engagement zone

SI special intelligence; United States Strategic Command

strategic instruction

SIA station of initial assignment

SIAGL survey instrument azimuth gyroscope lightweight

SIC subject identification code; supporting intelligence center

SICO sector interface control officer

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SID standard instrument departure

SIDAC single integrated damage analysis capability

SIDL standard intelligence documents list

SIDO senior intelligence duty officer

SIDS secondary imagery dissemination system

SIF selective identification feature; strategic internment facility

SIG signal

SIGINT signals intelligence

SII statement of intelligence interest

SIM system impact message

SIMLM single integrated medical logistics management; single

integrated medical logistics manager

SINCGARS single-channel ground and airborne radio system

SINS ship’s inertial navigation system

SIO senior intelligence officer

SIOC Strategic Information and Operations Center (FBI)

SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan

SIOP-ESI Single Integrated Operational Plan-Extremely Sensitive

Information

SIPRNET SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network

SIR serious incident report; specific information requirement;

Strategic Military Intelligence Review

SIRADS stored imagery repository and dissemination system

SIRMO senior information resources management official

SIS special information systems

SITREP situation report

SIV special interest vessel

SJA staff judge advocate

SJFHQ standing joint force headquarters

SJFHQ(CE) standing joint force headquarters (core element)

SJFHQ-E standing joint force headquarters – elimination

SJFHQ-N Standing Joint Force Headquarters - North

SJS Secretary, Joint Staff

SKE station-keeping equipment

SL sea level; switch locator

SLA service level agreement; special leave accrual

SLAM stand-off land attack missile

SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile

SLC satellite laser communications; single line concept

SLCM sea-launched cruise missile

SLCP ship lighterage control point; ship’s loading

characteristics pamphlet

SLD system link designator

SLEP service life extension program

SLGR small, lightweight ground receiver (GPS)

SLIT serial-lot item tracking

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SLO space liaison officer

SLOC sea line of communications

SLRP survey, liaison, and reconnaissance party

SLWT side loadable warping tug

SM Secretary, Joint Staff, memorandum; Service manager;

spectrum management; staff memorandum; system

manager

SMA special military information support operations assessment

SMART special medical augmentation response team

SMART-AIT special medical augmentation response - aeromedical

isolation team

SMB spectrum management branch

SMC midpoint compromise track spacing; search and rescue

mission coordinator; system master catalog

SMCA single manager for conventional ammunition

SMCC strategic mobile command center

SMCM surface mine countermeasures

SMCOO spectrum management concept of operations

SMCR Selected Marine Corps Reserve

SMD strategic missile defense

SMDC Space & Missile Defense Command (Army)

SMDC/ARSTRAT United States Army Space and Missile Defense

Command/United States Army Forces Strategic

Command

SME subject matter expert

SMEB significant military exercise brief

SMEO small end office

SMFT semi-trailer mounted fabric tank

SMI security management infrastructure

SMIO search and rescue (SAR) mission information officer

SMO senior meteorological and oceanographic officer;

strategic mobility office(r); support to military

operations

SMP sub-motor pool

SMPT School of Military Packaging Technology

SMRC Specialized Medical Response Capabilities

SMRI service message routing indicator

SMS Single Mobility System; special military information

support operations study

SMTP simple message transfer protocol

SMU special mission unit; supported activities supply system

(SASSY) management unit

S/N signal to noise

SN serial number

SNA social network analysis

SNCO staff noncommissioned officer

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SNF strategic nuclear forces

SNIE special national intelligence estimates

SNLC Senior North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Logisticians Conference

SNM system notification message

SNOI signal not of interest

SO safety observer

SOA separate operating agency;

special operations aviation (Army); status of action;

sustained operations ashore

SOAF status of action file

SOAGS special operations air-ground system

SOC security operations center; special operations commander;

special operations component

SOCA special operations communications assembly

SOCC Sector Operations Control Center (NORAD)

SOCCE special operations command and control element

SOCCENT Special Operations Component, United States Central

Command

SOCCET special operations critical care evacuation team

SOCEUR Special Operations Component, United States European

Command

SOCEX special operations capable exercise

SOC-FWD special operations command-forward

SOCJFCOM Special Operations Command, Joint Forces Command

SOCM special operations combat medic

SOCOORD special operations coordination element

SOCP special operations communication package

SOCPAC Special Operations Command, Pacific

SOCRATES Special Operations Command, Research, Analysis, and

Threat Evaluation System

SOCSOUTH Special Operations Component, United States Southern

Command

SOD special operations division; strategy and options decision

(Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System)

SODARS special operations debrief and retrieval system

SOE special operations executive

SOF special operations forces; supervisor of flying

SOFA status-of-forces agreement

SOFAR sound fixing and ranging

SOF-CF special operations forces-conventional forces

SOFLAM special operations laser marker

SOFLE special operations forces liaison element

SOFME special operations forces medical element

SOFSA special operations forces support activity

SOG special operations group

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SOI signal of interest; signal operating instructions; space

object identification

SOIC senior officer of the intelligence community

SOJTF special operations joint task force

SOLAS safety of life at sea

SOLE special operations liaison element

SOLIS signals intelligence (SIGINT) On-line Information System

SOLL special operations low-level

SOLO special operations liaison officer

SOM satellite communications (SATCOM) operational

manager; start of message; system operational manager

SOMA status of mission agreement

SOMARDS Standard Operation and Maintenance Army Research and

Development System

SOMARDS NT Standard Operation and Maintenance Army Research and

Development System Non-Technical

SoO ship of opportunity

SOOP Center for Operations, Plans, and Policy

SOP standard operating procedure

SOR statement of requirement

SORTIEALOT sortie allotment message

SORTS Status of Resources and Training System

SOS special operations squadron

SOSB special operations support battalion

SOSC special operations support command (theater army)

