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adversary
(SWF) An individual or group identified as hostile against friendly forces.
air assault
(DOD) The movement … by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.
airborne
(DOD) In relation to … troops specially trained and equipped to be … transported by aircraft to conduct a parachute assault. Abbreviation is ABN.
air defense
(DOD) Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attacks. Abbreviation is AD.
air defense artillery
(DOD) Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Abbreviation is ADA.
air superiority
That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
air supremacy
(DOD, NATO) That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.
amphibious operation
(DOD) A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force, embarked in ships or craft with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force ashore to accomplish the assigned mission.
amphibious vehicle
(DOD, NATO) A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water.
annex
(DOD) A document appended to an operation order or other document to make it clearer or to give further details.
antipersonnel mine
(DOD) A mine designed to cause casualties to personnel. Abbreviation is AP mine.
antitank mine
(DOD, NATO) A mine designed to immobilize or destroy a tank. Abbreviation is AT mine.
area of operations
(DOD) An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces. Areas of operation … should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their missions and protect their forces. Abbreviation is AO.
armed forces
(DOD) The military forces of a nation or a group of nations.
armored personnel carrier
(DOD) A lightly armored, highly mobile … used primarily for transporting personnel and their individual equipment during tactical operations. Abbreviation is APC.
assault
(DOD) 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. Abbreviation is ASLT.
assembly area
(DOD, NATO) An area in which a command is assembled preparatory to further action. Abbreviation is AA.
assessment
(DOD) A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force capabilities during military operations. The determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating an effect, or achieving an objective.
avenue of approach
(DOD) An air or ground route or corridor of an attacking force of a given size leading to its objective or to key terrain in its path.
azimuth
(SWF) A direction expressed in the unit of measurement of degrees with 360 degrees comprising a full circle. They may be reference true north or magnetic north with north being 0, south being 180, east being 90 and west being 270 degrees.
basic load
(SWF) The quantity of equipment and supplies required to be on hand with individuals and units to conduct combat operations.
battle rhythm
(DOD) A deliberate daily cycle of significant events for command, staff, and unit activities intended to synchronize current and future operations.
blocking position
(DOD) A defensive position … to deny the enemy access to a given area or to prevent the enemy's advance in a given direction.
bombing angle
(DOD, NATO) The angle between the vertical and a line joining the aircraft to what would be the point of impact when a bomb is released.
bombing run
(DOD, NATO) In air bombing, that part of the flight that begins, normally from an initial point, with the approach to the target, includes target acquisition, and ends normally at the weapon release point.
bomb release point
(DOD, NATO) The point in space at which bombs must be released to reach the desired point of detonation.
booby trap
(DOD, NATO) An explosive or non-explosive device or other material, deliberately placed to cause casualties when an apparently harmless object is disturbed or a normally safe act is performed.
(SWF) An individual or group identified as hostile against friendly forces.
air assault
(DOD) The movement … by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.
airborne
(DOD) In relation to … troops specially trained and equipped to be … transported by aircraft to conduct a parachute assault. Abbreviation is ABN.
air defense
(DOD) Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attacks. Abbreviation is AD.
air defense artillery
(DOD) Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Abbreviation is ADA.
air superiority
That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
air supremacy
(DOD, NATO) That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.
amphibious operation
(DOD) A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force, embarked in ships or craft with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force ashore to accomplish the assigned mission.
amphibious vehicle
(DOD, NATO) A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water.
annex
(DOD) A document appended to an operation order or other document to make it clearer or to give further details.
antipersonnel mine
(DOD) A mine designed to cause casualties to personnel. Abbreviation is AP mine.
antitank mine
(DOD, NATO) A mine designed to immobilize or destroy a tank. Abbreviation is AT mine.
area of operations
(DOD) An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces. Areas of operation … should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their missions and protect their forces. Abbreviation is AO.
armed forces
(DOD) The military forces of a nation or a group of nations.
armored personnel carrier
(DOD) A lightly armored, highly mobile … used primarily for transporting personnel and their individual equipment during tactical operations. Abbreviation is APC.
assault
(DOD) 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. Abbreviation is ASLT.
assembly area
(DOD, NATO) An area in which a command is assembled preparatory to further action. Abbreviation is AA.
assessment
(DOD) A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force capabilities during military operations. The determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating an effect, or achieving an objective.
avenue of approach
(DOD) An air or ground route or corridor of an attacking force of a given size leading to its objective or to key terrain in its path.
azimuth
(SWF) A direction expressed in the unit of measurement of degrees with 360 degrees comprising a full circle. They may be reference true north or magnetic north with north being 0, south being 180, east being 90 and west being 270 degrees.
basic load
(SWF) The quantity of equipment and supplies required to be on hand with individuals and units to conduct combat operations.
battle rhythm
(DOD) A deliberate daily cycle of significant events for command, staff, and unit activities intended to synchronize current and future operations.
blocking position
(DOD) A defensive position … to deny the enemy access to a given area or to prevent the enemy's advance in a given direction.
bombing angle
(DOD, NATO) The angle between the vertical and a line joining the aircraft to what would be the point of impact when a bomb is released.
bombing run
(DOD, NATO) In air bombing, that part of the flight that begins, normally from an initial point, with the approach to the target, includes target acquisition, and ends normally at the weapon release point.
bomb release point
(DOD, NATO) The point in space at which bombs must be released to reach the desired point of detonation.
booby trap
(DOD, NATO) An explosive or non-explosive device or other material, deliberately placed to cause casualties when an apparently harmless object is disturbed or a normally safe act is performed.