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Radar beacon (RB)

Military; General military

A receiver-transmitter combination that sends out a coded signal when triggered by the proper type of pulse, enabling determination of range and bearing information by the interrogating station or ...

Facility

Military; General military

A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying land.

Shoal

Military; General military

A sandbank or bar that makes water shoal; i.e., a sand-bank that is not rocky and on which there is a water depth of 6 fathoms or less.

Line of communications (LOC)

Military; General military

A route, either land, water, and/or air, that connects an operating military force with a base of operations and along which supplies and military forces move.

Secondary road

Military; General military

A road supplementing a main road, usually wide enough and suitable for two-way, all-weather traffic at moderate or slow speeds.

Working capital fund

Military; General military

A revolving fund established to finance inventories of supplies and other stores, or to provide working capital for industrial-type activities.

Emergency resupply

Military; General military

A resupply mission that occurs based on a predetermined set of circumstances and time interval should radio contact not be established or, once established, is lost between a special operations ...

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