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Military schools - Glossary of military school terms Category: Military and Defence > Glossary of military school terms Date & country: 10/11/2010, USA Words: 396

Fission to yield ratio
(DOD, NATO) The ratio of the yield derived from nuclear fission to the total yield; it is frequently expressed in percent.

Fixed station patrol
(DOD, NATO) One in which each scout maintains station relative to an assigned point on a barrier line while searching the surrounding area. Scouts are not stationary but remain underway and patrol near the center of their assigned stations. A scout is a surface ship, submarine, or aircraft.

Flash blindness
(DOD, NATO) Impairment of vision resulting from an intense flash of light. It includes temporary or permanent loss of visual functions and may be associated with retinal burns.

Flash-to-bang time
(DOD, NATO) The time from light being first observed until the sound of the nuclear detonation is heard.

Gated laser intensifier
(DOD) This is part of the AC-130 low light level television (LLLTV) targeting system and is used as an alternate source of IR illumination. It also has the capability to illuminate and identify IR ("GLINT") tape worn by friendly ground forces. The drawback of the GLINT is it highlights the aircraft to enemy forces using night vision devices.

GCCS
See Global Command and Control System.

General stopping power
(DOD, NATO) The percentage of a group of vehicles in battle formation likely to be stopped by mines when attempting to cross a minefield.

General support rocket system
(DOD) A multiple rocket launcher system that supplements cannon artillery by delivery of large quantities of firepower in a short time against critical, time-sensitive targets.

Georef
(DOD, NATO) A worldwide position reference system that may be applied to any map or chart graduated in latitude and longitude regardless of projection. It is a method of expressing latitude and longitude in a form suitable for rapid reporting and plotting. (This term is derived from the words "The World Geographic Reference System.")

GLINT
See gated laser intensifier.

Goldie lock
(DOD) The term, peculiar to air support radar team operations, indicating ground controller has electronic control of the aircraft.

Graticule ticks
(DOD, NATO) In cartography, short

Grey propaganda
lines indicating where selected meridians and parallels intersect. (DOD) Propaganda that does not specifically identify any source.

Grossly transportation feasible
(DOD) A determination made by the supported commander that a draft operation plan can be supported with the apportioned transportation assets. This determination is made by using a transportation feasibility estimator to simulate movement of personnel and cargo from port of embarkation to port of debarkation within a specified time frame.

Ground readiness
(DOD) That status wherein aircraft can be armed and serviced and personnel alerted to take off within a specified length of time after receiving orders.

Guerrilla warfare
(DOD, NATO) Military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly indigenous forces.

Guided missile equipment carrier
(DOD) A self-propelled, full-tracked, amphibious, air transportable, unarmored carrier for various guided missile systems and their equipment.

Gun-target line
(DOD, NATO) An imaginary straight line from gun to target.

Gyro-magnetic compass
(DOD) A directional gyroscope whose azimuth scale is maintained in alignment with the magnetic meridian by a magnetic detector unit.

Half-residence time
(DOD, NATO) As applied to delayed fallout, it is the time required for the amount of weapon debris deposited in a particular part of the atmosphere to decrease to half of its initial value.

Handover/crossover
(DOD) In evasion and recovery operations, the transfer of evaders between two recovery forces.

Hard missile base
(DOD, NATO) A launching base that is protected against a nuclear explosion.

Harmful appreciations
See appreciations.

Hasty breaching
(DOD, NATO) The rapid creation of a route through a minefield, barrier, or fortification by any expedient method.

Hawkeye
(DOD) A twin turboprop, multicrew airborne early warning and interceptor control aircraft designed to operate from aircraft carriers. It carries a long-range radar and integrated computer system for the detection and tracking of airborne targets at all altitudes. Designated as E-2.

Head-up display
(DOD) A display of flight, navigation, attack, or other information superimposed upon the pilot's forward field of view.

Heavy antitank weapon
(DOD) A weapon capable of operating from ground or vehicle, used to defeat armor and other material targets.

Heavy-lift cargo
(DOD) 1. Any single cargo lift, weighing over 5 long tons, and to be handled aboard ship. 2. In Marine Corps usage, individual units of cargo that exceed 800 pounds in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume.

Helicopter approach route
(DOD, NATO) The track or series of tracks along which helicopters move to a specific landing site or landing zone.

Helicopter support team
(DOD, NATO) A task organization formed and equipped for employment in a landing zone to facilitate the landing and movement of helicopter-borne troops, equipment and supplies, and to evacuate selected casualties and enemy prisoners of war.

HERO SAFE ordnance
(DOD) Any ordnance item that is percussion initiated, sufficiently shielded or otherwise so protected that all electro-explosive devices contained by the item are immune to adverse effects (safety or reliability) when the item is employed in its expected radio frequency environments, provided that the general hazards of electromagnetic radiation t...

