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U.S. Department of Defence
Branża: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
A small wave breaking offshore as a result of the action of strong winds.
Industry:Military
A small task organized team of Air Force parachute and combat diver qualified personnel trained and equipped to rapidly establish and control drop, landing, and extraction zone air traffic in austere or hostile conditions. They survey and establish terminal airheads as well as provide guidance to aircraft for airlift operations. They provide command and control, and conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and survey assessments of potential objective airfields or assault zones. They also can perform limited weather observations and removal of obstacles or unexploded ordinance with demolitions.
Industry:Military
A small sheet of material depicting an American flag and a statement in several languages to the effect that anyone assisting the bearer to safety will be rewarded.
Industry:Military
A small crane on a vessel that is used to raise and lower small boats, such as lifeboats, side loadable warping tugs, or causeway sections.
Industry:Military
A small craft, propelled by propellers and wheels or by air cushions for the purpose of moving on both land and water.
Industry:Military
A six-character, alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each Active, Reserve, and National Guard unit of the Armed Forces.
Industry:Military
A six digit number programmed into survival radios and used by recovery forces to covertly locate isolated personnel.
Industry:Military
A situation requiring military operations in response to natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or as otherwise directed by appropriate authority to protect US interests.
Industry:Military
A situation of such exceptional urgency that immediate action must be taken to minimize imminent loss of life or catastrophic degradation of the political or military situation.
Industry:Military
A situation created by a shortage of normal transportation capability and of a magnitude sufficient to frustrate military movement requirements, and which requires extraordinary action by the President or other designated authority to ensure continued movement of essential Department of Defense traffic.
Industry:Military