General military

General military

General military terms.

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General military

An orbiting vehicle, which relays signals between communications stations. There are two types: a. Active communications satellite - A satellite that receives, regenerates, and retransmits signals ...

Sun-synchronous orbit

Military; General military

An orbit in which the satellite's orbital plane is at a fixed orientation to the sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the same rate that the earth orbits the sun. It has the ...

Minefield report

Military; General military

An oral, electronic, or written communication concerning mining activities (friendly or enemy) submitted in a standard format by the fastest secure means available.

Joint fires element (JFE)

Military; General military

An optional staff element that provides recommendations to the operations directorate to accomplish fires planning and synchronization.

Diversionary landing

Military; General military

An operation in which troops are actually landed for the purpose of diverting enemy reaction away from the main landing.

Air assault operation

Military; General military

An operation in which assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support), using the mobility of rotary-wing assets and the total integration of available firepower, manoeuvre under ...