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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
sector air defense commander — Commander subordinate to an area/regional air defense
commander, who is responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned sector and
exercises authorities delegated by the area/regional air defense commander. Also
called SADC. (JP 3-01)
security — 1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself
against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness. (JP 3-10) 2. A
condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures
that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences. (JP 3-10) 3. With
respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from
having access to official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national
security. See also national security. (JP 2-0)
security assistance — Group of programs authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended, or other
related statutes by which the United States provides defense articles, military training,
and other defense-related services by grant, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance of
national policies and objectives. Security assistance is an element of security
cooperation funded and authorized by Department of State to be administered by
Department of Defense/Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Also called SA. See
also security cooperation. (JP 3-22)
security classification — A category to which national security information and material is
assigned to denote the degree of damage that unauthorized disclosure would cause to
national defense or foreign relations of the United States and to denote the degree of
protection required. There are three such categories: top secret, secret, and
confidential. See also classification; security. (EO 13526)
security clearance — An administrative determination by competent authority that an
individual is eligible for access to classified information. (JP 1-0)
security cooperation — All Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense
establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific US security
interests, develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and
multinational operations, and provide US forces with peacetime and contingency
access to a host nation. Also called SC. See also security assistance. (JP 3-22)
security cooperation organization — All Department of Defense elements located in a
foreign country with assigned responsibilities for carrying out security
assistance/cooperation management functions. It includes military assistance
advisory groups, military missions and groups, offices of defense and military
cooperation, liaison groups, and defense attaché personnel designated to perform
security assistance/cooperation functions. Also called SCO. (JP 3-22)
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