High-risk-of-capture personnel
(DOD) US personnel whose position or assignment makes them particularly vulnerable to capture by hostile forces in combat, by terrorists, or by unfriendly governments.

High-water mark
(DOD) Properly, a mark left on a beach by wave wash at the preceding high water. It does not necessarily correspond to the high-water line. Because it can be determined by simple observation, it is frequently used in place of the high-water line, which can be determined only by a survey. When so used, it is called the high-water line.

HNS
See host-nation support.

Holding pattern mode
(DOD) Automatic control of an aircraft to fly the programmed holding pattern.

Horizontal action mine
(DOD, NATO) In land mine warfare, a mine designed to produce a destructive effect in a plane approximately parallel to the ground.

Horizontal stowagee
(DOD) The lateral distribution of unit equipment or categories of supplies so that they can be unloaded simultaneously from two or more holds.

IA
See initial assessment; information assurance.

IDAD
See internal defense and development.

Igloo space
(DOD) Area in an earth-covered structure of concrete and/or steel designed for the storage of ammunition and explosives.

Image motion compensation
(DOD, NATO) Movement intentionally imparted to film at such a rate as to compensate for the forward motion of an air or space vehicle when photographing ground objects.

IMINT
See imagery intelligence.

Immediate mission request
(DOD) A request for an air strike on a target which, by its nature, could not be identified sufficiently in advance to permit detailed mission coordination and planning.

Impact action fuze
(DOD, NATO) A fuze that is set in action by the striking of a projectile or bomb against an object, e.g., percussion fuze, contact fuze. Synonymous with direct action fuze.

Improved conventional munitions
(DOD) Munitions characterized by the delivery of two or more antipersonnel or antimateriel and/or antiarmor submunitions by an artillery warhead or projectile.

Inactive aircraft inventory
(DOD) Aircraft in storage or bailment and/or government-furnished equipment on loan or lease outside of the Defense establishment or otherwise not available to the Military Services.

Incident
(DOD) In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorized entry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includes unauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyed input, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information system hardware,...

Indefinite delivery type contract
(DOD) A type of contract used for procurements where the exact time of delivery is not known at time of contracting.

Indicated airspeed hold mode
(DOD) In a flight control system, a control mode in which desired indicated airspeed of an aircraft is maintained automatically.

Indirect laying
(DOD, NATO) Aiming a gun either by sighting at a fixed object, called the aiming point, instead of the target or by using a means of pointing other than a sight, such as a gun director, when the target cannot be seen from the gun position.

Industrial preparedness program
(DOD) Plans, actions, or measures for the transformation of the industrial base, both government-owned and civilian-owned, from its peacetime activity to the emergency program necessary to support the national military objectives. It includes industrial preparedness measures such as modernization, expansion, and preservation of the production faci...

Inertial navigation system
(DOD, NATO) A self-contained navigation system using inertial detectors, which automatically provides vehicle position, heading, and velocity.

Influence release sinker
(DOD, NATO) A sinker which holds a moored or rising mine at the sea-bed and releases it when actuated by a suitable ship influence.

Information superiority
(DOD) The capability to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterruped flow of information while exploiting or denying an adversary's ability to do the same.

INFOSEC
See information security.

ING
See Inactive National Guard.

Initial entry into Military Service
(DOD) Entry for the first time into military status (active duty or reserve) by induction, enlistment, or appointment in any Service of the Armed Forces of the United States. Appointment may be as a commissioned or warrant officer; as a cadet or midshipman at the Service academy of one of the armed forces; or as a midshipman, US Naval Reserve, for...

Initial path sweeping
(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, initial sweeping to clear a path through a mined area dangerous to the following mine sweepers.

Jet advisory service
(DOD) The service provided certain civil aircraft while operating within radar and nonradar jet advisory areas. Within radar jet advisory areas, civil aircraft receiving this service are provided radar flight following, radar traffic information, and vectors around observed traffic. In nonradar jet advisory areas, civil aircraft receiving this ser...

JFSOCC
See joint force special operations component commander.

JLOTS operations
See joint logistics over-the-shore operations.

Joint force air component commander
(DOD) The joint force air component commander derives authority from the joint force commander who has the authority to exercise operational control, assign missions, direct coordination among subordinate commanders, redirect and organize forces to ensure unity of effort in the accomplishment of the overall mission. The joint force commander will ...

KA-6
See Intruder.

KC-135
See Stratotanker.

Key facilities list
(DOD) A register of selected command installations and industrial facilities of primary importance to the support of military operations or military production programs. It is prepared under the policy direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

KIA
See killed in action.

