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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
industrial exposures, and other naturally occurring disease agents may cause disease
and nonbattle injury. Disease and nonbattle injuries include injuries and illnesses
resulting from training or from occupational, environmental, or recreational activities,
and may result in short- or long-term, acute, or delayed illness, injury, disability, or
death. Also called DNBI. (JP 4-02)
disease and nonbattle injury casualty — A person who is not a battle casualty but who is
lost to the organization by reason of disease or injury, including persons dying of disease
or injury, by reason of being missing where the absence does not appear to be voluntary,
or due to enemy action or being interned. Also called DNBI casualty. (JP 4-02)
disembarkation schedule — See debarkation schedule.
disengagement — In arms control, a general term for proposals that would result in the
geographic separation of opposing nonindigenous forces without directly affecting
indigenous military forces.
dislocated civilian — A broad term primarily used by the Department of Defense that
includes a displaced person, an evacuee, an internally displaced person, a migrant, a
refugee, or a stateless person. Also called DC. See also displaced person; evacuee;
internally displaced person; migrant; refugee; stateless person. (JP 3-29)
dispersal — Relocation of forces for the purpose of increasing survivability. See also
dispersion.
dispersal airfield — An airfield, military or civil, to which aircraft might move before
H-hour on either a temporary duty or permanent change of station basis and be able to
conduct operations. See also airfield.
dispersion — (*) 1. A scattered pattern of hits around the mean point of impact of bombs
and projectiles dropped or fired under identical conditions. 2. In antiaircraft gunnery,
the scattering of shots in range and deflection about the mean point of explosion. 3.
The spreading or separating of troops, materiel, establishments, or activities which are
usually concentrated in limited areas to reduce vulnerability. 4. In chemical and
biological operations, the dissemination of agents in liquid or aerosol form. 5. In
airdrop operations, the scatter of personnel and/or cargo on the drop zone. 6. (DOD
only) In naval control of shipping, the reberthing of a ship in the periphery of the port
area or in the vicinity of the port for its own protection in order to minimize the risk of
damage from attack. See also circular error probable.
displaced person — A broad term used to refer to internally and externally displaced
persons collectively. See also evacuee; refugee. (JP 3-29)
display — In military deception, a static portrayal of an activity, force, or equipment
intended to deceive the adversary’s visual observation. (JP 3-13.4)
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