SOSCOM special operations support command

SOSE special operations staff element

SOSG station operations support group

SOSR suppress, obscure, secure, and reduce

SOST special operations support team

SOTA signals intelligence operational tasking authority

SOTF special operations task force

SOTSE special operations theater support element

SOUTHAF Southern Command Air Forces

SOUTHROC Southern Region Operational Center (USSOUTHCOM)

SOW special operations wing; standoff weapon; statement of

work

SOWT special operations weather team

SP security police

SPACEAF Space Air Forces

SPACECON control of space information

SPCC ships parts control center (USN)

SPE senior procurement executive

SPEAR strike protection evaluation and antiair research

SPEC specified

SPECAT special category

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SPECWAR special warfare

SPG Strategic Planning Guidance

SPI sensor point of interest; special investigative (USAF)

SPINS special instructions

SPINTCOMM special intelligence communications handling system

SPIREP spot intelligence report

SPLX simplex

SPM service postal manager; single point mooring; single port

manager

SPMAGTF special purpose Marine air-ground task force

SPO system program office

SPOC search and rescue (SAR) points of contact; space command

operations center

SPOD seaport of debarkation

SPOE seaport of embarkation

SPOT Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker

SPOTREP spot report

SPP Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America; shared

production program; State Partnership Program (NG)

SPR software problem report

SPRINT special psychiatric rapid intervention team

SPS standard positioning service

SPSC system planning and system control

SPTCONF support confirmation

SPTD CMD supported command

SPTG CMD supporting command

SPTREQ support request

sqft square feet

SR special reconnaissance

SRA specialized-repair activity

SRAM short-range air-to-surface attack missile; system

replacement and modernization

SRB software release bulletin; system review board (JOPES)

SRBM short-range ballistic missile

SRC security risk category; service reception center; Single

Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) response cell;

standard requirements code; survival recovery center

SRCC service reserve coordination center

SRF secure Reserve force

SRG Seabee readiness group; short-range aircraft

SRI surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence (Marine

Corps)

SRIG surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence group

(USMC)

SRM sustainment, restoration, and modernization

SROC Senior Readiness Oversight Council; Southern Region

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Operational Center, United States Southern Command

SROE standing rules of engagement

SRP sealift reserve program;

Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP)

reconnaissance plan

SRP/PDS stabilization reference package/position determining

system

SRR search and rescue region

SRS search and rescue sector

SRSG special representative of the Secretary-General

SRT scheduled return time; special reaction team; standard

remote terminal; strategic relocatable target

SRTD signals research and target development

S/RTF search and recovery task force

SRU search and rescue unit

SR-UAV short-range unmanned aerial vehicle

SRUF standing rules for the use of force

SRWBR short range wide band radio

S/S steamship

SS submarine

SSA software support activity; space situational awareness;

special support activity (NSA); strapdown sensor

assembly; supply support activity; supply support area

SSB single side band; support services branch; surveillance

support branch

SSB-SC single sideband-suppressed carrier

SSC small scale contingency; special security center

surveillance support center

SSCO shipper’s service control office

SSCRA Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act

SSD strategic studies detachment

SSE satellite communications (SATCOM) systems expert;

space support element

SSF software support facility

SSI standing signal instruction

SSM surface-to-surface missile

SSMI special sensor microwave imager

SSMS single shelter message switch

SSN attack submarine, nuclear; Social Security number; space

surveillance network

SS (number) sea state (number)

SSO special security office(r); spot security office

SSP signals intelligence (SIGINT) support plan

SSPM single-service postal manager

SSPO strategic systems program office

SSR security sector reform

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SSS Selective Service System; shelter subsystem

SSSC surface, subsurface search surveillance coordination

SST special support team (National Security Agency)

SSTR stability, security, transition, and reconstruction

SSWG space support working group

ST short ton; small tug; strike team

S/T short ton

ST&E security test and evaluation

STA system tape A

STAB space tactical awareness brief

STA clk station clock

STAMMIS standard Army multi-command management information

system

STAMP standard air munitions package (USAF)

STANAG standardization agreement (NATO)

STANAVFORLANT Standing Naval Forces, Atlantic (NATO)

STAR scheduled theater airlift route; sensitive target approval and

review; standard attribute reference; standard terminal

arrival route; surface-to-air recovery; system threat

assessment report

STARC state area coordinators

STARS Standard Accounting and Reporting System

START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

STARTEX start of exercise

STB super tropical bleach

STC secondary traffic channel

STD sexually transmitted disease

STDM synchronous time division multiplexer

STE secure telephone equipment

S-Team staff augmentation team

STEL STU III Standford telecommunications (secure telephone)

STEP software test and evaluation program; standardized tactical

entry point; standard tool for employment planning

STG seasonal target graphic

STICS scalable transportable intelligence communications system

STO special technical operations

STOC special technical operations coordinator

STOD special technical operations division

STOL short takeoff and landing

STOMPS stand-alone tactical operational message processing system

STON short ton

STP security technical procedure

STR strength

STRAPP standard tanks, racks and pylons packages (USAF)

STRATOPS strategic operations division

STREAM standard tensioned replenishment alongside method

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STS special tactics squadron

STT small tactical terminal; special tactics team

STU secure telephone unit

STU-III secure telephone unit III

STW strike warfare

STWC strike warfare commander

STX start of text

SU search unit

SUBJ subject

sub-JIB subordinate-joint information bureau

SUBOPAUTH submarine operating authority

sub-PIC subordinate-press information center

SUBROC submarine rocket

SUC surf current

SUIC service unit identification code

SUMMITS scenario unrestricted mobility model of intratheater

simulation

SUPE supervisory commands program

SUPP supplement

SUPPO supply officer

SURG surgeon

SUROBS surf observation

SURPIC surface picture

SUST BDE sustainment brigade

SUW surface warfare

SUWC surface warfare commander

S/V sailboat

SVC Service; stored value card

SVIP secure voice improvement program

SVLTU service line termination unit

SVR surface vessel radar

SVS secure voice system

Sw switch

SWA Southwest Asia

SWAT special weapons and tactics

SWBD switchboard

SWC strike warfare commander; swell/wave current

SWI special weather intelligence

SWO staff weather officer

SWORD submarine warfare operations research division

SWPC Space Weather Prediction Center

SWSOCC Southwest Sector Operation Control Center North

American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

SWXS Space Weather Squadron

SXXI SPECTRUM XXI

SXXI-O SPECTRUM XXI-Online

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SYDP six year defense plan

SYG Secretary-General (UN)

