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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

Master air attack plan
(DOD) A plan that contains key information that forms the foundation of the joint air tasking order. Sometimes referred to as the air employment plan or joint air tasking order shell. Information which may be included: joint force commander guidance, joint force air component commander guidance, support plans, component requests, target update req...

Materials handling equipment
(DOD) Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greater ease and economy.

Materiel release confirmation
(DOD) A notification from a shipping/storage activity advising the originator of a materiel release order of the positive action taken on the order. It will also be used with appropriate shipment status document identifier codes as a reply to a followup initiated by the inventory control point.

Maximum permissible concentration
See radioactivity concentration guide.

MCT
See movement control team.

Medical treatment facility
(DOD) A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/or dental care to eligible individuals.

Nap-of-the-earth flight
See terrain flight.

National Shipping Authority
(DOD) The organization within each allied government responsible in time of war for the direction of its own merchant shipping.

Naval district
(DOD) A geographically defined area in which one naval officer, designated commandant, is the direct representative of the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. The commandant has the responsibility for local naval defense and security and for the coordination of naval activities in the area.

Naval tactical data system
(DOD) A complex of data inputs, user consoles, converters, adapters, and radio terminals interconnected with high-speed, general-purpose computers and its stored programs. Combat data is collected, processed, and composed into a picture of the overall tactical situation which enables the force commander to make rapid, accurate evaluations and deci...

Navy TACC
See tactical air control center.

Near miss (aircraft)
(DOD) Any circumstance in flight where the degree of separation between two aircraft is considered by either pilot to have constituted a hazardous situation involving potential risk of collision.

Negligible risk (nuclear)
(DOD) A degree of risk where personnel are reasonably safe, with the exceptions of dazzle or temporary loss of night vision.

News media representative
(DOD) An individual employed by a civilian radio or television station, newspaper, newsmagazine, periodical, or news agency to gather and report on a newsworthy event.

Night vision goggle(s)
(DOD) An electro-optical image intensifying device that detects visible and near-infrared energy, intensifies the energy, and provides a visible image for night viewing. Night vision goggles can be either hand-held or helmet-mounted.

Nominal focal length
(DOD, NATO) An approximate value of the focal length, rounded off to some standard figure, used for the classification of lenses, mirrors, or cameras.

Nondeferrable issue demand
(DOD) Issue demand related to specific periods of time which will not exist after the close of those periods, even though not satisfied during the period.

Nonprior service personnel
(DOD) Individuals without any prior military service, who have not completed basic inactive duty training, and who receive a commission in or enlist directly into an Armed Force of the United States.

Non-submarine contact chart
(DOD, NATO) A special naval chart, at a scale of 1:100,000 to 1:1,000,000, showing bathymetry, bottom characteristics, wreck data, and non-submarine contact data for coastal and off-shore waters. It is designed for use in conducting submarine and anti-submarine warfare operations.

Not mission capable, maintenance
(DOD) Material condition indicating that systems and equipment are not capable of performing any of their assigned missions because of maintenance requirements. See also not mission capable, supply.

Nuclear planning and execution
(DOD) Worldwide Military Command and Control System application systems that support strategic and tactical nuclear planning, execution, termination, and reconstitution.

Nuclear vulnerability assessment
(DOD, NATO) The estimation of the probable effect on population, forces, and resources from a hypothetical nuclear attack. It is performed predominantly in the preattack period; however, it may be extended to the transattack or postattack periods.

Number . . . in (out)
(DOD, NATO) In artillery, term used to indicate a change in status of weapon number

Numbered wave
See wave.

NVG
See night vision goggle(s).

Oblique air photograph strip
(DOD) Photographic strip composed of oblique air photographs.

Obstacle restricted areas
(DOD) A command and control measure used to limit the type or number of obstacles within an area.

Ocean station ship
(DOD, NATO) A ship assigned to operate within a specified area to provide several services, including search and rescue, meteorological information, navigational aid, and communications facilities.

Officer in tactical command
(DOD, NATO) In maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible to assume command, or the officer to whom he has delegated tactical command.

Offshore petroleum discharge system
(DOD) Provides a semipermanent, all-weather facility for bulk transfer of petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) directly from an offshore tanker to a beach termination unit (BTU) located immediately inland from the high watermark. POL then is either transported inland or stored in the beach support area. Major offshore petroleum discharge systems ...

On the deck
(DOD) At minimum altitude.

Open unimproved wet space
(DOD) That water area specifically allotted to and usable for storage of floating equipment.

Operational readiness evaluation
(DOD, NATO) An evaluation of the operational capability and effectiveness of a unit or any portion thereof.

