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U.S. Department of Defence
Industria: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
A chemical agent, which produces temporary disabling conditions which (unlike those caused by riot control agents) can be physical or mental and persist for hours or days after exposure to the agent has ceased.
Industry:Military
A chemical agent that, when released, remains able to cause casualties for more than 24 hours to several days or weeks.
Industry:Military
A chemical agent which injures the eyes and lungs, and burns or blisters the skin.
Industry:Military
A checkpoint at which formations of aircraft or ships join and become part of the main force.
Industry:Military
A chemical agent that when released dissipates and/or loses its ability to cause casualties after 10 to 15 minutes.
Industry:Military
A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels.
Industry:Military
A challenge given by voice or electrical means to attest to the authenticity of a message or transmission.
Industry:Military
A Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved standard for identification of and recommended responses to terrorist threats against US personnel and facilities.
Industry:Military
A cell within the joint air operations center and one of the core teams in the air mobility division. The airlift control team brings intratheater airlift functional expertise from the theater organizations to plan, coordinate, manage, and execute intratheater airlift operations in the area of responsibility and joint operations area for the joint force air component commander. United States Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command may augment the airlift control team with intratheater airlift expertise. These two sources of airlift expertise integrate into a single airlift control team within the air mobility division.
Industry:Military
A cell within the joint air operations center and one of the core teams in the air mobility division. The air mobility control team is the centralized source of air mobility command, control, and communications for the director of mobility forces during mission execution. The director of mobility forces uses the air mobility control team to direct (or redirect as required) air mobility forces in concert with other air and space forces to respond to requirement changes, higher priorities, or immediate execution limitations. The air mobility control team deconflicts all air mobility operations into, out of, and within the area of responsibility or joint operations area. The air mobility control team maintains execution process and communications connectivity for tasking, coordination, and flight with the joint air operations center’s combat operations division, subordinate air mobility units, and mission forces.
Industry:Military