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Terms for subject United States (7766 entries)

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
Postal Carrier Route	PCR
Postal Customer Council	PCC