SYNC synchronization

SYS system

SYSCOM systems command

SYSCON systems control

SZ surf zone

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2-D two-dimensional

2E Role 2 enhanced

2LM Role 2 light maneuver

3-D three-dimensional

T search time available; short ton; trackline pattern

T&DE test and diagnostic equipment

T&E test and evaluation

T2 technology transfer

TA target acquisition; target audience; technical arrangement;

theater Army; threat assessment

TAA tactical assembly area; target audience analysis

TAACOM theater Army area command

TAADS The Army Authorization Document System

TAAMDCOORD theater Army air and missile defense coordinator

TAB tactical air base

TAC tactical advanced computer; terminal access controller;

terminal attack control; terminal attack controller

TAC(A) tactical air coordinator (airborne)

TACAIR tactical air

TACAMO take charge and move out (E-6A/B aircraft)

TACAN tactical air navigation

TACC tanker airlift control center

TAC-D tactical deception

TACDAR tactical detection and reporting

TACINTEL tactical intelligence

TACLAN tactical local area network

TACLOG tactical-logistical

TACM tactical air command manual

TACO theater allied contracting office

TACON tactical control

TACOPDAT tactical operational data

TA/CP technology assessment/control plan

TACP tactical air control party

TACRON tactical air control squadron

T-ACS auxiliary crane ship

TACS tactical air control system; theater air control system

TACSAT tactical satellite

TACSIM tactical simulation

TACSTANS tactical standards

TACT tactical aviation control team

TACTRAGRULANT Tactical Training Group, Atlantic

TAD tactical air direction; temporary additional duty

(non-unit-related personnel); theater air defense; time

available for delivery

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TADC tactical air direction center

TADCS tactical airborne digital camera system

TADS Tactical Air Defense System; target acquisition system

and designation sight

TAES theater aeromedical evacuation system

TAF tactical air force

TAFIM technical architecture framework for information

management

TAFS tactical aerodrome forecasts

TAFT technical assistance field team

TAG technical assessment group; technical assistance group;

the adjutant general; Tomahawk land-attack missile

aimpoint graphic

T-AGOS tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance

TAGS theater air-ground system

T-AH hospital ship

TAI target area of interest; total active inventory

TAIS transportation automated information systems

TAK cargo ship

T-AKR fast logistics ship

TALD tactical air-launched decoy

TALON Threat and Local Observation Notice

TAMCA theater Army movement control agency

TAMCO theater Army movement control center

TAMD theater air and missile defense

TAMMC theater army material management command

TAMMIS theater Army medical management information system

TAMS transportation analysis, modeling, and simulation

tanalt tangent altitude

TAO tactical action officer; tactical air officer

TAOC tactical air operations center (USMC)

TAP troopship

TAR tactical air request; Training and Administration of the

Reserve

TARBS transportable amplitude modulation and frequency

modulation radio broadcast system

TARBUL target bulletin

TARE tactical record evaluation

TAREX target exploitation; target plans and operations

TARS tethered aerostat radar system

TARWI target weather and intelligence

TAS tactical atmospheric summary; true air speed

T-ASA Television Audio Support Agency

TASCID tactical Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) satellite

compensation interface device

TASCO tactical automatic switch control officer

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TASIP tailored analytic intelligence support to individual

electronic warfare and command and control warfare

projects

TASKORD tasking order

TASMO tactical air support for maritime operations

TASOSC theater Army special operations support command

TASS tactical automated security system; tactical automated

switch system

TASWC theater antisubmarine warfare commander

TAT tactical analysis team; technical assistance team

TATC tactical air traffic control

T-AVB aviation logistics support ship

TAW tactical airlift wing

TBC theater business clearance

TBD to be determined

TBM tactical ballistic missile; theater ballistic missile

TBMCS theater battle management core system

TBMD theater ballistic missile defense

TB MED technical bulletin medical

TBP to be published

TBSL to be supplied later

TBTC transportable blood transshipment center

TC tidal current; transmit clock and/or telemetry combiner;

training circular; Transportation Corps (Army)

TCA time of closest approach; traditional

combatant commander activity

TC-ACCIS Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Command and

Control Information System

TC-AIMS Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Information for

Movement System

TC-AIMS II Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Information for

Movement System II

TCAM theater Army medical management information system

(TAMMIS) customer assistance module

TCC transmission control code; transportation component

command

TCCF tactical communications control facility

TCEM theater contingency engineering management

TCF tactical combat force; technical control facility

TCM theater construction manager; theater container manager

TCMD transportation control and movement document

TCN third country national; transportation control number;

troop contributing nations

TCO termination contracting office;r transnational criminal

organization

TCP theater campaign plan

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TCPED tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and

dissemination

TCS theater communications system

TCSEC trusted computer system evaluation criteria

TCSP theater consolidation and shipping point

TD temporary duty; theater distribution; tie down; timing

distributor; total drift; transmit data

TDA Table of Distribution and Allowance

TDAD Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) designation

TDBM technical database management

TDBSS Theater Defense Blood Standard System

TDC target development cell

TDD target desired ground zero (DGZ) designator;

time-definite delivery

TDF tactical digital facsimile; theater detention facility

TDIC time division interface controller

TDIG time division interface group

TDIM time division interface module

TDL tactical data link

TDM time division multiplexed

TDMA time division multiple access

TDMC theater distribution management cell

TDMF time division matrix function

TDMM time division memory module

TDMX time division matrix

TDN tactical data network; target development nomination

TDP theater distribution plan

TDR transportation discrepancy report

TDRC theater detainee reporting center

TDSG time division switching group

TDSGM time division switching group modified

TDT theater display terminal

TDY temporary duty

TE transaction editor

TEA Transportation Engineering Agency

TEC theater engineer command

tech technical

TECHCON technical control

TECHELINT technical electronic intelligence

TECHEVAL technical evaluation

TECHINT technical intelligence

TECHOPDAT technical operational data

TECS II Treasury Enforcement Communications System

TED trunk encryption device

TEDAC Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (FBI)

