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Terms for subject United States (7770 entries)

screening	In intelligence, the evaluation of an individual or a group of individuals to determine their potential to answer collection requirements or to identify individuals who match a predetermined source profile coupled with the process of identifying and assessing the areas of knowledge, cooperation, and possible approach techniques for an individual who has information of intelligence value
scrubs	a protective garment designed to be worn by the doctor, nurse, and others in the operating room	Val_Sh­ips
scuttlebutt	rumors	Val_Sh­ips
sea areas	Areas in the amphibious objective area designated for the stationing of amphibious task force ships
sea barge	A type of barge-ship that can carry up to 38 loaded barges and also carry tugs, stacked causeway sections, various watercraft, or heavy-lift equipment to better support joint logistics over-the-shore operations
sea control operations	The employment of forces to destroy enemy naval forces, suppress enemy sea commerce, protect vital sea lanes, and establish local military superiority in vital sea areas
sea echelon	A portion of the amphibious warfare ships or other ships that withdraws from or remains out of the transport area during an amphibious landing and operates in designated areas to seaward in an on-call or unscheduled status
sea echelon area	In amphibious operations, an area to seaward of a transport area from which ships are phased into the transport area, and to which ships withdraw from the transport area
sea echelon plan	In amphibious operations, the distribution plan for amphibious shipping in the transport area to minimize losses due to enemy attack by weapons of mass destruction and to reduce the area to be swept of mines
sea state	A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height
seabasing	The deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, sustainment, and re-employment of joint power from the sea without reliance on land bases within the operational area
SEAL delivery vehicle team	United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with SEAL delivery vehicles, dry deck shelters, and other submersible platforms
sealift enhancement features	Special equipment and modifications that adapt merchant-type dry cargo ships and tankers to specific military missions
seaport	A land facility designated for reception of personnel or materiel moved by sea, and that serves as an authorized port of entrance into or departure from the country in which located
search	A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within visibility
search and rescue	The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in a permissive environment
search and rescue numerical encryption grid	A predesignated ten-letter word without repeated letters used exclusively by recovery forces or isolated personnel to encrypt numerical data such as position, time, and/or headings in a covert manner
search and rescue point	A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolated personnel provide their position to recovery forces.
search and rescue region	An area of defined dimensions, recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization, International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant international body, and associated with a rescue coordination center within which search and rescue services are provided
Seattle	Rain City	Val_Sh­ips