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U.S. Department of Defence
Industry: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign governments, international organizations, or military forces, with or without reimbursement. It also includes planning and actions related to the intermeshing of a significant element, activity, or component of the military logistic systems or procedures of the United States with those of one or more foreign governments, international organizations, or military forces on a temporary or permanent basis. It includes planning and actions related to the utilization of United States logistic policies, systems, and/or procedures to meet requirements of one or more foreign governments, international organizations, or forces.
Industry:Military
The need for transport of units, personnel, or materiel from a specified origin to a specified destination within a specified timeframe.
Industry:Military
The nearly horizontal portion of a beach or backshore having an abrupt fall and formed by deposition of material by wave action. A berm marks the limit of ordinary high tide. For air cushion vehicles, berms (constructed) are required to protect materials handling equipment operations.
Industry:Military
The Navy officer designated in the initiating directive as the commander of the amphibious task force.
Industry:Military
The Navy component of the landing force support party under the tactical control of the landing force support party commander.
Industry:Military
The Navy component of a joint force special operations component.
Industry:Military
The navigable airspace between two points, identified to the extent necessary for the application of flight rules.
Industry:Military
The naval officer in command of the beachmaster unit of the naval beach group.
Industry:Military
The naval officer in command of the naval component of the shore party.
Industry:Military
The naval commander responsible within a specified geographical area for the naval control of all merchant shipping under Allied naval control.
Industry:Military