The Military DictionaryDIANE Publishing, 1987 - 399 pages Containing nearly 7,000 entries, this dictionary is the only authorized source of standard terminology for military use by DoD and NATO. Most terms included here have not been adequately defined in standard dictionaries. All terms refer to modern weapons. |
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action activities agency air defense Air Force air intercept air support airborne aircraft airfield altitude amphibious amphibious vehicle and/or area-(DOD armed forces artillery and naval assigned attack authority bomb capable cargo close air support code meaning combat command component convoy coordination craft D-day designed detonation device direction electromagnetic electronic electronic warfare elements enemy equipment explosive facilities fire fire-(DOD flight force-(DOD friendly functions ground helicopter identified intelligence intelligence cycle JCS Pub joint kilotons landing loading logistic map or chart materiel ment military mine-(DOD minefield missile mission movement NATO nautical miles naval gunfire support naval mine warfare normally nuclear weapon object operation-(DOD operations organization personnel planning point-(DOD port position radar radiation radio reserve route search and rescue ship SIGINT specific strategic submarine supply surface system-(DOD tactical air target task tion traffic transport troops unit vehicle zone
Popular passages
Page 287 - Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949.
Page 314 - Restricted Data" means all data concerning (1) design, manufacturing or utilization of atomic weapons; (2) the production of special nuclear material; or (3) the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy, but shall not include any data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category pursuant to section 142 of the act. (j) "Source of material" means source material as defined in the regulations contained in Part 40 of this chapter.
Page 231 - Strategy — the art and science of employing the armed forces of a nation to secure the objectives of national policy by the application of force, or the threat of force.
Page 81 - Security means communications security - the protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value which might be derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, or to mislead unauthorized persons in their interpretations of the results of such possession and study.
Page 70 - Air attacks against hostile targets which are in close proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.
Page 102 - A representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or automatic means.
Page 118 - Major disaster" means any flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States which, in the determination of the President, is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance by the Federal Government...
Page 132 - That (a) whoever, for the purpose of obtaining information respecting the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information to be obtained is to be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation...
Page 350 - The art and science of developing and using political, economic, psychological, and military forces as necessary during peace and war, to afford the maximum support to policies, in order to increase the probabilities and favorable consequences of victory and to lessen the chances of defeat.
Page 287 - The inhabitants of a territory which has not been occupied, who, on the approach of the enemy, spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading troops without having had time to organize themselves in accordance with Article 1, shall be regarded as belligerents if they carry arms openly and if they respect the laws and customs of war.