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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
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identification — 1. The process of determining the friendly or hostile character of an
unknown detected contact. 2. In arms control, the process of determining which nation
is responsible for the detected violations of any arms control measure. 3. In ground
combat operations, discrimination between recognizable objects as being friendly or
enemy, or the name that belongs to the object as a member of a class. Also called ID.
identification, friend or foe — A device that emits a signal positively identifying it as a
friendly. Also called IFF. See also air defense. (JP 3-52)
identification friend or foe personal identifier — The discrete identification friend or foe
code assigned to a particular aircraft, ship, or other vehicle for identification by
electronic means.
identification maneuver — A maneuver performed for identification purposes. (JP 3-52)
imagery — A likeness or presentation of any natural or man-made feature or related object
or activity, and the positional data acquired at the same time the likeness or
representation was acquired, including: products produced by space-based national
intelligence reconnaissance systems; and likeness and presentations produced by
satellites, airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other similar means (except
that such term does not include handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on
behalf of human intelligence collection organizations). (JP 2-03)
imagery exploitation — (*) The cycle of processing and printing imagery to the positive or
negative state, assembly into imagery packs, identification, interpretation, mensuration,
information extraction, the preparation of reports, and the dissemination of information.
imagery intelligence — The technical, geographic, and intelligence information derived
through the interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials. Also called
IMINT. See also intelligence. (JP 2-03)
imitative communications deception — That division of deception involving the
introduction of false or misleading but plausible communications into target systems
that mimics or imitates the targeted communications. See also deception; target
system. (JP 3-13.1)
imitative electromagnetic deception — See electromagnetic deception.
immediate air support — Air support to meet specific requests which arise during the
course of a battle and which by their nature cannot be planned in advance. (JP 3-09.3)
immediate decontamination — Decontamination carried out by individuals immediately
upon becoming contaminated to save lives, minimize casualties, and limit the spread of
contamination. This may include decontamination of some personal clothing and/or
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