OPLAN
See operation plan.

OPSEC
See operations security.

Orbit determination
(DOD) The process of describing the past, present, or predicted position of a satellite in terms of orbital parameters.

Overhead clearance
(DOD, NATO) The vertical distance between the route surface and any obstruction above it.

Overt operation
(DOD) An operation conducted openly, without concealment.

Packaged petroleum product
(DOD) A petroleum product (generally a lubricant, oil, grease, or specialty item) normally packaged by a manufacturer and procured, stored, transported, and issued in containers having a fill capacity of 55 United States gallons (or 45 Imperial gallons, or 205 liters) or less.

Parachute deployment height
(DOD, NATO) The height above the intented impact point at which the parachute or parachutes are fully deployed.

Pararescue team
(DOD) Specially trained personnel qualified to penetrate to the site of an incident by land or parachute, render medical aid, accomplish survival methods, and rescue survivors.

Partial storage monitoring
(DOD) A periodic inspection of major assemblies or components for nuclear weapons, consisting mainly of external observation of humidity, temperatures, and visual damage or deterioration during storage. This type of inspection is also conducted prior to and upon completion of a movement.

Passive homing guidance
(DOD, NATO) A system of homing guidance wherein the receiver in the missile utilizes radiation from the target.

Pecuniary liability
(DOD) A personal, joint, or corporate monetary obligation to make good any lost, damaged, or destroyed property resulting from fault or neglect. It may also result under conditions stipulated in a contract or bond.

Permissive environment
See operational environment.

Petroleum, oils, and lubricants
(DOD, NATO) A broad term which includes all petroleum and associated products used by the Armed Forces.

PHOTINT
See photographic intelligence.

Photo interpretation key
See imagery interpretation key.

Pierson-Moskowitz scale
(DOD) A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher wind speeds.

Pitch angle
(DOD, NATO) The angle between the aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.

PK
See peacekeeping.

Point designation grid
(DOD, NATO) A system of lines, having no relation to the actual scale, or orientation, drawn on a map, chart, or air photograph dividing it into squares so that points can be more readily located.

POS
See primary operating stocks.

Posse Comitatus Act
(DOD) Prohibits search, seizure, or arrest powers to US military personnel. Amended in 1981 under Public Law 97-86 to permit increased Department of Defense support of drug interdiction and other law enforcement activities. (Title 18, "Use of Army and Air Force as Posse Comitatus" - United States Code, Section 1385)

Precise frequency
(DOD) A frequency requirement accurate to within one part in 1,000,000,000.

Quadrant elevation
(DOD, NATO) The angle between the horizontal plane and the axis of the bore when the weapon is laid. (DOD) It is the algebraic sum of the elevation, angle of site, and complementary angle of site.

Radar altimetry area
(DOD, NATO) A large and comparatively level terrain area with a defined elevation which can be used in determining the altitude of airborne equipment by the use of radar.

Radar exploitation report
(DOD) A formatted statement of the results of a tactical radar imagery reconnaissance mission. The report includes the interpretation of the sensor imagery.

RADAREXREP
See radar exploitation report.

Radar netting station
(DOD, NATO) A center which can receive data from radar tracking stations and exchange this data among other radar tracking stations, thus forming a radar netting system.

Radarscope photography
(DOD, NATO) A film record of the returns shown by a radar screen.

Radiation exposure state
(DOD, NATO) The condition of a unit, or exceptionally an individual, deduced from the cumulative whole body radiation dose(s) received. It is expressed as a symbol which indicates the potential for future operations and the degree of risk if exposed to additional nuclear radiation.

Radioactivity concentration guide
(DOD, NATO) The amount of any specified radioisotope that is acceptable in air and water for continuous consumption.

Radiological survey flight altitude
(DOD) The altitude at which an aircraft is flown during an aerial radiological survey.

Radius of safety
(DOD, NATO) The horizontal distance from ground zero beyond which the weapon effects on friendly troops are acceptable.

Rainfall (nuclear)
(DOD) The water that is precipitated from the base surge clouds after an underwater burst of a nuclear weapon. This rain is radioactive and presents an important secondary effect of such a burst.

Rationalization
(DOD) Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. Rationalization includes consolidation, reassignment of national priorities to higher alliance needs, standardization, specialization, mutual support or improved interoperability, and greater co...

Readiness condition
See operational readiness.

Reallocation authority
(DOD, NATO) The authority given to NATO commanders and normally negotiated in peacetime, to reallocate in an "emergency in war" national logistic resources controlled by the combat forces under their command, and made available by nations, in order to influence the battle logistically.

