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United States
(7706 entries)
port complex
One or more port areas in which activities are geographically linked either because these areas are dependent on a common inland transport system or because they constitute a common initial destination for convoys
port of debarkation
The geographic point at which cargo or personnel are discharged
port of embarkation
The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or personnel depart
port operations group
A task-organized unit, located at the seaport of embarkation and/or debarkation that assists and provides support in the loading and/or unloading and staging of personnel, supplies, and equipment from shipping
POrt REyes National Seashore
PORE
port security
The safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, waterfront facilities, and cargo from internal threats such as destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts; accidents; thefts; or other causes of similar nature
port support activity
A tailorable support organization composed of mobilization station assets that ensures the equipment of the deploying units is ready to load
Port Vulnerability Assessment
PVA
portent
a sign or indication of a future event, esp. a calamitous one
Val_Ships
Portfolio Grant
PG
Position Change Creation Form
PCCF
positive control
A method of airspace control that relies on positive identification, tracking, and direction of aircraft within an airspace, conducted with electronic means by an agency having the authority and responsibility therein
positive identification
An identification derived from observation and analysis of target characteristics including visual recognition, electronic support systems, non-cooperative target recognition techniques, identification friend or foe systems, or other physics-based identification techniques
Post Apocalyptic
PA
Post Approval Surveillance System
PASS
Post Authorization Notification
PAN
Post Postal Service
PPS
Post Tax Syndrome
PTS
post-launch abort
Deliberate action taken post-separation to cause a precision munition to miss its target
Postage Paid
PP
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