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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
precautionary personnel recovery — The planning and pre-positioning of aircraft, ships,
or ground forces and facilities before an operation to provide personnel recovery
assistance if needed. Precautionary postures include: duckbutt; lifeguard; airborne
alert; and quick response posture. Also called precautionary PR. (JP 3-50)
precedence — 1. communications — A designation assigned to a message by the
originator to indicate to communications personnel the relative order of handling and to
the addressee the order in which the message is to be noted. Examples of
communication precedence from most immediate to least are flash, immediate, priority,
and routine. 2. reconnaissance — A letter designation, assigned by a unit requesting
several reconnaissance missions, to indicate the relative order of importance (within an
established priority) of the mission requested. 3. evacuation — The assignment of a
priority for medical evacuation that is based on patient condition, advice of the senior
medical person at the scene, and the tactical situation.
precipitation static — Charged precipitation particles that strike antennas and gradually
charge the antenna, which ultimately discharges across the insulator, causing a burst of
static. Also called P-STATIC. (JP 3-13.1)
precise time and time interval — A reference value of time and time interval (frequency).
Standards are maintained through traceable measurements referenced to a primary
timing or frequency standard. The Department of Defense standard for precise time
and time interval is Universal Coordinated Time as maintained by the United States
Naval Observatory. (JP 3-59)
precision bombing — Bombing directed at a specific point target.
precision-guided munition — A weapon that uses a seeker to detect electromagnetic
energy reflected from a target or reference point and, through processing, provides
guidance commands to a control system that guides the weapon to the target. Also
called PGM. (JP 3-03)
precursor — Any chemical reactant which takes place at any stage in the production by
whatever method of a toxic chemical. This includes any key component of a binary or
multicomponent chemical system. (JP 3-11)
precursor chemical — Compounds that are required in the synthetic or extraction
processes of drug production, and become incorporated into the drug molecule. Not
used in the production of cocaine or heroin. (JP 307.4)
preliminary communications search — In search and rescue operations, consists of
contacting and checking major facilities within the areas where the craft might be or
might have been seen. A preliminary communications search is normally conducted
during the uncertainty phase. Also called PRECOM. See also search and rescue
incident classification, Subpart a.
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