Dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. All written content, illustrations, and photography are unique to this website unless where indicated and not for reusereproduction in. Dictionary of military and associated terms wikileaks. The joint publication jp 102, department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms, sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. It includes all army doctrinal terms and all land operations military symbols in milstd2525d, including land related air, maritime, and space symbols. Joint pub 102 or jp 102 sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states in. Terms for which fm 30 is the proponent manual the authority are marked with an asterisk and followed by the number. Scope the joint publication jp 102, department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms, sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. Dictionary of military and associated terms internet archive.
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Civilian translation of military terminology page 1 of 2. This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Dictionary of united states army terms short title. This dictionary is prepared by the us joint military terminology group. This publication has been coordinated with the office of the secretary of defense, the military services, and defense agencies.
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Department of the army washington, dc 15 october 1983 military publications dictionary of united states army terms short title. Funds generated by dod military and civilian personnel and their dependents and used to augment funds appropriated by the congress to provide a comprehensive, moralebuilding welfare, religious, educational, and recreational program, designed to improve the wellbeing of military and civilian personnel and their dependents. This selective dictionary of abbreviations complements a more comprehensive work, dictionary of military, defense contractor and troop slang acronyms abcclio, 1990, by. Joint pub 102 or jp 102 sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states in both us joint and allied joint. As directed in joint publication jp 1, doctrine for the armed forces of the united. All terms are updated yearly when new editions are released. The goal is to halt the importation of goods which could help the blockaded nations war effort.
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Although different in purpose, policy documents also require standardized terminology. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms june 2018 open pdf 2 mb. Military operations synonyms, military operations pronunciation, military operations translation, english dictionary definition of military operations. Adjustment process used to obtain correct line, range, and connect height of burst if time fuzes are. Fm102 major general military intelligence army,r816 fm102 jp102 military operations other than war jp102,r746 military police mission rehearsal exercise national command authorities jp102 majortheater war nato nbc nca near realtime neo neutralize ngo nkpa north atlantic treaty organization nuclear, biological, andchemical. These terms are used for talking about how armed forces are used. May 17, 2014 navy marinesarmyair force comparative military terms with apologies to the air force.
Department of defence, dictionary of military and associated terms. Natorussia glossary of contemporary political and military terms. A mutual agreement under which a command, element, or unit exercises authority or undertakes specific missions or tasks relative to another command, element, or unit. Military terminology refers to the terms and language of military organizations and personnel as belonging to a discrete category, as distinguishable by their usage in military doctrine, as they serve to depoliticise, dehumanise, or otherwise abstract discussion about its operations from an actual description thereof. It sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces.
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