- Отрасли: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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A term applied to National Guard members and units when called to active duty to serve the United States Government under Article I, Section 8 and Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution and the Title 10, United States Code, Sections 12401 to 12408.
Industry:Military
A term applied to classified matter, knowledge of which has, in whole or in part, passed to an unauthorized person or persons, or which has been subject to risk of such passing.
Industry:Military
A term applied to an officer holding the rank of general, lieutenant general, major general, or brigadier general in the US Army, Air Force or Marine Corps or admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral in the US Navy or Coast Guard.
Industry:Military
A term applied to an assemblage of explosive and nonexplosive components designed to perform a specific function at the time and under the conditions desired. Examples of complete rounds of ammunition are: a. Separate loading, consisting of a primer, propelling charge and, except for blank ammunition, a projectile and a fuze; b. Fixed or semifixed, consisting of a primer, propelling charge, cartridge case, a projectile and, except when solid projectiles are used, a fuze; c. Bomb, consisting of all component parts required to drop and function the bomb once; d. Missile, consisting of a complete warhead section and a missile body with its associated components and propellants; and e. Rocket, consisting of all components necessary to function.
Industry:Military
A temporary task organization of Navy and Marine maintenance, embarkation, equipment operators, and cargo-handling personnel deployed to the maritime pre-positioning ship before or during its transit to the objective area to prepare the ship’s off-load systems and embarked equipment for off-load.
Industry:Military
A temporary shutdown or redirection of mail flow to or from a specific location.
Industry:Military
A temporary organization within the amphibious task force which precedes the main body to the objective area, for preparing the objective for the main assault by conducting such operations as reconnaissance, seizure of supporting positions, mine countermeasures, preliminary bombardment, underwater demolitions, and air support.
Industry:Military
A temporary organization activated by major subordinate commands and subordinate units during deployment to control and manage marshalling and movement.
Industry:Military
A temporary or standing organization of combatant ships, other than carriers, tailored for a specific tactical mission.
Industry:Military
A temporary multiagency coordination center established at the incident site to provide a central location for coordination of federal, state, local, tribal, nongovernmental, and private-sector organizations with primary responsibility for incident oversight, direction, and/or assistance to effectively coordinate protection, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery actions.
Industry:Military