TEK TeleEngineering Kit

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TEL transporter-erector-launcher

TELEX teletype

TELINT telemetry intelligence

TELNET telecommunication network

TEMPER tent extendible modular personnel

TENCAP tactical exploitation of national capabilities program

TEO team embarkation officer

TEOB tactical electronic order of battle

TEP test and evaluation plan; theater engagement plan

TERCOM terrain contour matching

TERPES tactical electronic reconnaissance processing and

evaluation system

TERPROM terrain profile matching

TERS tactical event reporting system

TES theater event system

TESS Tactical Environmental Support System

TET targeting effects team

TETK TeleEngineering Toolkit

TEU technical escort unit; twenty-foot equivalent unit

TEWLS Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics System

TF task force

TFA toxic free area

TFADS Table Formatted Aeronautic Data Set

TFC threat finance cell

TFCICA task force counterintelligence coordinating authority

TFE tactical field exchange; threat finance exploitation;

transportation feasibility estimator

TFF total force fitness

TFLIR targeting forward-looking infrared

TFMS-M Transportation Financial Management System-Military

TFR temporary flight restriction

TFS tactical fighter squadron; Tactical Forecast System

TG task group

TGC trunk group cluster

TGEN table generate

TGM terminally guided munitions; trunk group multiplexer

TGMOW transmission group module and/or orderwire

TGO terminal guidance operations

TGT target

TGTINFOREP target information report

TGU trunk compatibility unit

THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

THT tactical human intelligence team

THX theater express

TI threat identification; training instructor

TIA theater intelligence assessment

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TIAP theater intelligence architecture program

TIB theater intelligence brigade; toxic industrial biological

TIBS tactical information broadcast service

TIC target information center; toxic industrial chemical

TIDE Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment

TIDP technical interface design plan

TIDS tactical imagery dissemination system

TIF theater internment facility

TIFF tagged image file format

TII total inactive inventory

TIM theater information management; toxic industrial material

TIO target intelligence officer

TIP target intelligence package; trafficking in persons

TIPG telephone interface planning guide

TIPI tactical information processing interpretation

TIPS tactical optical surveillance system (TOSS) imagery

processing system

TIR toxic industrial radiological

TIROS television infrared observation satellite

TIS technical interface specification; thermal imaging system

TISG technical interoperability standards group

TISS thermal imaging sensor system

TJAG the judge advocate general

T-JMC theater-joint movement center

T-JTB theater-joint transportation board

TJTN theater joint tactical network

TL team leader

TLA theater logistics analysis

TLAM Tomahawk land-attack missile

TLAMM theater lead agent for medical materiel

TLAM/N Tomahawk land attack missile/nuclear

TLC traffic load control

TLE target location error

TLM target list management; topographic line map

TLO theater logistics overview

TLP transmission level point

TLR trailer

TLX teletype

TM tactical missile; target materials; team member; technical

manual; TROPO modem

TMAO theater mortuary affairs office; theater mortuary affairs

officer

TMB tactical military information support operations battalion

TMD tactical munitions dispenser; theater missile defense

TMEP theater mortuary evacuation point

TMG timing

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TMIP theater medical information program

TMIS theater medical information system

TML terminal

TMLMC theater medical logistic management center

TMMMC theater medical materiel management center

TMN trackline multiunit non-return

TMO traffic management office; transportation management

office

TMP target materials program; telecommunications

management program; theater manpower forces

TMR trackline multiunit return

T/M/S type, model, and/or series

TMT time-phased force and deployment data management tool

TNAPS tactical network analysis and planning system

TNAPS+ tactical network analysis and planning system plus

TNC theater network operations center

TNCC theater network operations control center

TNCO transnational criminal organization

T-net training net

TNF theater nuclear force

TNL target nomination list

T/O table of organization

TO technical order; theater of operations

TO&E table of organization and equipment

TOA table of allowance

TOC tactical operations center; tanker airlift control center

(TALCE) operations center

TOCU tropospheric scatter (TROPO) orderwire control unit

TOD tactical ocean data; time of day

TOE table of organization and equipment

TOF time of flight

TOFC trailer on flatcar

TOH top of hill

TOI track of interest

TOPINT technical operational intelligence

TOR term of reference; time of receipt

TOS time on station

TOSS tactical optical surveillance system

TOT time on target

TOW tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided

TP technical publication; transportation priority; turn point

TPC tactical pilotage chart

TPC/PC tactical pilotage chart and/or pilotage chart

TPE theater provided equipment

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TPED tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination;

theater personal effects depot

TPERS type personnel element

TPFDD time-phased force and deployment data

TPFDL time-phased force and deployment list

TPL technical publications list; telephone private line

TPME task, purpose, method, and effects

TPMRC theater patient movement requirements center

TPO task performance observation

TPRC theater planning response cell

TPT tactical petroleum terminal

TPTRL time-phased transportation requirements list

TPU tank pump unit

TQ tactical questioning

TRA technical review authority

TRAC2ES United States Transportation Command Regulating

and Command and Control Evacuation System

TRACON terminal radar approach control facility

TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

TRAM target recognition attack multisensor

Trans BDE transportation brigade

Trans Det RPO transportation detachment rapid port opening

TRANSEC transmission security

TRAP tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (Marine Corps);

tactical related applications; tanks, racks, adapters, and

pylons; terrorism research and analysis program

TRC tactical radio communication; transmission release code

TRCC tactical record communications center

TRE tactical receive equipment

TREAS Department of the Treasury

TREE transient radiation effects on electronics

TRIADS Tri-Wall Aerial Distribution System

TRICON triple container

TRI-TAC Tri-Service Tactical Communications Program

TRK truck; trunk

TRNG training

TRO training and readiness oversight

TROPO troposphere; tropospheric scatter

TRP target reference point

TRS tactical reconnaissance squadron

TS terminal service; time-sensitive; top secret

TSA target system analysis; theater storage area; Transportation

Security Administration (DHS); travel security

advisory

TSB technical support branch; trunk signaling buffer

TSBn transportation support battalion (USMC)

