Naval Operations Concept - Defense Technical Information Center

military engagement—(DOD) Routine contact and interaction between individuals or
elements of the Armed Forces of the United States and those of another nation’s armed
forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies to build trust and confidence,
share information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain influence.
Naval Logistics Integration—(DON) A coordinated Navy-Marine Corps effort to establish
an integrated naval logistics capability that can operate seamlessly whether afloat or ashore.
noncombatant evacuation operations—(DOD) Operations directed by the Department of
State or other appropriate authority, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, whereby
noncombatants are evacuated from foreign countries when their lives are endangered by war,
civil unrest, or natural disaster to safe havens or to the United States. Also called NEOs.
power projection—(DOD) The ability of a nation to apply all or some of its elements of
national power—political, economic, informational, or military—to rapidly and effectively
deploy and sustain forces in and from multiple dispersed locations to respond to crises, to
contribute to deterrence, and to enhance regional stability.
seabasing—(DOD) The deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution,
and re-employment of joint power from the sea without reliance on land bases within the
operational area.
sea control operations—(DOD) The employment of naval forces, supported by land and air
forces as appropriate, in order to achieve military objectives in vital sea areas. Such operations
include destruction of enemy naval forces, suppression of enemy sea commerce, protection of
vital sea lanes, and establishment of military superiority in areas of naval operations.
security assistance—(DOD) 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. Also called SA.
security cooperation—(DOD) All Department of Defense interactions with foreign defense
establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests,
develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations,
and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to a host nation.
space—(DOD) A medium like the land, sea, and air within which military activities shall be
conducted to achieve U.S. national security objectives.
stability operations—1. (DOD) An overarching term encompassing various military missions,
tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other
instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment,
provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and
humanitarian relief. 2. (DoDD 3000.05) Military and civilian activities conducted across
the spectrum from peace to conflict to establish or maintain order in States and regions.
strike—(DOD) An attack to damage or destroy an objective or a capability.
terrorism—(DOD) The calculated use of violence or the threat of violence to inculcate fear;
intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are
generally political, religious, or ideological.
Annex B Glossary