- المجال: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
Sealift forces composed of ships, cargo handling and delivery systems, and the necessary operating personnel. They include US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Army elements with Active and Reserve components. Merchant marine vessels manned by civilian mariners may constitute part of this force.
Industry:Military
Said of a ship when it is properly moored to a quay, wharf, jetty, pier, or buoy or when it is at anchor and available for loading or discharging passengers and cargo.
Industry:Military
Satellites that provide early warning of missile launches; the first line of defense against missile attack against North America.
Industry:Military
Rules, mechanisms, and directions that facilitate the control and use of airspace of specified dimensions.
Industry:Military
Routine contact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed Forces of the United States and those of another nation’s armed forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies to build trust and confidence, share information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain influence.
Industry:Military
Route established below the coordinating altitude to facilitate the movement of Army aviation assets. Route is normally located in the corps through brigade rear areas of operation and do not require approval by the airspace control authority.
Industry:Military
Ridges of beach material extending seaward from the beach face with intervening troughs.
Industry:Military
Responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Transportation Board assures that common-user transportation resources assigned or available to the Department of Defense are allocated as to achieve maximum benefit in meeting Department of Defense objectives.
Industry:Military
Reserve Component units and individuals recalled to replace deploying active units and/or individuals in the continental United States and outside the continental United States.
Industry:Military
Requiring special protection from disclosure that could cause embarrassment, compromise, or threat to the security of the sponsoring power. May be applied to an agency, installation, person, position, document, material, or activity.
Industry:Military
