- Industry: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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A specified ground area for landing assault helicopters to embark or disembark troops and/or cargo. A landing zone may contain one or more landing sites.
Industry:Military
A specified area within the land areas of a state or its internal waters, archipelagic waters, or territorial sea adjacent thereto over which the flight of aircraft is prohibited. May also refer to land or sea areas to which access is prohibited.
Industry:Military
A specific surface area, designated by the joint force commander to facilitate protection of joint bases and their connecting lines of communications that support joint operations.
Industry:Military
A specific report providing a summary of items of intelligence at frequent intervals.
Industry:Military
A specific report of information, usually on a single item, made at any level of command in tactical operations and disseminated as rapidly as possible in keeping with the timeliness of the information.
Industry:Military
A specific or blanket authorization to perform certain work — usually broader in scope than a job order. It is sometimes used synonymously with job order.
Industry:Military
A specific entity that is of such extraordinary importance that its incapacitation or destruction would have a very serious, debilitating effect on the ability of a nation to continue to function effectively.
Industry:Military
A specific direction or route that the main attack or center of mass of the unit will follow. The unit is restricted, required to attack as indicated, and is not normally allowed to bypass the enemy. The direction of attack is used primarily in counterattacks or to ensure that supporting attacks make maximal contribution to the main attack.
Industry:Military
A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped.
Industry:Military
A specific area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the establishing headquarters.
Industry:Military
