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safe area

Military; General military

A designated area in hostile territory that offers the evader or escapee a reasonable chance of avoiding capture and of surviving until he or she can be evacuated.

lodgment

Military; General military

A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for ...

A description of the indicators and activity expected to occur in each named area of interest. It normally cross-references each named area of interest and indicator with the times they are expected ...

air and space expeditionary task force (AETF)

Military; General military

A deployed numbered air force or command echelon immediately subordinate to a numbered air force provided as the United States Air Force component command committed to a joint operation.

Joint Public Affairs Support Element (JPASE)

Military; General military

A deployable unit assigned to assist a joint force commander in developing and training public affairs forces in joint, interagency, and multinational environments.

Global Command and Control System (GCCS)

Military; General military

A deployable command and control system supporting forces for joint and multinational operations across the range of military operations with compatible, interoperable, and integrated communications ...

situation template

Military; General military

A depiction of assumed adversary dispositions, based on that adversary’s preferred method of operations and the impact of the operational environment if the adversary should adopt a particular course ...