Receipt into the supply system
(DOD) That point in time when the first item or first quantity of the item of the contract has been received at or is en route to point of first delivery after inspection and acceptance.

Reconnaissance exploitation report
(DOD, NATO) A standard message format used to report the results of a tactical air reconnaissance mission. Whenever possible the report should include the interpretation of sensor imagery.

Recovery and reconstitution
(DOD) 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...

Redeployment airfield
(DOD, NATO) An airfield not occupied in its entirety in peacetime, but available immediately upon outbreak of war for use and occupation by units redeployed from their peacetime locations. It must have substantially the same standard of operational facilities as the main airfield.

Reference diversion point
(DOD, NATO) One of a number of positions selected by the routing authority on both sides of the route of a convoy or independent to facilitate diversion at sea.

Regimental landing team
(DOD) A task organization for landing comprised of an infantry regiment reinforced by those elements which are required for initiation of its combat function ashore.

Reinforcement training unit
See voluntary training unit.

Relative biological effectiveness
(DOD) The ratio of the number of rads of gamma (or X) radiation of a certain energy which will produce a specified biological effect to the number of rads of another radiation required to produce the same effect is the relative biological effectiveness of the latter radiation.

Remain-behind equipment
(DOD) Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when they deploy.

Repair and restoration
(DOD) Repair, beyond emergency repair, of war-damaged facilities to restore operational capability in accordance with combatant command standards of construction, which includes repair and restoration of pavement surfaces. Normally, repairs to facilities will be made using materials similar to those of the original construction. For severely damag...

Replenishment at sea
(DOD, NATO) Those operations required to make a transfer of personnel and/or supplies when at sea.

Required supply rate (ammunitionr)
(DOD) In Army usage, the amount of ammunition expressed in terms of rounds per weapon per day for ammunition items fired by weapons, and in terms of other units of measure per day for bulk allotment and other items, estimated to be required to sustain operations of any designated force without restriction for a specified period. Tactical commander...

Reserved demolition target
(DOD, NATO) A target for demolition, the destruction of which must be controlled at a specific level of command because it plays a vital part in the tactical or strategical plan, or because of the importance of the structure itself, or because the demolition may be executed in the face of the enemy.

Restricted dangerous air cargo
(DOD, NATO) Cargo which does not belong to the highly dangerous category but which is hazardous and requires, for transport by cargo or passenger aircraft, extra precautions in packing and handling.

Retained personnel
(DOD) Enemy personnel who come within any of the categories below are eligible to be certified as retained personnel.a. Medical personnel exclusively engaged in the: (1) Search for collection, transport, or treatment of the wounded or sick. (2) Prevention of disease. (3) Staff administration of medical units and establishments exclusively. b. Chap...

Sabotage alert team
See security alert team.

SAFE area intelligence description
(DOD) In evasion and recovery operations, an in-depth, all-source evasion study designed to assist the recovery of military personnel from a selected area for evasion under hostile conditions.

Safe working load
(DOD, NATO) In sea operations, the maximum load that can be safely applied to a fitting, and normally shown on a label plate adjacent to the fitting.

Scheduled target (nuclear)
(DOD) A planned target on which a nuclear weapon is to be delivered at a specific time during the operation of the supported force. The time is specified in terms of minutes before or after a designated time or in terms of the accomplishment of a predetermined movement or task. Coordination and warning of friendly troops and aircraft are mandatory...

SEAD
See suppression of enemy air defenses.

Search attack unit
(DOD) The designation given to one or more ships separately organized or detached from a formation as a tactical unit to search for and destroy submarines.

Sea surveillance system
(DOD, NATO) A system for collecting, reporting, correlating and presenting information supporting and derived from the task of sea surveillance.

Security countermeasures
(DOD) 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.

Selective identification feature
(DOD) A capability which, when added to the basic Identification Friend or Foe system, provides the means to transmit, receive, and display selected coded replies.

Service environment
(DOD, NATO) All external conditions, whether natural or induced, to which items of materiel are likely to be subjected throughout their life cycle.

Shear link assembly
(DOD, NATO) A device designed to break at a specified mechanical load.

Short scope buoy
(DOD, NATO) A buoy used as a navigational reference which remains nearly vertical over its sinker.

SIGINT
See signals intelligence.

SII
See seriously ill or injured.

Single manager for transportation
(DOD) The United States Transportation Command is the Department of Defense single manager for transportation, other than Service-unique or theater-assigned transportation assets.

SIPRNET
(DOD) See SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network.