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U.S. Department of Defence
Industry: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
Number of blossaries: 0
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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.
Industry:Military
A series of activities to recognize, collect, process, preserve, and analyze information, personnel, and/or materiel found during the conduct of operations.
Industry:Military
A sensitive program, approved in writing by a head of agency with original top secret classification authority, that imposes need-to-know and access controls beyond those normally provided for access to confidential, secret, or top secret information. The level of controls is based on the criticality of the program and the assessed hostile intelligence threat. The program may be an acquisition program, an intelligence program, or an operations and support program.
Industry:Military
A senior US officer in a foreign country representing the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the commander of the unified command that coordinates the security matters regarding in-country, non¬combat Department of Defense (DOD) elements (i.e., DOD personnel and organizations under the command of a combatant commander but not assigned to, or attached to, the combatant commander).
Industry:Military
A senior reserve officer who represents their Service at the appropriate joint field office conducting planning and coordination responsibilities in support of civil authorities.
Industry:Military
A self-sustaining maneuver whereby a fixed, or nearly fixed, position is maintained relative to a spot on the surface of the Earth or underwater.
Industry:Military
A self-contained navigation system using inertial detectors, which automatically provides vehicle position, heading, and velocity.
Industry:Military
A security officer responsible to the chief of mission (ambassador), for security functions of all US embassies and consulates in a given country or group of adjacent countries.
Industry:Military
A secret challenge and its reply.
Industry:Military
A sea route which crosses open waters normally joining two coastal routes.
Industry:Military