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Terms for subject Military (71893 entries)

APPT	appointment
appointment	app
APRMD	appointment recommended
approach	appr
APPR	Army package power reactor
appraisal of the Navy RDT & E program	ANREP
appreciation of the situation	The examination and analysis of the factors and circumstances that influence the preparation and conduct of combat operations, including defining those that help the mission and those that hinder it. It includes examining and analyzing information concerning the enemy, friendly forces, the area of combat operations, the weather and climate, the time factor, etc. It is carried out by the commander with the help of his staff, the commanders of the various arms or branches and the commanders of the specialized support troops and services in deciding on the operation or battle and during command and control in action.
AS	apprentice seaman
APPRES	applied researches
approach	app
approach	appr
approach	ap
approach	Movement performed safely by a troop to reach contact with the enemy when no friendly element is left interposed between the enemy and the troop itself. This term only applies to small elements.
APCOM	approach control
APPCON	approach control
AMPS	approach for measuring performance of system
APEXER	approach indexer
approach march	Advance of a combat unit when direct contact with the enemy is imminent. Troops are fully or partially deployed. The approach march ends when ground contact with the enemy is made or when the attack position is occupied.
approach march formation	Frontal and in-depth deployment of subunits, units and tactical formations, used during the approach to the battle area and for an offensive in the depth of the enemy defense to minimize vulnerability to weapons of mass destruction, artillery fire and air strikes, while allowing for rapid manoeuvre and troop deployment and a high rate of advance over areas of contamination, devastation, demolition and fire damage. See also battle deployment.
APCS	approach path control system