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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

operation and maintenance	Maintenance and repair of real property, operation of utilities, and provision of other services such as refuse collection and disposal, entomology, snow removal, and ice alleviation
Operation Insanity	OI
Operation Just Relief	OJR
operation order	A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation
operation plan	Any plan for the conduct of military operations prepared in response to actual and potential contingencies.
operation plan	A complete and detailed joint plan containing a full description of the concept of operations, all annexes applicable to the plan, and a time-phased force and deployment data
Operation Quick Count	OQC
Operational And Administrative System For Import Support	OASIS
operational approach	A description of the broad actions the force must take to transform current conditions into those desired at end state
operational area	An overarching term encompassing more descriptive terms (such as area of responsibility and joint operations area) for geographic areas in which military operations are conducted
operational art	The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs supported by their skill, knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends, ways, and means
operational chain of command	One of the two branches of the chain of command described in Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, through which command is exercised from the President through the Secretary of Defense to the combatant commanders, to whom forces are assigned and allocated via the global force management process
operational characteristics	Those military characteristics that pertain primarily to the functions to be performed by equipment, either alone or in conjunction with other equipment; e.g., for electronic equipment, operational characteristics include such items as frequency coverage, channeling, type of modulation, and character of emission
operational command structure	The organizational hierarchy through which operational authorities are exercised, as contrasted by the administrative command structure through which administrative leadership is exercised
operational contract support	The process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources in support of joint operations
operational contract support integration cell	A cell established to coordinate, and integrate operational contract support actions across all primary and special staffs for an operational area
operational control	The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
operational control authority	The naval commander responsible within a specified geographical area for the naval control of all merchant shipping under Allied naval control
operational decontamination	Decontamination carried out by an individual and/or a unit, restricted to specific parts of operationally essential equipment, materiel and/or working areas, in order to minimize contact and transfer hazards and to sustain operations
operational design	The conception and construction of the framework that underpins a campaign or major operation plan and its subsequent execution