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TSC theater security cooperation; theater support command;

theater sustainment command (Army)

TSCIF tactical sensitive compartmented information facility

TSCM technical surveillance countermeasures

TSCO target selection confusion of the operator; top secret

control officer

TSCP theater security cooperation plan

TSCR time sensitive collection requirement

TSE tactical support element

TSEC transmission security

TSG targeting support group; test signal generator

TSGCE tri-Service group on communications and electronics

TSGCEE tri-Service group on communications and electronic

equipment (NATO)

TSM trunk signaling message

TSN trackline single-unit non-return; track supervision net

TSO technical standard order; telecommunications service order

TSOC tactical special operations command; theater special

operations command

TSP telecommunications service priority

TSR telecommunications service request; theater source registry;

theater support representative; trackline single-unit return

TSS tactical shelter system; target sensing system; timesharing

system; time signal set; traffic service station

TSSP tactical satellite signal processor

TSSR tropospheric scatter (TROPO)-satellite support radio

TST tactical support team; terminal support team; theater

support team; time-sensitive target

TSWA temporary secure working area

TT terminal transfer

TT&C telemetry, tracking, and commanding

TTAN transportation tracking account number

TTB transportation terminal battalion

TTD tactical terrain data; technical task directive

TTFACOR targets, threats, friendlies, artillery, clearance, ordnance,

restrictions

TTG thermally tempered glass

TTL tagging, tracking, and locating; transistor-transistor logic

TTM threat training manual; training target material

TTN transportation tracking number

TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures; trailer transfer point

TTR tactical training range

TTT time to target

TTU transportation terminal unit

TTY teletype

TUBA transition unit box assembly

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TUCHA type unit characteristics file

TUCHAREP type unit characteristics report

TUDET type unit equipment detail file

TV television

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

TW&A threat warning and assessment

TWC Office for Counterterrorism Analysis (DIA); total water

current

TWCF Transportation Working Capital Fund

TWCM theater wartime construction manager

TWD transnational warfare counterdrug analysis

TWDS tactical water distribution system

TWI Office for Information Warfare Support (DIA)

TWPL teletypewriter private line

TWX teletypewriter exchange

TX transmitter; transmit

TYCOM type commander

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U wind speed

UA unmanned aircraft

UAOBS upper air observation

UAR unconventional assisted recovery

UARCC unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell

UAS unmanned aircraft system

UAV unmanned aerial vehicle

U/C unit cost; upconverter

UCFF Unit Type Code Consumption Factors File

UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice

UCP Unified Command Plan

UCT underwater construction team

UDAC unauthorized disclosure analysis center

UDC unit descriptor code

UDESC unit description

UDL unit deployment list; unit designation list

UDP unit deployment program

UDT underwater demolition team

UE unit equipment

UEWR upgraded early warning radar

UFAC Underground Facilities Analysis Center

UFC Unified Facilities Criteria

UFO ultrahigh frequency follow-on

UFR unfunded requirement

UGA ungoverned area

UGIRH Urban Generic Information Requirements Handbook

UGM-84A Harpoon

UGM-96A Trident I

UGO unified geospatial-intelligence operations

UHF ultrahigh frequency

UHV Upper Huallaga Valley

UIC unit identification code

UICIO unit identification code information officer

UIRV unique interswitch rekeying variable

UIS unit identification system

UJTL Universal Joint Task List

UK United Kingdom

UK(I) United Kingdom and Ireland

ULC unit level code

ULF ultra low frequency

ULLS unit level logistics system

ULN unit line number

ULSD ultra-low sulfur diesel

UMCC unit movement control center

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UMCM underwater mine countermeasures

UMD unit manning document; unit movement data

UMIB urgent marine information broadcast

UMMIPS uniform material movement and issue priority system

UMO unit movement officer

UMPR unit manpower personnel record

UMT unit ministry team

UN United Nations

UNAMIR United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda

UNC United Nations Command

UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UN CMCoord United Nations humanitarian civil-military coordination

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UND urgency of need designator

UNDAC United Nations disaster assessment and coordination

UNDFS United Nations Department of Field Support

UNDHA United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs

UN-DMT United Nations disaster management team

UNDP United Nations development programme

UNDPKO United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations

UNEF United Nations emergency force

UNEP United Nations environment programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

Organization

UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service

UNHCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNHCR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for

Refugees

UNHQ United Nations Headquarters

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

UNIL unclassified national information library

UNITAF unified task force

UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research

UNITREP unit status and identity report

UNJLC United Nations Joint Logistic Centre

UNLOC United Nations logistic course

UNMEM United Nations military expert on mission

UNMIH United Nations Mission in Haiti

UNMILPOC United Nations military police course

UNMOC United Nations military observers course

UNMOVCC United Nations movement control course

UNO unit number

UNOCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs

UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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UNODIR unless otherwise directed

