Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
directed-energy warfare — Military action involving the use of directed-energy weapons,
devices, and countermeasures to either cause direct damage or destruction of enemy
equipment, facilities, and personnel, or to determine, exploit, reduce, or prevent hostile
use of the electromagnetic spectrum through damage, destruction, and disruption. It
also includes actions taken to protect friendly equipment, facilities, and personnel and
retain friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum. Also called DEW. See also
directed energy; directed-energy device; directed-energy weapon; electromagnetic
spectrum; electronic warfare.
directed-energy weapon — A system using directed energy primarily as a direct means to
damage or destroy enemy equipment, facilities, and personnel. See also directed
energy; directed-energy device.
direct fire — Fire delivered on a target using the target itself as a point of aim for either the
weapon or the director. (JP 3-09.3)
direction — In artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter and/or observer
in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of the spotting line. See also bearing; naval
gunfire support; spotter. (JP 2-0)
directional gyro indicator — An azimuth gyro with a direct display and means for setting
the datum to a specified compass heading.
direction finding — A procedure for obtaining bearings of radio frequency emitters by
using a highly directional antenna and a display unit on an intercept receiver or
ancillary equipment.
directive authority for logistics — Combatant commander authority to issue directives to
subordinate commanders, including peacetime measures, necessary to ensure the
effective execution of approved operation plans. Essential measures include the
optimized use or reallocation of available resources and prevention or elimination of
redundant facilities and/or overlapping functions among the Service component
commands. Also called DAFL. See also combatant command (command
authority); logistics. (JP 1)
direct laying — Laying in which the sights of weapons are aligned directly on the target.
Normally used in conjunction with mortars and sometimes artillery. See also lay.
direct liaison authorized — That authority granted by a commander (any level) to a
subordinate to directly consult or coordinate an action with a command or agency
within or outside of the granting command. Direct liaison authorized is more
applicable to planning than operations and always carries with it the requirement of
keeping the commander granting direct liaison authorized informed. Direct liaison
authorized is a coordination relationship, not an authority through which command may
be exercised. Also called DIRLAUTH. (JP 1)
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