General military

General military

General military terms.

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General military

An air defense zone established around an air base and limited to the engagement envelope of short-range air defense weapons systems defending that base. Base defense zones have specific entry, exit, ...

air traffic controller

Military; General military

An air controller specially trained and certified for civilian air traffic control.

intention

Military; General military

An aim or design (as distinct from capability) to execute a specified course of action.

Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

Military; General military

An agreement that provides the Department of Defense with assured access to US flag assets, both vessel capacity and intermodal systems, to meet Department of Defense contingency requirements. ...

unauthorized commitment

Military; General military

An agreement that is not binding solely because the United States Government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the Unites States Government.

civil affairs agreement

Military; General military

An agreement that governs the relationship between allied armed forces located in a friendly country and the civil authorities and people of that country.

status-of-forces agreement (SOFA)

Military; General military

An agreement that defines the legal position of a visiting military force deployed in the territory of a friendly state. Agreements delineating the status of visiting military forces may be bilateral ...