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Terms for subject Military (71893 entries)

ABE	air burst effect
Aberdeen Proving Ground/Ballistics Research Laboratory	APGBRL
Aberdeen Proving Ground/Human Engineering Laboratory	APG/HEL
Aberdeen Proving Ground/Materiel Testing Directorate	APG/MTD/
Aberdeen Proving Ground/Ordnance Bomb Disposal Center	APG/OBDC
Aberdeen Proving Ground/Ordnance Training Command	APG/OTC
Aberdeen Proving Grounds	APG
Aberdeen Research and Development Center	ARDC
ABES	air-breathing engine system
ABF	air burst fuze
ABF	availability balance file
ABFC	advanced base functional component
ABFCS	advanced base functional component system
ABG	air base group
ABGD	air base ground detachment
ABI	American-British intelligence
ABIC Program Support System	APSS
ability	Power to implement the forces' capabilities. The abilities of a set of assets are characterized by: the anticipation power, the adaptability of employment, the control of information and communication systems, the interoperability, the capability to conduct a continuous and extended combat, and the competence of personnel. The ability also pertains to the possibility, for a force, to have the required capability, to accomplish a determined task, in a timely manner (qualitative notion) at the given place (availability of assets, logistical level. ) Specific arrangement in order to accomplish a mission defined in general terms. The ability is expressed in terms of competence, without refering to a precise size of assets. The abilities of a unit are thus defined by the know-how of its personnel and by the possibilities of its major equipment. This notion implies the existence of capabilities. Related terms: operational capability; technical capability; forces capability; military capability.
ability to campaign	Quality of a piece of equipment capable of doing the services for which it has been designed for a certain period of time (planned precommitment and combat duration) without requiring repairs or adjustments at a level higher than those carried out at the direct support maintenance echelon.
ABINF	airborne infantry