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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
feint — In military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary
conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of
the actual main offensive action. (JP 3-13.4)
fender — An object, usually made of rope or rubber, hung over the side of a vessel to protect the
sides from damage caused by impact with wharves or other craft. (JP 4-01.6)
ferret — An aircraft, ship, or vehicle especially equipped for the detection, location,
recording, and analyzing of electromagnetic radiation.
F-hour — See times.
field artillery — Equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel involved in the use of
cannon, rocket, or surface-to-surface missile launchers. Field artillery cannons are
classified according to caliber as follows.
Light — 120mm and less.
Medium — 121-160mm.
Heavy — 161-210mm.
Very heavy — greater than 210mm.
Also called FA. (JP 3-09)
field of view — (*) 1. In photography, the angle between two rays passing through the
perspective center (rear nodal point) of a camera lens to the two opposite sides of the
format. Not to be confused with “angle of view.” 2. The total solid angle available to
the gunner when looking through the gunsight. Also called FOV.
field ordering officer — A Service member or Department of Defense civilian, who is
appointed in writing and trained by a contracting officer and authorized to execute
micropurchases in support of forces and/or designated civil-military operations. Also
called FOO. (JP 4-10)
field training exercise — An exercise in which actual forces are used to train commanders,
staffs, and individual units in basic, intermediate, and advanced-level warfare skills.
Also called FTX. See also exercise; maneuver.
fighter engagement zone — In air defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within
which the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with fighter
aircraft. Also called FEZ. (JP 3-52)
fighter escort — An offensive counterair operation providing protection sorties by air-to-air
capable fighters in support of other offensive air and air support missions over enemy
territory, or in a defensive counterair role to protect high value airborne assets. (JP 3-01)
fighter sweep — An offensive mission by fighter aircraft to seek out and destroy enemy
aircraft or targets of opportunity in a designated area. (JP 3-01)
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