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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
imprest fund activity. See also Army and Air Force Exchange Service imprest fund
activity. (JP 1-0)
improvised explosive device — (*) A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner
incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and
designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. It may incorporate military stores,
but is normally devised from nonmilitary components. Also called IED.
inactive duty training — Authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve
Component not on active duty or active duty for training and consisting of regularly
scheduled unit training assemblies, additional training assemblies, periods of
appropriate duty or equivalent training, and any special additional duties authorized for
Reserve Component personnel by the Secretary concerned, and performed by them in
connection with the prescribed activities of the organization in which they are assigned
with or without pay. Does not include work or study associated with correspondence
courses. Also called IDT. See also active duty for training.
Inactive National Guard — Army National Guard personnel in an inactive status not in the
Selected Reserve who are attached to a specific National Guard unit but do not
participate in training activities. Upon mobilization, they will mobilize with their units.
In order for these personnel to remain members of the Inactive National Guard, they
must muster once a year with their assigned unit. Like the Individual Ready Reserve,
all members of the Inactive National Guard have legal, contractual obligations.
Members of the Inactive National Guard may not train for retirement credit or pay and
are not eligible for promotion. Also called ING. See also Individual Ready Reserve;
Selected Reserve. (JP 4-05)
inactive status — Status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a Reserve
Component or assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard. Those in an inactive
status may not train for points or pay, and may not be considered for promotion.
incapacitating agent — A chemical agent, which produces temporary disabling conditions
which (unlike those caused by riot control agents) can be physical or mental and persist
for hours or days after exposure to the agent has ceased. (JP 3-11)
incident — 1. In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorized
entry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includes
unauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyed
input, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information system
hardware, firmware, or software characteristics with or without the users’ knowledge,
instruction, or intent. 2. An occurrence, caused by either human action or natural
phenomena, that requires action to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to
property and/or natural resources. See also information operations. (JP 3-28)
incident command post — The field location at which the primary tactical-level on-scene
incident command functions are performed. It may be collocated with the incident base
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