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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

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
landing zone	Any specified zone used for the landing of aircraft.
Landscape Shape Index	LSI
Large Business Subcontract Dollars	LBSD
laser rangefinder	A device that uses laser energy for determining the distance from the device to a place or object
laser seeker	A device based on a direction-sensitive receiver that detects the energy reflected from a laser designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to the receiver
laser spot	The area on a surface illuminated by a laser
laser spot tracker	A device that locks on to the reflected energy from a laser-marked or designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to itself
laser target designator	A device that emits a beam of laser energy which is used to mark a specific place or object
laser-guided weapon	A weapon that uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a laser marked/designated target and through signal processing provides guidance commands to a control system, which guides the weapon to the point from which the laser energy is being reflected
Late Filing	LF
Late Undated Misdated	LUM