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Terms for subject United States (7706 entries)

civil authority information support	The use of military information support operations capabilities to conduct public information dissemination activities to support national security or disaster relief operations within the United States and its territories in support of a lead federal agency
civil emergency	Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
Civil Engineering Board	CEB
civil information	Relevant data relating to the civil areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events of the civil component of the operational environment used to support the situational awareness of the supported commander
civil information management	Process whereby data relating to the civil component of the operational environment is gathered, collated, processed, analyzed, produced into information products, and disseminated
civil reconnaissance	A targeted, planned, and coordinated observation and evaluation of specific civil aspects of the environment such as areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, or events
Civil Reserve Air Fleet	A program in which the Department of Defense contracts for the services of specific aircraft, owned by a United States entity or citizen, during national emergencies and defense-oriented situations when expanded civil augmentation of military airlift activity is required
civil SAR	Search and/or rescue operations and associated civilian services provided to assist persons in potential or actual distress and protect property in a nonhostile environment
civil search and rescue	Search and/or rescue operations and associated civilian services provided to assist persons in potential or actual distress and protect property in a nonhostile environment
Civil Service Preparation	CSP
Civil War Veteran	CWV
civil-military medicine	A discipline within operational medicine comprising public health and medical issues that involve a civil-military interface (foreign or domestic) including military medical support to civil authorities (domestic) medical elements of cooperation activities, and medical civil-military operations
civil-military operations	Activities of a commander performed by designated civil affairs or other military forces that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military forces, indigenous populations, and institutions, by directly supporting the attainment of objectives relating to the reestablishment or maintenance of stability within a region or host nation
civil-military operations center	An organization, normally comprised of civil affairs, established to plan and facilitate coordination of activities of the Armed Forces of the United States within indigenous populations and institutions, the private sector, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, multinational forces, and other governmental agencies in support of the joint force commander
civil-military team	A temporary organization of civilian and military personnel task-organized to provide an optimal mix of capabilities and expertise to accomplish specific operational and planning tasks
Civilian Institution Program	CIP
civilian internee	A civilian who is interned during armed conflict, occupation, or other military operation for security reasons, for protection, or because he or she committed an offense against the detaining power
Civilian Welfare	CW
clandestine	Any activity or operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies with the intent to assure secrecy and concealment
clandestine intelligence collection	The acquisition of protected intelligence information in a way designed to conceal the nature of the operation and protect the source