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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

security service	Entity or component of a foreign government charged with responsibility for counterespionage or internal security functions
Security Zone Limit	SZL
SEDAC	Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
sedition	Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US government or any political subdivision by force or violence
seggie	segregationist
segregation	In detainee operations, the removal of a detainee from other detainees and their environment for legitimate purposes unrelated to interrogation, such as when necessary for the movement, health, safety, and/or security of the detainee, the detention facility, or its personnel
seggie	segregationist
seize	To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area
seizures	In counterdrug operations, includes drugs and conveyances seized by law enforcement authorities and drug-related assets confiscated based on evidence that they have been derived from or used in illegal narcotics activities
cull	select from a large quantity	Val_Sh­ips
Selected Reserve	Those units and individuals within the Ready Reserve designated by their respective Services and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that they have priority over all other reserves
selective identification feature	A capability that, when added to the basic identification friend or foe system, provides the means to transmit, receive, and display selected coded replies
selective loading	The arrangement and stowage of equipment and supplies aboard ship in a manner designed to facilitate issues to units
selective mobilization	Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress or the President to mobilize Reserve Component units, Individual Ready Reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a domestic emergency that is not the result of an enemy attack
selective off-loading	The capability to access and off-load vehicles, supplies, and equipment without having to conduct a major reconfiguration or total off-load; influenced by the number and types of ships allocated, and the space made available for the embarkation of the landing force
selective unloading	In an amphibious operation, the controlled unloading from amphibious warfare ships, and movement ashore, of specific items of cargo at the request of the landing force commander.
Self Evident Application	SEA
Self eXplanatory Wording	SXW
Self-eXplanatory Zone	SXZ
selfie	a self-portrait photo	Val_Sh­ips