Kill probability
(DOD, NATO) A measure of the probability of destroying a target

Kiloton weapon
(DOD, NATO) A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of thousands of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents, producing yields from 1 to 999 kilotons.

LAD
See latest arrival date.

Landing force support party
(DOD) The forward echelon of the combat service support element formed to facilitate the ship-to-shore movement. It may contain a surface assault support element (shore party) and a helicopter assault support element (helicopter support). The landing force support party is brought into existence by a formal activation order issued by the commander...

Landing sequence table
(DOD) A document that incorporates the detailed plans for ship-to-shore movement of nonscheduled units.

Large-lot storage
(DOD) A quantity of material which will require four or more pallet columns stored to maximum height. Usually accepted as stock stored in carload or greater quantities.

Laser linescan system
(DOD, NATO) An active airborne imagery recording system which uses a laser as the primary source of illumination to scan the ground beneath the flight path, adding successive across-track lines to the record as the vehicle advances.

Laser tracker
(DOD, NATO) A device which locks on to the reflected energy from a laser marked/designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to itself.

Latest arrival date
(DOD) A day, relative to C-day, that is specified by a planner as the latest date when a unit, a resupply shipment, or replacement personnel can arrive and complete unloading at the port of debarkation and support the concept of operations.

Launch under attack
(DOD) Execution by National Command Authorities of Single Integrated Operational Plan forces subsequent to tactical warning of strategic nuclear attack against the United States and prior to first impact.

Law Enforcement Agency
(DOD) Any of a number of agencies (outside the Department of Defense) chartered and empowered to enforce laws in the following jurisdictions: The United States, a state (or political subdivision) of the United States, a territory or possession (or political subdivision) of the United States, or to enforce US laws within the borders of a host natio...

Lay leader or lay reader
(DOD) A volunteer ("lay leader" in Army and Air Force; "lay reader" in Navy and Marine Corps) appointed by the commanding officer and supervised and trained by the command chaplain to serve for a period of time to meet the needs of a particular religious faith group when their military chaplains are not available. The lay leader or lay reader may ...

Lead collision course
(DOD, NATO) A vector which, if maintained by an interceptor aircraft, will result in collision between the interceptor's fixed armament and the target.

Left (right) bank
(DOD) That bank of a stream or river on the left (right) of the observer when he is facing in the direction of flow or downstream.

LGM-30
See Minuteman.

Life support equipment
(DOD) Equipment designed to sustain aircrew members and passengers throughout the flight environment, optimizing their mission effectiveness and affording a means of safe and reliable escape, descent, survival, and recovery in emergency situations.

Linear scale
See graphic scale; scale.

Line-route map
(DOD) A map or overlay for signal communications operations that shows the actual routes and types of construction of wire circuits in the field. It also gives the locations of switchboards and telegraph stations.

Link-route segments
(DOD) Route segments that connect nodes wherein link-lift vehicles perform the movement function.

Litter
(DOD) A basket or frame utilized for the transport of injured persons.

MACCS
See Marine air command and control system.

Mach number indicator
See machmeter.

Magnetic declination
(DOD, NATO) The angle between the magnetic and geographical meridians at any place, expressed in degrees east or west to indicate the direction of magnetic north from true north. In nautical and aeronautical navigation, the term magnetic variation is used instead of magnetic declination and the angle is termed variation of the compass or magnetic ...

Magnetic minehunting
(DOD) The process of using magnetic detectors to determine the presence of mines or minelike objects.

MAGTF
See Marine air-ground task force.

Main line of resistance
(DOD) A line at the forward edge of the battle position, designated for the purpose of coordinating the fire of all units and supporting weapons, including air and naval gunfire. It defines the forward limits of a series of mutually supporting defensive areas, but it does not include the areas occupied or used by covering or screening forces.

Major disaster
See domestic emergencies.

Major weapon system
(DOD) One of a limited number of systems or subsystems which, for reasons of military urgency, criticality, or resource requirements, is determined by the Department of Defense as being vital to the national interest.

Map convergence
(DOD, NATO) The angle at which one meridian is inclined to another on a map or chart.

Map reference code
(DOD, NATO) A code used primarily for encoding grid coordinates and other information pertaining to maps. This code may be used for other purposes where the encryption of numerals is required.

Marine TACC
See tactical air command center.

Mark
(DOD) 1. In artillery and naval gunfire support: a. to call for fire on a specified location in order to orient the observer/spotter or to indicate targets; b. to report the instant of optimum light on the target produced by illumination shells. 2. In naval operations, to use a maritime unit to maintain an immediate offensive or obstructive capabi...

Married failure
(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, a moored mine lying on the seabed connected to its sinker from which it has failed to release owing to defective mechanism.

MASINT
See measurement and signature intelligence.