UNOSOM United Nations Operations in Somalia

UNPA United Nations Participation Act

UNPROFOR United Nations protection force

UNREP underway replenishment

UNREP CONSOL underway replenishment consolidation

UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine

Refugees in the Near East

UNSC United Nations Security Council

UNSCR United Nations Security Council resolution

UNSG United Nations Secretary-General

UNSOC United Nations staff officers course

UNTAC United Nations Transition Authority in Cambodia

UNTSO United Nations Truce and Supervision Organization

UNV United Nations volunteer

UOF use of force

UON urgent operational need

UP&TT unit personnel and tonnage table

URDB user requirements database

URL uniform resource locater

URN unit reference number

US&R urban search and rescue

USA United States Army

USAB United States Army barracks

USACCSA United States Army Command and Control Support

Agency

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers

USACFSC United States Army Community and Family Support

Center

USACHPPM United States Army Center for Health Promotion and

Preventive Medicine

USACIDC United States Army Criminal Investigation Command

USAEDS United States Atomic Energy Detection System

USAF United States Air Force

USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe

USAFEP United States Air Force, Europe pamphlet

USAFLANT United States Air Force, Atlantic Command

USAFR United States Air Force Reserve

USAFRICOM United States Africa Command

USAFSOC United States Air Force, Special Operations Command

USAFSOF United States Air Force, Special Operations Forces

USAFSOS United States Air Force Special Operations School

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USAITAC United States Army Intelligence Threat Analysis Center

USAJFKSWC United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare

Center

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USAMC United States Army Materiel Command

USAMMA United States Army Medical Materiel Agency

USAMPS United States Army Military Police School

USAMRICD United States Army Medical Research Institute of

Chemical Defense

USAMRIID United States Army Medical Research Institute of

Infectious Diseases

USAMRMC United States Army Medical Research and Materiel

Command

USANCA United States Army Nuclear and Combating Weapons of

Mass Destruction Agency

USAO United States Attorney Office

USAR United States Army Reserve

USARCENT United States Army, Central Command

USARDECOM United States Army Research, Development, and

Engineering Command

USAREUR United States Army, European Command

USARIEM United States Army Research Institute of Environmental

Medicine

USARJ United States Army, Japan

USARNORTH United States Army, North

USARPAC United States Army, Pacific Command

USARSO United States Army, Southern Command

USASMDC/ARSTRAT United States Army Space and Missile Defense

Command/Army Forces Strategic Command

USASOC United States Army Special Operations Command

USB upper side band

USBP United States Border Patrol

USC United States Code; universal service contract

USCENTCOM United States Central Command

USCG United States Coast Guard

USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve

USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCS United States Cryptologic System; United States

Customs Service

USCYBERCOM United States Cyber Command

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

USD(A&T) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and

Technology

USDAO United States defense attaché office

USD(AT&L) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,

and Logistics

USD(C) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

USDELMC United States Delegation to the NATO Military Committee

USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

USD(P) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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USD(P&R) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

USD(R&E) Under Secretary of Defense for Research and

Engineering

USELEMCMOC United States Element Cheyenne Mountain Operations

Center

USELEMNORAD United States Element, North American Aerospace

Defense Command

USERID user identification

USERRA Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment

Rights Act

USEUCOM United States European Command

USFF United States Fleet Forces Command

USFJ United States Forces, Japan

USFK United States Forces, Korea

USFORAZORES United States Forces, Azores

USFS United States Forest Service

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USG United States Government

USGS United States Geological Survey

USIA United States Information Agency

USIC United States interdiction coordinator

USIS United States Information Service

USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command

USLANTFLT United States Atlantic Fleet

USLO United States liaison office; United States liaison officer

USMARFORCENT United States Marine Component, Central Command

USMARFORLANT United States Marine Component, Atlantic Command

USMARFORNORTH United States Marine Corps Forces North

USMARFORPAC United States Marine Component, Pacific Command

USMARFORSOUTH United States Marine Component, Southern Command

USMC United States Marine Corps

USMCEB United States Military Communications-Electronics Board

USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve

USMER United States merchant ship vessel locator reporting

system

USMILGP United States military group

USMILREP United States military representative

USML United States Munitions List

USMOG-W United States Military Observer Group - Washington

USMS United States Marshals Service

USMTF United States message text format

USMTM United States military training mission

USN United States Navy

USNAVCENT United States Naval Forces, Central Command

USNAVEUR United States Naval Forces, Europe

USNAVSO US Naval Forces Southern Command

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USNCB United States National Central Bureau (INTERPOL)

USNMR United States National Military representative

USNMTG United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Military Terminology Group

USNO United States Naval Observatory

USNORTHCOM United States Northern Command

USNR United States Navy Reserve

USNS United States Naval Ship

USPACAF United States Air Forces, Pacific Command

USPACFLT United States Pacific Fleet

USPACOM United States Pacific Command

USPFO(P&C) United States Property and Fiscal Office (Purchasing and

Contracting)

USPHS United States Public Health Service

USPS United States Postal Service

USREPMC United States representative to the military committee

(NATO)

USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command

USSOUTHAF United States Air Force, Southern Command

USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command

USSS United States Secret Service (TREAS); United States

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) System

USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command

USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command

USUN United States Mission to the United Nations

USW undersea warfare

USW/USWC undersea warfare and/or undersea warfare commander

USYG under secretary general

UT1 unit trainer; Universal Time

UTC Coordinated Universal Time; unit type code

UTM universal transverse mercator

UTO unit table of organization

UTR underwater tracking range

UUV unmanned underwater vehicle; unmanned underwater vessel

UVEPROM ultraviolet erasable programmable read-only memory

UW unconventional warfare

UWOA unconventional warfare operating area

UXO unexploded explosive ordnance; unexploded ordnance

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V search and rescue unit ground speed; sector pattern; volt

v velocity of target drift

VA Veterans Administration; victim advocate; vulnerability

assessment

V&A valuation and availability

VAAP vulnerability assessment and assistance program

VAC volts, alternating current

VARVAL vessel arrival data, list of vessels available to marine safety

offices and captains of the port

VAT B (weather) visibility (in miles), amount (of clouds, in

eighths), (height of cloud) top (in thousands of feet),

(height of cloud) base (in thousands of feet)

