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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

TABOO frequencies	Any friendly frequency of such importance that it must never be deliberately jammed or interfered with by friendly forces including international distress, safety, and controller frequencies
TACAN	Tactical Control and Navigation System
tactical air command center	The principal US Marine Corps air command and control agency from which air operations and air defense warning functions are directed
tactical air control center	The principal air operations installation (ship-based) from which all aircraft and air warning functions of tactical air operations are controlled
tactical air control party	A subordinate operational component of a tactical air control system designed to provide air liaison to land forces and for the control of aircraft
tactical air coordinator (airborne)	An officer who coordinates, from an aircraft, the actions of other aircraft engaged in air support of ground or sea forces
tactical air direction center	An air operations installation under the overall control of the Navy tactical air control center or the Marine Corps tactical air command center, from which aircraft and air warning service functions of tactical air operations in support of amphibious operations are directed
tactical air officer	The officer under the amphibious task force commander who, until control is passed ashore, coordinates planning of all phases of air participation of the amphibious operation and air operations of supporting forces en route to and in the objective area.
tactical air operations center	The principal air control agency of the United States Marine Corps air command and control system responsible for airspace control and management
tactical assembly area	An area that is generally out of the reach of light artillery and the location where units make final preparations (pre-combat checks and inspections) and rest, prior to moving to the line of departure
tactical combat casualty care	A set of trauma management guidelines customized for use on the battlefield that maintains a sharp focus on the most common causes of preventable deaths on the battlefield: external hemorrhage; tension pneumothorax; and airway obstruction
tactical combat force	A rapidly deployable, air-ground mobile combat unit, with appropriate combat support and combat service support assets assigned to and capable of defeating Level III threats including combined arms
tactical control	The authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.
tactical data link	A Joint Staff-approved, standardized communication link suitable for transmission of digital information, which interfaces two or more command and control or weapons systems via a single or multiple network architecture and multiple communication media for exchange of tactical information
tactical exploitation of national capabilities	Congressionally mandated program to improve the combat effectiveness of the Services through more effective military use of national programs
tactical intelligence	Intelligence required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
tactical level of war	The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to achieve military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces
tactical minefield	A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part of a formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance, giving the defending element a positional advantage over the attacker
tactical obstacles	Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them into a desired area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block enemy penetrations
tactical questioning	The field-expedient initial questioning for information of immediate tactical value of a captured or detained person at or near the point of capture and before the individual is placed in a detention facility