| exploitation |
Taking full advantage of success in military operations, following up initial gains, and making permanent the temporary effects already created. |
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| exploitation |
Taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical, operational, or strategic purposes. |
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| exploitation |
An offensive operation that usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth. |
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| explosive cargo |
Cargo such as artillery ammunition, bombs, depth charges, demolition material, rockets, and missiles |
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| explosive hazard |
Any hazard containing an explosive component to include unexploded explosive ordnance (including land mines) booby traps (some booby traps are nonexplosive) improvised explosive devices (which are an improvised type of booby trap) captured enemy ammunition, and bulk explosives |
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| explosive hazard incident |
The suspected or detected presence of unexploded or damaged explosive ordnance that constitutes a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material. Not included in this definition are the accidental arming or other conditions that develop during the manufacture of high explosive material, technical service assembly operations, or the laying of mines and demolition charges |
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| explosive ordnance |
All munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents |
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| explosive ordnance disposal |
The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance |
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| explosive ordnance disposal unit |
Personnel with special training and equipment who render explosive ordnance safe, make intelligence reports on such ordnance, and supervise the safe removal thereof |
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| Export Commodity Classification Number |
ECCN |
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| exposure dose |
The amount of radiation, as measured in roentgen, at a given point in relation to its ability to produce ionization |
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| Extended Resolution |
ER |
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| external audience |
In public affairs, all people who are not United States military members, Department of Defense civilian employees, and their immediate families |
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| external support contract |
Contract awarded by contracting organizations whose contracting authority does not derive directly from the theater support contracting heads of contracting activity or from systems support contracting authorities |
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| Extraterritorial Zoning And Annexation |
EZA |
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| Extreme Corporal Punishment |
ECP |
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| eXtreme Distance Learning |
XDL |
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| F.2d |
Federal Reporter, Second Series |
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| fabricator |
An individual or group who, usually without genuine resources, invents or inflates information for personal or political gain or political purposes |
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| facility |
A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying land |
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