VBIED vehicle-borne improvised explosive device

VBS visit, board, search

VBSS visit, board, search, and seizure

VCC voice communications circuit

VCG virtual coordination group

VCJCS Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

VCNOG Vice Chairman, Nuclear Operations Group

VCO voltage controlled oscillator

VCOPG Vice Chairman, Operations Planners Group

VCR violent crime report

VCXO voltage controlled crystal oscillator; voltage controlled

oscillator

VDC volts, direct current

VDJS Vice Director, Joint Staff

VDL video downlink

VDR voice digitization rate

VDS video subsystem

VDSD visual distress signaling device

VDU visual display unit

VDUC visual display unit controller

VE vertical error

VEE Venezuelan equine encephalitis

VEH vehicle; vehicular cargo

VEO violent extremist organization

VERTREP vertical replenishment

VF voice frequency

VFR visual flight rules

VFS validating flight surgeon

VFTG voice frequency telegraph

VHF very high frequency

VI visual information

VICE advice

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VID visual identification; visual identification information display

VINSON encrypted ultrahigh frequency communications system

VIP very important person; visual information processor

VIRIN visual information record identification number

VIRS verbally initiated release system

VIS visual imaging system

VISA Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement

VISION ID visual information professional identifier

VISOBS visual observer

VIXS video information exchange system

VLA vertical line array; visual landing aid

VLF very low frequency

VLR very-long-range aircraft

VMap vector map

VMAQ Marine tactical electronic warfare squadron

VMC visual meteorological conditions

VMF variable message format

VMGR Marine aerial refueler and transport squadron

VMI vendor managed inventory

VNTK target vulnerability indicator designating degree of

hardness; susceptibility of blast; and K-factor

VO validation office

VOCODER voice encoder

VOCU voice orderwire control unit

VOD vertical onboard delivery

VOL volunteer

vol volume

VOLS vertical optical landing system

VOR very high frequency omnidirectional range station

VORTAC very high frequency omnidirectional range station and/or

tactical air navigation

VOX voice actuation (keying)

VP video processor

VPB version planning board

VPD version planning document

VPV virtual prime vendor

VS sector single-unit

VS&PT vehicle summary and priority table

VSG virtual support group

VSP voice selection panel

VSR sector single-unit radar

V/STOL vertical and/or short takeoff and landing aircraft

VSW very shallow water

VTA voluntary tanker agreement

VTC video teleconferencing

VTOL vertical takeoff and landing

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VTOL-UAS vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system

VTOL-UAV vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle

VTS vessel traffic service

VTT video teletraining

VU volume unit

VV&A verification, validation, and accreditation

VV&C verification, validation, and certification

VX nerve agent (O-Ethyl S-Diisopropylaminomethyl

Methylphosphonothiolate)

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W sweep width

w search subarea width

WAAR Wartime Aircraft Activity Report

WACBE World Area Code Basic Encyclopedia

WADS Western Air Defense Sector

WAGB icebreaker (USCG)

WAI weather area of interest

WAN wide-area network

WANGO World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations

WARM wartime reserve mode

WARNORD warning order

WARP web-based access and retrieval portal

WAS wide area surveillance

WASP war air service program

WATCHCON watch condition

WB wideband

WBGTI wet bulb globe temperature index

WBIED waterborne improvised explosive device

WC wind current

WCA water clearance authority

WCCS Wing Command and Control System

WCDO War Consumables Distribution Objective

WCE weapons of mass destruction coordination element

WCO World Customs Organization

WCS weapons control status

WDCO well deck control officer

WDT warning and display terminal

WEAX weather facsimile

Web SM Web scheduling and movement

WES weapon engagement status

WETM weather team

WEU Western European Union

WEZ weapon engagement zone

WFE warfighting environment

WFP World Food Programme (UN)

WG working group

WGS Wideband Global Satellite Communications;

World Geodetic System

WGS 84 World Geodetic System 1984

WH wounded due to hostilities

WHEC high-endurance cutter (USCG)

WHNRS wartime host-nation religious support

WHNS wartime host-nation support

WHNSIMS Wartime Host Nation Support Information Management System

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WHO World Health Organization (UN)

WIA wounded in action

WISDIM Warfighting and Intelligence Systems Dictionary for

Information Management

WISP Wartime Information Security Program

WIT weapons intelligence team

WLG Washington Liaison Group

WMD weapons of mass destruction

WMD-CST weapons of mass destruction-civil support team

WMEC Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter

WMO World Meteorological Organization

WMP Air Force War and Mobilization Plan; War and

Mobilization Plan

WOC wing operations center (USAF)

WOD wind-over deck; word-of-day

WORM write once read many

WOT war on terrorism

WP white phosphorous; working party; Working Party

(NATO)

WPA water jet propulsion assembly

WPAL wartime personnel allowance list

WPARR War Plans Additive Requirements Roster

WPB Coast Guard patrol boat

WPC Washington Planning Center

WPM words per minute

WPN weapon

WPR War Powers Resolution

WR war reserve; weapon radius

WRA Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (DOS);

weapons release authority

WRAIR Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

WRC World Radiocommunication Conference

WRL weapons release line

WRM war reserve materiel

WRMS war reserve materiel stock

WRR weapons response range (as well as wpns release rg)

WRS war reserve stock

WRSA war reserve stocks for allies

WRSK war readiness spares kit; war reserve spares kit

WS weather squadron

WSE weapon support equipment

WSES surface effect ship (USCG)

WSESRB Weapon System Explosive Safety Review Board

WSM waterspace management

WSR weapon system reliability

WSV weapons system video

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WT warping tug; weight

WTCA water terminal clearance authority

WTCT weapons of mass destruction technical collection team

WTI weapons technical intelligence

WTLO water terminal logistic office

Wu uncorrected sweep width

WVRD World Vision Relief and Development, Inc.

