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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
global transportation management — The integrated process of satisfying transportation
requirements using the Defense Transportation System to meet national security
objectives. The process begins with planning, programming, and budgeting for
transportation assets, services, and associated systems and continues through delivery
of the users’ transportation movement requirements. Also called GTM. See also
Defense Transportation System; Global Transportation Network. (JP 4-01)
Global Transportation Network — The automated support necessary to enable US
Transportation Command and its components to provide global transportation
management. The Global Transportation Network provides the integrated transportation
data and systems necessary to accomplish global transportation planning, command and
control, and in-transit visibility across the range of military operations. The designated
Department of Defense in-transit visibility system provides customers with the ability to
track the identity, status, and location of Department of Defense units and non-unit
cargo, passengers, patients, forces, and military and commercial airlift, sealift, and
surface assets from origin to destination across the range of military operations. The
Global Transportation Network collects, integrates, and distributes transportation
information to combatant commanders, Services, and other Department of Defense
customers. Global Transportation Network provides US Transportation Command with
the ability to perform command and control operations, planning and analysis, and
business operations in tailoring customer requirements throughout the requirements
process. Also called GTN. See also global transportation management; in-transit
visibility; United States Transportation Command. (JP 4-01)
go no-go — The condition or state of operability of a component or system: “go,”
functioning properly; or “no-go,” not functioning properly. Alternatively, a critical
point at which a decision to proceed or not must be made. (JP 3-02)
governance — The state’s ability to serve the citizens through the rules, processes, and
behavior by which interests are articulated, resources are managed, and power is
exercised in a society, including the representative participatory decision-making
processes typically guaranteed under inclusive, constitutional authority. (JP 3-24)
governing factors — In the context of joint operation planning, those aspects of the
situation (or externally imposed factors) that the commander deems critical to the
accomplishment of the mission. (JP 5-0)
government-owned, contract-operated ships — Those ships to which the US Government
holds title and which the Military Sealift Command operates under a contract (i.e.,
nongovernment-manned). These ships are designated United States Naval Ships and
use the prefix “USNS” with the ship name and the letter “T” as a prefix to the ship
classification (e.g., T-AKR). See also Military Sealift Command; United States
Naval Ship. (JP 3-02.2)
government-owned, Military Sealift Command-operated ships — Those ships to which
the US Government holds title and which the Military Sealift Command operates with
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