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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
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earliest anticipated launch time — The earliest time expected for a special operations
tactical element and its supporting platform to depart the staging or marshalling area
together en route to the operations area. Also called EALT. (JP 3-05.1)
earliest arrival date — A day, relative to C-day, that is specified as the earliest date when a
unit, a resupply shipment, or replacement personnel can be accepted at a port of
debarkation during a deployment. Also called EAD. See also latest arrival date. (JP
5-0)
early warning — (*) Early notification of the launch or approach of unknown weapons or
weapons carriers. Also called EW. See also attack assessment; tactical warning.
echelon — (*) 1. A subdivision of a headquarters, i.e., forward echelon, rear echelon. 2.
Separate level of command. As compared to a regiment, a division is a higher echelon,
a battalion is a lower echelon. 3. A fraction of a command in the direction of depth to
which a principal combat mission is assigned; i.e., attack echelon, support echelon,
reserve echelon. 4. A formation in which its subdivisions are placed one behind
another, with a lateral and even spacing to the same side.
economic action — The planned use of economic measures designed to influence the
policies or actions of another state, e.g., to impair the war-making potential of a hostile
power or to generate economic stability within a friendly power.
economy of force — The judicious employment and distribution of forces so as to expend
the minimum essential combat power on secondary efforts in order to allocate the
maximum possible combat power on primary efforts. (JP 3-0)
E-day — See times. (JP 3-02.1)
effect — 1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of
actions, or another effect. 2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action. 3. A
change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom. (JP 3-0)
effective damage — That damage necessary to render a target element inoperative,
unserviceable, nonproductive, or uninhabitable.
effective US controlled ships — US-owned foreign flagships that can be tasked by the
Maritime Administration to support Department of Defense requirements when
necessary. Also called EUSCS. (JP 4-01.2)
electro-explosive device — An explosive or pyrotechnic component that initiates an
explosive, burning, electrical, or mechanical train and is activated by the application of
electrical energy. Also called EED. (JP 3-04)
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