- Industry: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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- Company Profile:
A task-organized unit, located at the seaport of embarkation and/or debarkation under the control of the landing force support party and/or combat service support element, that assists and provides support in the loading and/or unloading and staging of personnel, supplies, and equipment from shipping.
Industry:Military
A task-organized element of special tactics that may include combat control, pararescue, and combat weather personnel. Functions include austere airfield and assault zone reconnaissance, surveillance, establishment, and terminal control; terminal attack control; combat search and rescue; combat casualty care and evacuation staging; and tactical weather observations and forecasting.
Industry:Military
A task organization of the landing force, formed for the purpose of facilitating the landing and movement off the beaches of troops, equipment, and supplies; for the evacuation from the beaches of casualties and enemy prisoners of war; and for facilitating the beaching, retraction, and salvaging of landing ships and craft. It comprises elements of both the naval and landing forces.
Industry:Military
A task organization formed and equipped for employment in a landing zone to facilitate the landing and movement of helicopter-borne troops, equipment, and supplies, and to evacuate selected casualties and enemy prisoners of war.
Industry:Military
A task organization for landing composed of an infantry regiment reinforced by those elements that are required for initiation of its combat function ashore.
Industry:Military
A task group configured to provide logistic replenishment of ships underway by transfer-at-sea methods.
Industry:Military
A task force of fleet auxiliaries (consisting of oilers, ammunition ships, stores issue ships, etc. ) adequately protected by escorts furnished by the responsible operational commander. The function of this force is to provide underway logistic support for naval forces.
Industry:Military
A target-consolidated list of targets made up of the multiple candidate target lists. A prioritized list of targets drawn from the joint target list and nominated by component commanders, appropriate agencies, or the joint force commander’s staff for inclusion on the joint integrated prioritized target list.
Industry:Military
A target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of the friendly course of action. High-payoff targets are those high-value targets that must be acquired and successfully attacked for the success of the friendly commander’s mission.
Industry:Military
