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In weaponry, a kill box is a three-dimensional target area, defined to facilitate the integration of coordinated joint weapons fire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The space is defined by an area reference system, but could follow terrain features, be located by grid coordinates or a radius from a center point.
According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.
Elimination is one of the eight Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) mission areas as outlined by the United States Department of Defense in the 2006 National Military Strategy to Combat WMD and Joint Publication 3-40. [1] [2] "Elimination" is a mission under the Counterproliferation pillar (goal).
According to United States Military Joint Publication 3-68, Noncombatant Evacuation Operations: [9] "Noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs) are conducted to assist the Department of State (DOS) in evacuating noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, selected host-nation citizens, and third country nationals whose lives are in danger from locations in a host foreign nation to an ...
A Joint Task Force for Elimination (JTF-E) headquarters was a concept for a military task force headquarters staffed by joint personnel for the purpose of conducting WMD Elimination operations through command and control of joint elimination enablers such as nuclear disablement teams, CBRN Response Teams, radiation assessment teams, and medical laboratories.
US Joint Publication 3.0 (US Joint Chiefs of Staff 2010, p. IV-25) [9] provides the doctrinal foundation and fundamental principles that guide the Armed Forces of the United States in the conduct of joint operations across the range of military operations. "Commander's intent is a clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and ...
Information Operations is a category of direct and indirect support operations for the United States Military. By definition in Joint Publication 3-13, "IO are described as the integrated employment of electronic warfare (EW), computer network operations (CNO), psychological operations (PSYOP), military deception (MILDEC), and operations security (OPSEC), in concert with specified supporting ...
An air tasking order (ATO) is a means by which the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) controls air forces within a joint operations environment. The ATO is a large document written in United States Message Text Format (USMTF) that lists air sorties for a fixed 24-hour period, with individual call signs, aircraft types, and mission types (e.g. close air support or air refueling).