Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.pdf

Joint Publication 1-02

Department of Defense

Dictionary of

Military and Associated

Terms

12 April 2001

(As Amended Through

23 January 2002)

PREFACE

1. Scope

intended. To provide a common interpretation

of terminology at home and abroad, US

officials, when participating in the North

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or

dealing with NATO matters, will use NATO

terminology. When a NATO standard for a

term or definition does not exist, applicable

DOD terminology (if any) may be used.

The Department of Defense Dictionary

of Military and Associated Terms (short

title: Joint Pub 1-02 or JP 1-02) sets forth

standard US military and associated

terminology to encompass the joint activity

of the Armed Forces of the United States in

both US joint and allied joint operations, as

well as to encompass the Department of

Defense (DOD) as a whole. These military

and associated terms, together with their

definitions, constitute approved DOD

terminology for general use by all components

of the Department of Defense. The Secretary

of Defense, by DOD Directive 5025.12, 23

August 1989, Standardization of Military and

Associated Terminology , has directed the use

of JP 1-02 throughout the Department of

Defense to ensure standardization of military

and associated terminology.

Note concerning DOD-NATO Standardization:

The United States is a signatory to NATO

Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 3680,

which ratifies the NATO Glossary of Terms

and Definitions (English and French) (short

title: AAP-6). Under the provisions of

STANAG 3680, AAP-6 is established as the

primary glossary for NATO. The United

States carries out its obligation to implement

STANAG 3680 in the following manner: (a)

English-language entries approved for AAP-6

may be proposed by DOD elements for

inclusion in JP 1-02 as DOD-NATO entries.

The purpose of such proposals is to increase

multinational standardization. After

DOD-wide staffing by the US NATO

Military Terminology Group (USNMTG),

terminology so approved for inclusion in JP

1-02 and DOD-wide use will appear, along

with DOD-only entries, in JP 1-02 with an

asterisk in parentheses after the term to denote

DOD-NATO standardization of terminology,

referred to as “alignment” in NATO. (b) As

stated in paragraph 3, US officials will adhere

to NATO terminology when engaged in

NATO matters, provided that applicable

terminology exists. (c) An electronic copy of

AAP-6 is provided under “Other Publications”

at the internet address cited in paragraph 7.

2. Purpose

This publication supplements standard

English-language dictionaries with standard

terminology for military and associated use.

However, it is not the intent of this publication

to restrict the authority of the joint force

commander (JFC) from organizing the force

and executing the mission in a manner the JFC

deems most appropriate to ensure unity of

effort in the accomplishment of the overall

mission.

3. Application — DOD and

NATO Activities

JP 1-02 is promulgated for mandatory use

by the Office of the Secretary of Defense,

Military Departments, Joint Staff, combatant

commands, Defense agencies, and any other

DOD components. DOD terminology herein

is to be used without alteration unless a

distinctly different context or application is

4. Criteria for Terms

The following criteria are used to determine

the acceptability of terminology for inclusion

in JP 1-02:

Preface

a. Inadequate coverage in a standard,

commonly accepted dictionary, e.g., by

Merriam-Webster.

by the Director for Operational Plans and Joint

Force Development (J-7), Joint Staff.

6. Publication Format

b. Terminology should be of general

military or associated significance. Technical

or highly specialized terms may be included

if they can be defined in easily understood

language and if their inclusion is of general

military or associated significance.

This edition of JP 1-02 has been published

in two basic parts:

a. Main Body. This part of the dictionary

contains all terms and definitions approved

for use within the Department of Defense, to

include those terms and definitions that are

approved for both DOD and NATO use. Each

entry approved for both DOD and NATO

appears with an asterisk in parentheses, i.e.,

(*), after the term to denote DOD-NATO

acceptance.

c. Terms for weaponry are limited to

generic weapon systems.

d. Unless there are special reasons to the

contrary, terms and definitions are not to

consist of or contain abbreviations or other

shortened forms, e.g., acronyms.

e. Only UNCLASSIFIED terminology

will be included.

Note: In rare instances, a term may have a

combination of DOD-only definitions and

DOD-NATO definitions. In these instances,

though an asterisk will appear after the term

to denote DOD-NATO standardization, DOD-

only definitions will be preceded by “DOD

only” in parentheses.

f. Dictionary entries will not be provided

for prowords, code words, brevity words, or

NATO-only terms.

g. Dictionary entries will not be Service-

specific or functionality-specific unless they

are commonly employed by US joint forces

as a whole.

b. Appendix A. Appendix A contains a

listing of current abbreviations and acronyms

in common use within the Department of

Defense. This is by no means a complete list

of DOD abbreviations and acronyms. Rather,

it serves as a guide to current DOD usage in

abbreviations and acronyms.

h. Dictionary entries will not consist of

components or sub-components contained in

missiles, aircraft, equipment, weapons, etc.

7. JP 1-02 on the Internet

5. Other DOD Dictionaries

JP 1-02 is accessible on-line at the following

internet address:

Other dictionaries or glossaries for DOD

use will be published ONLY AFTER

coordination with the USNMTG and approval

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict

JP 1-02

Preface

As changes are approved for JP 1-02, they

are added to the internet version, making the

internet version of JP 1-02 more up-to-date

than any printed edition. The internet version

thus provides the latest changes worldwide

between regular printed editions.

For the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

S. A. FRY

Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy

Director, Joint Staff

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