jp1_02

As Amended Through 15 March 2013
protected emblems — The red cross, red crescent, and other symbols that designate that
persons, places, or equipment so marked have a protected status under the law of war.
(JP 3-60)
protected frequencies — Friendly, generally time-oriented, frequencies used for a
particular operation, identified and protected to prevent them from being inadvertently
jammed by friendly forces while active electronic warfare operations are directed
against hostile forces. See also electronic warfare. (JP 3-13.1)
protected persons/places — Persons (such as enemy prisoners of war) and places (such as
hospitals) that enjoy special protections under the law of war. They may or may not be
marked with protected emblems. (JP 1-04)
protection — 1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related
military and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and
infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given
operational area. (JP 3-0) 2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to
ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to
overcome an adversary’s attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation
is attempted. See also mission-oriented protective posture; space control. (JP 3-14)
protection of shipping — The use of proportionate force, when necessary for the protection
of US flag vessels and aircraft, US citizens (whether embarked in US or foreign
vessels), and their property against unlawful violence. (JP 3-0)
protective clothing — (*) Clothing especially designed, fabricated, or treated to protect
personnel against hazards caused by extreme changes in physical environment,
dangerous working conditions, or enemy action.
protective mask — A protective ensemble designed to protect the wearer’s face and eyes
and prevent the breathing of air contaminated with chemical and/or biological agents.
See also mission-oriented protective posture. (JP 3-11)
protective minefield — 1. In land mine warfare, a minefield employed to assist a unit in its
local, close-in protection. 2. In naval mine warfare, a minefield emplaced in friendly
territorial waters to protect ports, harbors, anchorages, coasts, and coastal routes. See
also minefield. (JP 3-15)
provincial reconstruction team — An interim interagency organization designed to
improve stability in a given area by helping build the legitimacy and effectiveness of a
host nation local or provincial government in providing security to its citizens and
delivering essential government services. Also called PRT. (JP 3-57)
proword — See procedure word.
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