WWABNCP worldwide airborne command post

WWII World War II

WWSVCS Worldwide Secure Voice Conferencing System

WWX worldwide express

WX weather

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X initial position error

XCDS Extracted Container Delivery System

XCVR transceiver

XMPP extensible messaging and presence protocol

XO executive officer

XSB barrier single unit

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Y search and rescue unit (SRU) error

YR year

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Z zulu

z effort

ZF zone of fire

Zt total available effort

ZULU time zone indicator for Universal Time

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APPENDIX B

ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS

B-1

1. User Comments

Users are highly encouraged to submit comments on this publication to the Directorate

for Joint Force Development, J-7, Joint Doctrine and Education Division, Joint Doctrine

Branch, ATTN: Chairman, US NATO Military Terminology Group, 7000 Joint Staff,

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20318-7000; Tel (703) 692-7255, DSN 222-7255; Fax (703)

692-5224, DSN 222-5224. All comments recommending modifications, deletions, or

additions to terminology in JP 1-02 must be made in accordance with DODI 5025.12,

Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, and CJCSI 5705.01,

Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology.

2. Authorship

The lead agent and the Joint Staff doctrine sponsor for this publication is the Director

for Joint Force Development (J-7).

3. Supersession

a. This publication supersedes JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military

and Associated Terms, 12 April 2001. The terms and definitions in JP 1-02 will be updated

on a monthly basis with modifications, deletions, or additions that have been approved in

accordance with DODI 5025.12 and CJCSI 5705.01.

b. Record of Updates:

31 December 2010: JP 3-02.1, JP 3-07.2, and DODD 3025.18 added.

31 January 2011: JP 3-68, JP 4-03, and SecDef Memo 12401-10 added.

15 April 2011: JP 2-01.2 added.

15 May 2011: JP 3-05 added.

15 July 2011: JP 3-08, JP 3-15, and JP 3-34 added.

15 August 2011: JP 3-0 and JP 5-0 added.

15 September 2011: JP 1-04 added.

15 October 2011: JP 3-03, JP 3-07, and JP 4-06 added.

15 November 2011: JP 1-0 added.

Appendix B As Amended Through 15 February 2016

B-2 JP 1-02

15 January 2012: JP 2-01, JP 3-13.2, JP 3-13.3, JP 3-15,1, JP 3-50, CJCSI 5120.02C,

and CJCSM 5120.01 added.

15 February 2012: JP 3-13.1 and JP 3-13.4 added.

15 March 2012: JP 1-06 added.

15 April 2012: JP 3-01, JP 4-01.5, and JP 6-01 added.

15 July 2012: JP 3-41 and JP 4-01.2 added.

15 August 2012: JP 3-07.3, JP 3-33, and JP 4-02 added.

15 November 2012: JP 2-03 added.

15 December 2012: JP 3-04, JP 3-13, JP 3-18, JP 3-59, and JP 4-01.6 added.

15 February 2013: JP 3-12, JP 3-35, and JP 3-60 added.

15 March 2013: JP 4-08 added.

15 April 2013: JP 1 added.

15 June 2013: JP 3-14 and JP 4-01 added.

16 July 2013: JP 3-16 added.

15 August 2013: JP 3-07.4, JP 3-27, JP 3-28, and JP 3-32 added.

15 September 2013: JP 3-57 added.

15 October 2013: JP 3-11 and JP 3-17 added.

15 November 2013: JP 2-0 and JP 4-0 added.

15 December 2013: JP 1-05, JP 3-06, and JP 3-24 added.

15 January 2014: JP 3-29 and JP 4-09 added.

15 February 2014: JP 3-30 added.

15 March 2014: JP 4-05, JP 3-07.2, JP 3-31, and DODI 8260.03 added.

15 June 2014: JP 2-01.3 and DODI 1342.22 added.

16 July 2014: JP 3-05 and JP 4-10 added.

As Amended Through 15 February 2016 Administrative Instructions

B-3

15 August 2014: JP 3-02 added.

15 November 2014: JP 3-10, JP 3-26, JP 3-40, JP 3-52, and JP 3-63 added.

15 December 2014: JP 3-02.1, JP 3-09, JP 3-09.3, and JP 3-13.2 added.

15 January 2015: CJCSI 5120.02D and CJCSM 5120.01A added.

15 March 2015: DODI 6025.22, DODI 8500.01, and JP 2-01.2 Change 1 added.

15 June 2015: DODD 3000.10, DODI 8260.04, and JP 6-0 added.

15 September 2015: JP 3-05.1 added.

15 October 2015: JP 3-50 added.

15 November 2015: JP 4-01.5 added.

15 December 2015: JP 3-61 and JP 3-68 added.

15 January 2016: JP 1-06, JP 3-13.3, JP 3-34, JP 4-01.2, JP 4-03 added.

15 February 2016: DODD 4715.21.

4. Terms Removed or Replaced by the 15 February 2016 Amendment

Terms Removed or Replaced

Term Action Pub Rationale

N/A

Figure B-1. Terms Removed or Replaced

5. Terms Added, Sourced, or Modified by the 15 February 2016 Amendment

Terms Added, Sourced, or Modified

Term Action Publication

climate change Added DODD 4715.21

Figure B-2. Terms Added, Sourced, or Modified

6. Terminology Commonly Used in Error

Terminology Commonly Used in Error

Correct Terminology Misused Terminology

military information support operations psychological operations (PSYOP)

Appendix B As Amended Through 15 February 2016

B-4 JP 1-02

(MISO)

lethal/nonlethal kinetic/nonkinetic

CCMD (combatant command) COCOM

cyberspace cyber

Department of Defense information network

(DODIN)

Global Information Grid (GIG)

create effects achieve effects

adversary (potentially hostile) enemy

enemy (demonstrably hostile) adversary

Figure B-3. Terminology Commonly Used in Error

7. Distribution

Joint Staff J-7 does not print copies of JP 1-02 for distribution. Electronic versions

are available on JDEIS Joint Electronic Library Plus (JEL+) at

https://jdeis.js.mil/jdeis/index.jsp (NIPRNET) and http://jdeis.js.smil.mil/jdeis/index.jsp

(SIPRNET), and on the JEL at http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine (NIPRNET).