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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

deterrent options	A course of action, developed on the best economic, diplomatic, and military judgment, designed to dissuade an adversary from a current course of action or contemplated operations.
detour	diversion	Bobrov­ska
detox	detoxification
detox	detoxify
detox	detoxification
detox	detoxify
development assistance	Programs, projects, and activities carried out by the United States Agency for International Development that improve the lives of the citizens of developing countries while furthering United States foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and promoting free market economic growth
Development Permit	DP
diaper	nappy	Bobrov­ska
dickens	a lot	Val_Sh­ips
Die A Natural Death	DND
dink	disparaging name for a Vietnamese	Val_Sh­ips
dink	nerd	Val_Sh­ips
direct action	Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets
Direct Aid Program	DAP
direct air support center	The principal air control agency of the United States Marine Corps air command and control system responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the ground combat element
direct air support center (airborne)	An airborne aircraft equipped with the necessary staff personnel, communications, and operations facilities to function as a direct air support center
Direct Central Impact	DCI
direct fire	Fire delivered on a target using the target itself as a point of aim for either the weapon or the director
direct liaison authorized	That authority granted by a commander (any level) to a subordinate to directly consult or coordinate an action with a command or agency within or outside of the granting command.