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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
tactical exploitation of national capabilities — Congressionally mandated program to
improve the combat effectiveness of the Services through more effective military use of
national programs. Also called TENCAP. (JP 2-01)
tactical intelligence — Intelligence required for the planning and conduct of tactical
operations. See also intelligence. (JP 2-01.2)
tactical level of war — The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and
executed to achieve military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. See
also operational level of war; strategic level of war. (JP 3-0)
tactical-logistical group — Representatives designated by troop commanders to assist
Navy control officers aboard control ships in the ship-to-shore movement of troops,
equipment, and supplies. Also called TACLOG group. (JP 3-02)
tactical minefield — A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as
part of a formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy
advance, giving the defending element a positional advantage over the attacker.
(JP 3-15)
tactical obstacles — Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them
into a desired area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block
enemy penetrations. (JP 3-15)
tactical questioning — Direct questioning by any Department of Defense personnel of a
captured or detained person to obtain time-sensitive tactical intelligence information, at
or near the point of capture or detention and consistent with applicable law. Also called
TQ. (JP 3-63)
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel — A Marine Corps mission performed by an
assigned and briefed aircrew for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel,
equipment, and/or aircraft when the tactical situation precludes search and rescue assets
from responding and when survivors and their location have been confirmed. Also
called TRAP. (JP 3-50)
tactical reserve — A part of a force held under the control of the commander as a
maneuvering force to influence future action.
tactical warning — 1. A warning after initiation of a threatening or hostile act based on an
evaluation of information from all available sources. 2. In satellite and missile
surveillance, a notification to operational command centers that a specific threat event
is occurring. The component elements that describe threat events are as follows: a.
country of origin — Country or countries initiating hostilities; b. event type and size
— Identification of the type of event and determination of the size or number of
weapons; c. country under attack — Determined by observing trajectory of an object
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