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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
identification — 1. The process of determining the friendly or hostile character of an
unknown detected contact. 2. In arms control, the process of determining which nation
is responsible for the detected violations of any arms control measure. 3. In ground
combat operations, discrimination between recognizable objects as being friendly or
enemy, or the name that belongs to the object as a member of a class. Also called ID.
(JP 3-01)
identification, friend or foe — A device that emits a signal positively identifying it as a
friendly. Also called IFF. See also air defense. (JP 3-52)
identification maneuver — A maneuver performed for identification purposes. (JP 3-52)
imagery — A likeness or presentation of any natural or man-made feature or related object
or activity, and the positional data acquired at the same time the likeness or
representation was acquired, including: products produced by space-based national
intelligence reconnaissance systems; and likeness and presentations produced by
satellites, airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other similar means (except
that such term does not include handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on
behalf of human intelligence collection organizations). (JP 2-03)
imagery exploitation — The cycle of processing, using, interpreting, mensuration and/or
manipulating imagery, and any assembly or consolidation of the results for
dissemination. (JP 2-03)
imagery intelligence — The technical, geographic, and intelligence information derived
through the interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials. Also called
IMINT. See also intelligence. (JP 2-03)
immediate air support — Air support to meet specific requests which arise during the
course of a battle and which by their nature cannot be planned in advance. (JP 3-09.3)
immediate decontamination — Decontamination carried out by individuals immediately
upon becoming contaminated to save lives, minimize casualties, and limit the spread of
contamination. This may include decontamination of some personal clothing and/or
equipment. Also called emergency decontamination. See also contamination;
decontamination. (JP 3-11)
immediate message — A category of precedence reserved for messages relating to
situations that gravely affect the security of national and multinational forces or
populace and that require immediate delivery to the addressee(s).
immediate mission request — A request for an air strike on a target that, by its nature,
could not be identified sufficiently in advance to permit detailed mission coordination
and planning. See also preplanned mission request. (JP 3-09.3)
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