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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
personnel recovery coordination cell — The primary joint force component organization
responsible for coordinating and controlling component personnel recovery missions.
Also called PRCC. (JP 3-50)
personnel recovery task force — A force comprised of US or multinational military forces
and/or other US agencies formed to execute a specific personnel recovery mission to
locate, support, and recover isolated personnel. Also called PRTF. (JP 3-50)
personnel replacement center — The processing centers at selected Army installations
through which individual personnel will be processed to ensure that soldier readiness
processing actions have been completed prior to reporting to the aerial port of
embarkation for deployment to a theater of operations. See also deployment. (JP 1-0)
personnel security investigation — An inquiry into the activities of an individual, designed
to develop pertinent information pertaining to trustworthiness and suitability for a
position of trust as related to loyalty, character, emotional stability, and reliability. Also
called PSI.
petroleum, oils and lubricants — A broad term that includes all petroleum and associated
products used by the Armed Forces. Also called POL. (JP 4-01.6)
phase — In joint operation planning, a definitive stage of an operation or campaign during
which a large portion of the forces and capabilities are involved in similar or mutually
supporting activities for a common purpose. (JP 5-0)
phase line — A line utilized for control and coordination of military operations, usually an
easily identified feature in the operational area. Also called PL. (JP 3-09)
phonetic alphabet — A list of standard words used to identify letters in a message
transmitted by radio or telephone. The following are the authorized words, listed in
order, for each letter in the alphabet: ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO,
FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIETT, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER,
OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR,
WHISKEY, X-RAY, YANKEE, and ZULU.
phony minefield — An area free of live mines used to simulate a minefield, or section of a
minefield, with the object of deceiving the enemy. See also minefield. (JP 3-15)
photomap — (*) A reproduction of a photograph or photomosaic upon which the grid
lines, marginal data, contours, place names, boundaries, and other data may be added.
physical characteristics — Those military characteristics of equipment that are primarily
physical in nature, such as weight, shape, volume, water-proofing, and sturdiness.
physical damage assessment — The estimate of the quantitative extent of physical damage
(through munitions blast, fragmentation, and/or fire damage effects) to a target resulting
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