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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
imminent danger or because of continued lack of information concerning progress or
position after procedures for the alert phase have been executed.
search and rescue region — See inland search and rescue region; maritime search and
rescue region.
search mission — (*) In air operations, an air reconnaissance by one or more aircraft
dispatched to locate an object or objects known or suspected to be in a specific area.
search radius — In search and rescue operations, a radius centered on a datum point having
a length equal to the total probable error plus an additional safety length to ensure a
greater than 50 percent probability that the target is in the search area.
SEASHED — A temporary deck in container ships for transport of large military vehicles
and outsized breakbulk cargo that will not fit into containers. See also outsized cargo.
(JP 4-01.6)
sea state — A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height.
This scale is mathematically co-related to the Pierson-Moskowitz scale and the
relationship of wind to waves. See also Pierson-Moskowitz scale. (JP 4-01.6)
sea surveillance — (*) The systematic observation of surface and subsurface sea areas by
all available and practicable means primarily for the purpose of locating, identifying
and determining the movements of ships, submarines, and other vehicles, friendly and
enemy, proceeding on or under the surface of the world’s seas and oceans. See also
surveillance.
seaward launch point — A designated point off the coast from which special operations
forces will launch to proceed to the beach to conduct operations. Also called SLP. See
also seaward recovery point. (JP 3-05.1)
seaward recovery point — A designated point off the coast to which special operations
forces will proceed for recovery by submarine or other means of recovery. Also called
SRP. See also seaward launch point. (JP 3-05.1)
secondary imagery dissemination — See electronic imagery dissemination.
secondary loads — Unit equipment, supplies, and major end items that are transported in
the beds of organic vehicles.
secondary road — A road supplementing a main road, usually wide enough and suitable
for two-way, all-weather traffic at moderate or slow speeds.
secondary wave breaker system — A series of waves superimposed on another series and
differing in height, period, or angle of approach to the beach. (JP 4-01.6)
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