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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
escape line — A planned route to allow personnel engaged in clandestine activity to depart
from a site or area when possibility of compromise or apprehension exists.
escort — A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an
individual or group, e.g., an escort officer. (JP 4-06)
escort forces — Combat forces of various types provided to protect other forces against
enemy attack.
espionage — The act of obtaining, delivering, transmitting, communicating, or receiving
information about the national defense with an intent, or reason to believe, that the
information may be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any
foreign nation. Espionage is a violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 792-
798 and Article 106, Uniform Code of Military Justice. See also counterintelligence.
(JP 2-01.2)
essential care — Medical treatment provided to manage the casualty throughout the range
of care. This includes all care and treatment to either return the patient to duty (within
the theater evacuation policy), or begin initial treatment required for optimization of
outcome, and/or stabilization to ensure the patient can tolerate evacuation. See also en
route care; first responders; forward resuscitative care; patient; theater. (JP 4-02)
essential chemicals — In counterdrug operations, compounds that are required in the
synthetic or extraction processes of drug production, but in most cases do not become
part of the drug molecule. Essential chemicals are used in the production of cocaine or
heroin. (JP 3-07.4)
essential elements of friendly information — Key questions likely to be asked by
adversary officials and intelligence systems about specific friendly intentions,
capabilities, and activities, so they can obtain answers critical to their operational
effectiveness. Also called EEFI. (JP 2-01)
essential elements of information — The most critical information requirements regarding
the adversary and the environment needed by the commander by a particular time to
relate with other available information and intelligence in order to assist in reaching a
logical decision. Also called EEIs. (JP 2-0)
essential task — A specified or implied task that an organization must perform to
accomplish the mission that is typically included in the mission statement. See also
implied task; specified task. (JP 5-0)
establishing directive — An order issued to specify the purpose of the support relationship.
(JP 3-02)
estimate — 1. An analysis of a foreign situation, development, or trend that identifies its
major elements, interprets the significance, and appraises the future possibilities and the
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