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Terms for subject United States (7766 entries)

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APEX system	A Department of Defense system of joint policies, processes, procedures, and reporting structures, supported by communications and information technology, that is used by the joint planning and execution community to monitor, plan, and execute mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization activities associated with joint operations
Appalachian Regional Commission	ARC
Appalachian Regional Committee	ARC
application	The system or problem to which a computer is applied
application	In the intelligence context, the direct extraction and tailoring of information from an existing foundation of intelligence and near real time reporting
Applied Systems And Decision Support	ASDS
apportionment	In the general sense, distribution of forces and capabilities as the starting point for planning, etc
approach schedule	In amphibious operations, this schedule indicates, for each scheduled wave, the time of departure from the rendezvous area, from the line of departure, and from other control points and the time of arrival at the beach
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas	ATTRA
Approval In Principle	AIP
apron	A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance
Arab Advertising Organization	AAO
Arab Trade Financing Program	ATFP
Archaeological Resources Protection Act	ARPA
Architect And Engineering	AE
area air defense commander	The component commander with the preponderance of air defense capability and the required command, control, and communications capabilities who is assigned by the joint force commander to plan and execute integrated air defense operations.
area command	A command that is composed of elements of one or more of the Services, organized and placed under a single commander and designated to operate in a specific geographical area
area damage control	Measures taken before, during, or after hostile action or natural or manmade disasters, to reduce the probability of damage and minimize its effects