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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
most capable Service or agency — The organization that is best suited to provide common
supply commodity or logistic service support within a specific joint operation. In this
context, “best suited” could mean the Service or agency that has required or readily
available resources and/or expertise. The most capable Service may or may not be the
dominant user in any particular operation. See also agency. (JP 4-07)
mounting —1. All preparations made in areas designated for the purpose, in anticipation of
an operation. It includes the assembly in the mounting area, preparation and
maintenance within the mounting area, movement to loading points, and subsequent
embarkation into ships, craft, or aircraft if applicable. 2. A carriage or stand upon
which a weapon is placed. (JP 3-02.1)
mounting area — A general locality where assigned forces of an amphibious or airborne
operation, with their equipment, are assembled, prepared, and loaded in shipping and/or
aircraft preparatory to an assault. See also embarkation area. (JP 3-02.1)
movement control — 1. The planning, routing, scheduling, and control of personnel and
cargo movements over lines of communications. 2. An organization responsible for the
planning, routing, scheduling, and control of personnel and cargo movements over lines
of communications. Also called movement control center or MCC. See also
consumer logistics; line of communications; movement control center; movement
control teams; non-unit-related cargo; non-unit-related personnel. (JP 3-10)
movement control center — See movement control.
movement control team — An Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement
responsibilities on an area basis or at key transportation nodes. Also called MCT. (JP 4-09)
movement data — Those essential elements of information to schedule lift, obtain
transportation assets, manage movement of forces, and report in-transit visibility of
movements and associated forces (people, equipment, and supplies). (JP 4-09)
movement group — Those ships and embarked units that load out and proceed to
rendezvous in the objective area. (JP 3-02)
movement order — An order issued by a commander covering the details for a move of the
command.
movement phase — In amphibious operations, the period during which various elements of
the amphibious force move from points of embarkation to the operational area. This
move may be via rehearsal, staging, or rendezvous areas. The movement phase is
completed when the various elements of the amphibious force arrive at their assigned
positions in the operational area. See also amphibious force; amphibious operation.
(JP 3-02)
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