Glossary
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ACE analysis and control element AO area of operations AR army regulation ARSOF Army special operations forces C2 command and control CA civil affairs CI counterintelligence CIA Central Intelligence Agency CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CMAC civil-military advisory committee CMO civil-military operations CMOC civil-military operations center DEET N, N-Diethyl-meta-Toluamide (an insect repellent) DOD Department of Defense FOCO see FOCO theory (under terms) GPS global positioning system GWOT Global War on Terrorism FARC Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (a Nicaraguan insurgent group) FMLN Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (an insurgent group in El Salvador) HMMWV high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicle HN host nation HUMINT human intelligence IDAD internal defense and development IED improvised explosive device INFOSYS information systems IO information operations IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield ISR intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance JFC joint force commander JSOTF joint special operations task force MASINT measurement and signature intelligence MEDEVAC medical evacuation MEJA Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act METT-TC memory aid used in two contexts: (1) in the context of information management, the major subject categories into which relevant information is grouped for military operations: mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, civil considerations (see FM 6-0); (2) in the context of tactics, the major factors considered during mission analysis (see FM 3-90) MIDLIFE memory aid for military, intelligence, diplomatic, law enforcement, information, finance, and economic MOS military occupational specialty NGO nongovernmental organization NVA North Vietnamese Army ODA operational detachment-Alpha OP observation post PICAC police intelligence collection and analysis council PSYOP psychological operations PULHES physical profile serial code (numerical) REMBASS remotely monitored battlefield sensor system ROE rules of engagement S-2 intelligence staff officer S-3 operations staff officer SA security assistance SGT sergeant SOCCE special operations command and control element SOF special operations forces SOP standing operating procedure SP start point STRESS memory aid for the Army method of detainee field processing: search, tag, report, evacuate, segregate, safeguard TA target audience TBD to be determined TF task force TPT tactical psychological operations team TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice UN United Nations US United States USAID United States Agency for International Development VC Viet Cong VCR videocassette recorder
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considerations - The manmade infrastructure, civilian institutions, and attitudes and activities of the civilian leaders, populations, and organizations within an area of operations influence the conduct of military operations. (FM 6-0)
civil-military operations - (joint) The activities of a commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military forces, governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in a friendly, neutral, or hostile operational area in order to facilitate military operations, to consolidate and achieve US objectives. Civil-military operations may include performance by military forces of activities and functions normally the responsibility of the local, regional, or national government. These activities may occur prior to, during, or subsequent to other military actions. They may also occur, if directed, in the absence of other military operations. Civil-military operations may be performed by designated civil affairs, by other military forces, or by a combination of civil affairs and other forces. (JP 1-02)
class VIII - (joint) Medical supplies [One of ten categories (classes of supply) into which supplies are grouped to facilitate supply management and planning.] (JP 1-02)
command and control - (Army) The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of a mission. Commanders perform command and control functions through a command and control system. (FM 6-0)
communications intelligence - (joint) The intelligence derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients. (JP 1-02)
counterinsurgency - (joint) Those military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency (JP 1-02)
criteria of success - Information requirements developed during the operations process that measure the degree of success in accomplishing the unit's mission. They are normally expressed as either an explicit evaluation of the present situation or a forecast of the degree of mission accomplishment. (FM 6-0)
detainee - (joint) A term used to refer to any person captured or otherwise detained by an armed force. (JP 1-02)
direct contact - Face-to-face meetings or confirmed telephonic conversation between known parties and all members of a particular organization (proponent FM TBD).
electronic intelligence - (joint) Technical and geolocation intelligence derived from foreign non-communications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations or radioactive sources (JP 1-02).
FOCO theory - A theory of revolutionary war common in Latin America that revolution can be effected by mobilization from above. This often takes the form of violence propagated by cadre from outside the area.
foreign instrumentation signals intelligence - (joint) Technical information and intelligence derived from the intercept of foreign electromagnetic emissions associated with the testing and operational deployment of non-US aerospace, surface, and subsurface systems. Foreign instrumentation signals intelligence is a subcategory of signals intelligence. Foreign instrumentation signals include but are not limited to telemetry, beaconry, electronic interrogators, and video data links. (JP 1-02)
human intelligence - (Army) The collection by a trained HUMINT collector of foreign information from people and multimedia to identify elements, intentions, composition, strength, dispositions, tactics, equipment, personnel, and capabilities. It uses human sources and a variety of collection methods, both passively and actively, to gather information to satisfy the commander's intelligence requirements and cross-cue other intelligence disciplines. (FM 2-0)
imagery intelligence - (joint) Intelligence derived from the exploitation of collection by visual photography, infrared sensors, lasers, electro-optics, and radar sensors such as synthetic aperture radar wherein images of objects are reproduced optically or electronically on film, electronic display devices, or other media. (JP 1-02)
information operations - The employment of the core capabilities of electronic warfare, computer network operations, psychological operations, military deception, and operations security, in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to affect or defend information and information systems, and to influence decision making. [This definition in FM 3- 13 supersedes the definition of IO in FM 3-0. It is consistent with joint initiatives.] (FM 3-13)
information superiority - The operational advantage derived from the ability to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information while exploiting or denying an adversary's ability to do the same. (FM 3-0)
information system - (Army) The equipment and facilities that collect, process, store, display, and disseminate information. This includes computers-hardware and software-and communications, as well as policies and procedures for their use. (FM 3-0)
insurgency - (joint/NATO) An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through use of subversion and armed conflict. (JP 1-02)
insurgent - (joint) Member of a political party who rebels against established leadership. (JP 1-02)
medical evacuation - (Army/Marine Corps) The timely and efficient movement of the wounded, injured, or ill while providing en route medical care to and between medical treatment facilities. (FM 4-02)
military civic action - (joint) The use of preponderantly indigenous military forces on projects useful to the local population at all levels in such fields as education, training, public works, agriculture, transportation, communications, health, sanitation, and others contributing to economic and social development, which would also serve to improve the standing of the military forces with the population. (US forces may at times advise or engage in military civic actions in overseas areas.) (JP 1-02)
nongovernmental organizations - (joint) Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in humanitarian assistance activities (development and relief). "Nongovernmental organizations" is a term normally used by non-United States organizations. (JP 1-02)
peacetime military engagement - All military activities that involve other nations and are intended to shape the security environment in peacetime. It includes programs and exercises that the US military conducts with other nations to shape the international environment, improve mutual understanding with other countries, and improve interoperability with treaty partners or potential coalition partners. Peacetime military engagement activities are designed to support a combatant commander's objectives as articulated in the theater engagement plan. (FM 3-0)
police intelligence operations - A military police function that supports, enhances, and contributes to the commander's force protection program, common operational picture, and situational understanding. The police intelligence operations function ensures that information collected during the conduct of other military police functions is provided as input to the intelligence collection effort and turned into action or reports. (FM 7-15)
propaganda - (joint) Any form of communication in support of national objectives designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of any group in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly. (JP 1-02)
relevant information - All information of importance to commanders and staffs in the exercise of command and control. (FM 3-0)
rules of engagement - (joint) Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/or continue combat engagement with other forces encountered. (JP 1-02)
short title - (joint) A short, identifying combination of letters, and/or numbers assigned to a document or device for purposes of brevity and/or security. (JP 1-02)
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