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General military

General military terms.

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Reduced operating status (ROS)

Military; General military

Applies to the Military Sealift Command ships withdrawn from full operating status because of decreased operational requirements. A ship in reduced operating status is crewed for a level of ship ...

Foreign consequence management (FCM)

Military; General military

Assistance provided by the United States Government to a host nation to mitigate the effects of a deliberate or inadvertent chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives ...

Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organisation for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned ...

Staff estimates

Military; General military

Assessments of courses of action by the various staff elements of a command that serve as the foundation of the commander's estimate.

Staging

Military; General military

Assembling, holding, and organising arriving personnel, equipment, and sustaining materiel in preparation for onward movement. The organising and preparation for movement of personnel, equipment, and ...

Degree of risk

Military; General military

As specified by the commander, the risk to which friendly forces may be subjected from the effects of the detonation of a nuclear weapon used in the attack of a close-in enemy target; acceptable ...

Supported unit

Military; General military

As related to contracted support, a supported unit is the organisation that is the recipient, but not necessarily the requester of, contractor-provided support.