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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
those weapons transferred to and in the custody of the Department of Defense. 2.
Those nuclear weapons specifically authorized by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be
transferred to the custody of the storage facilities or carrying or delivery units of the
Armed Forces.
deployment — The rotation of forces into and out of an operational area. See also
deployment order; deployment planning; prepare to deploy order. (JP 3-35)
deployment health surveillance — The regular or repeated collection, analysis, archiving,
interpretation, and distribution of health-related data used for monitoring the health of a
population or of individuals, and for intervening in a timely manner to prevent, treat, or
control the occurrence of disease or injury, which includes occupational and
environmental health surveillance and medical surveillance subcomponents. (JP 4-02)
deployment order — A planning directive from the Secretary of Defense, issued by the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that authorizes and directs the transfer of forces
between combatant commands by reassignment or attachment. Also called DEPORD.
See also deployment; deployment planning; prepare to deploy order. (JP 5-0)
deployment planning — Operational planning directed toward the movement of forces and
sustainment resources from their original locations to a specific operational area for
conducting the joint operations contemplated in a given plan. See also deployment;
deployment order; prepare to deploy order. (JP 5-0)
depot — 1. supply — An activity for the receipt, classification, storage, accounting, issue,
maintenance, procurement, manufacture, assembly, research, salvage, or disposal of
material. 2. personnel — An activity for the reception, processing, training,
assignment, and forwarding of personnel replacements. (JP 4-0)
depot maintenance — That maintenance performed on materiel requiring major overhaul
or a complete rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end-items, including the
manufacture of parts, modifications, testing, and reclamation as required. Depot
maintenance serves to support lower categories of maintenance by providing technical
assistance and performing that maintenance beyond their responsibility. Depot
maintenance provides stocks of serviceable equipment by using more extensive
facilities for repair than are available in lower level maintenance activities.
designated planning agent — The commander responsible for planning, coordinating, and
executing military taskings in civil emergencies for a particular branch or agency of the
Department of Defense. (JP 3-28)
design basis threat — The threat against which an asset must be protected and upon which
the protective system’s design is based. It is the baseline type and size of threat that
buildings or other structures are designed to withstand. The design basis threat includes
the tactics aggressors will use against the asset and the tools, weapons, and explosives
employed in these tactics. Also called DBT. (JP 3-07.2)
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