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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

landing aid	Any illuminating light, radio beacon, radar device, communicating device, or any system of such devices for aiding aircraft in an approach and landing
landing area	That part of the operational area within which are conducted the landing operations of an amphibious force.
landing area	In airborne operations, the general area used for landing troops and materiel either by airdrop or air landing.
landing area	Any specially prepared or selected surface of land, water, or deck designated or used for takeoff and landing of aircraft
landing area diagram	A graphic means of showing, for amphibious operations, the beach designations, boat lanes, organization of the line of departure, scheduled waves, landing ship area, transport areas, and the fire support areas in the immediate vicinity of the boat lanes
landing beach	That portion of a shoreline required for the landing of an amphibious force
landing craft	A craft employed in amphibious operations, specifically designed for carrying troops and their equipment and for beaching, unloading, retracting, and resupply operations
landing craft and amphibious vehicle assignment table	A table showing the assignment of personnel and materiel to each landing craft and amphibious vehicle and the assignment of the landing craft and amphibious vehicles to waves for the ship-to-shore movement
landing craft availability table	A tabulation of the type and number of landing craft that will be available from each ship of the transport group
landing diagram	A graphic means of illustrating the plan for the ship-to-shore movement
landing force	A Marine Corps or Army task organization, which is part of the amphibious force, formed to conduct amphibious operations.
landing force operational reserve material	Package of contingency supplies pre-positioned and maintained onboard selected amphibious warfare ships to enhance reaction time and provide support for the embarked landing force in contingencies
landing force support party	A temporary landing force organization composed of Navy and landing force elements, that facilitates the ship-to-shore movement and provides initial combat support and combat service support to the landing force
landing group	In amphibious operations, a subordinate task organization of the landing force capable of conducting landing operations, under a single tactical command, against a position or group of positions
landing plan	In amphibious operations, a collective term referring to all individually prepared naval and landing force documents that, taken together, present in detail all instructions for execution of the ship-to-shore movement
landing sequence table	A document that incorporates the detailed plans for ship-to-shore movement of nonscheduled units
landing signalman enlisted	Enlisted man responsible for ensuring that helicopters/tiltrotor aircraft, on signal, are safely started, engaged, launched, recovered, and shut down
landing signals officer	Officer responsible for the visual control of aircraft in the terminal phase of the approach immediately prior to landing
landing site	A site within a landing zone containing one or more landing points.
landing site	In amphibious operations, a continuous segment of coastline over which troops, equipment and supplies can be landed by surface means