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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
loadmaster — An Air Force technician qualified to plan loads, to operate auxiliary materials
handling equipment, and to supervise loading and unloading of aircraft. (JP 3-17)
load signal — In personnel recovery, a visual signal displayed in a covert manner to
indicate the presence of an individual or object at a given location. See also evasion;
recovery operations. (JP 3-50)
local procurement — The process of obtaining personnel, services, supplies, and
equipment from local or indigenous sources.
local purchase — The function of acquiring a decentralized item of supply from sources
outside the Department of Defense.
lock on — Signifies that a tracking or target-seeking system is continuously and
automatically tracking a target in one or more coordinates (e.g., range, bearing,
elevation).
lodgment — A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when
seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and
provides maneuver space for subsequent operations. (JP 3-18)
lodgment area — See airhead, Part 1; beachhead.
loft bombing — A method of bombing in which the delivery plane approaches the target at
a very low altitude, makes a definite pullup at a given point, releases the bomb at a
predetermined point during the pullup, and tosses the bomb onto the target. See also
toss bombing.
logistic assessment — An evaluation of: a. the logistic support required to support
particular military operations in a theater, country, or area; and b. the actual and/or
potential logistic support available for the conduct of military operations either within
the theater, country, or area, or located elsewhere.
logistic estimate of the situation — An appraisal resulting from an orderly examination of
the logistic factors influencing contemplated courses of action in order to provide
conclusions concerning the degree and manner of that influence.
logistic marking and reading symbology — A system designed to improve the flow of
cargo through the seaport of embarkation and debarkation using bar code technology.
See also logistics. (JP 4-01.6)
logistics — Planning and executing the movement and support of forces. It includes those
aspects of military operations that deal with: a. design and development, acquisition,
storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel;
b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition or
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